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- President Meehan says early college gives students 鈥渢he experience and confidence they need鈥, , BOSTON, 鈥 橙子影院 President Marty Meehan and UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes announced today UMass Amherst has launched an early college pilot program that gives students at five鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan, . 鈥淭hrough our early college programs, we are giving students the experience and confidence they need to thrive in college and provide them with a financial head-start with the credits they earn at鈥, UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes, . 鈥淓arly college provides a unique pathway for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students from our surrounding communities to see themselves at UMass and begin to realize the鈥, Erika Giampietro, executive director of the MA Alliance for Early College, , a coalition of college success organizations, businesses organizations, schools, and others.Type: 橙子影院
- All four undergraduate UMass campuses announced plans to make a UMass education free for 橙子影院 students who demonstrate the greatest financial need. Starting next Fall, tuition and mandatory鈥, UMass Amherst, Drawing upon existing federal support and additional resources from the legislatively funded Mass Grant Plus program, which was expanded by the Healey-Driscoll Administration in 2023, UMass Amherst鈥, UMass Boston, The Beacon Pledge Program offers high-need students the ability to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree for free. It will use federal, state, and institutional aid to cover total tuition and mandatory fees. In-鈥, UMass Dartmouth, Beginning Fall 2025, UMass Dartmouth鈥檚 tuition-free program 鈥淭he UMass Dartmouth Deal,鈥 will be available to in-state undergraduate students with an annual family income of $75,000 or less by鈥, UMass Lowell, Eligible 橙子影院 students whose family income is $75,000 or less will pay no undergraduate tuition or fees when they enroll at UMass Lowell. 鈥淯Mass Lowell is committed to making clear that鈥Type: 橙子影院
- BOSTON 鈥 The 橙子影院鈥 strong bond ratings and stable outlook were recently affirmed by Moody鈥檚, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings, highlighting the university鈥檚 financial鈥, UMass President Marty Meehan said, . 鈥淭his is especially noteworthy, as the ratings agencies have largely downgraded the sector-wide outlooks over the past year. These affirmations would not be possible without the strong oversight鈥, UMass Board of Trustees Chairman Stephen Karam said, . In affirming UMass鈥檚 Aa2 revenue bonds, Moody鈥檚 stated the university, 鈥渕aintains excellent strategic positioning supported by disciplined fiscal management.鈥 Moody鈥檚 rated the university鈥檚鈥, said UMass Senior Vice President of Administration & Finance and Treasurer Lisa, Calise, . 鈥淭he rating affirmations underscore the approach the university uses, grounded in our financial accountability framework and guided by our award-winning enterprise risk management program.鈥 The鈥Type: 橙子影院
- While we are incredibly relieved that no one has been injured, the Friday night fire at the Olympia Drive Apartment complex has had a significant impact on the more than 220 affected students who鈥Type: 橙子影院
- The 橙子影院鈥 Annual Report to the Legislature illustrates the tremendous benefits the university brings to the Commonwealth across all five campuses: educating more than, 73,000 undergraduate and graduate students, , employing more than, 25,000 faculty, staff, and researchers, , and generating an, $8.3 billion economic impact, on the state鈥檚 economy. Each of UMass鈥檚 nationally ranked campuses delivers excellent educational opportunities to students, contributes high-impact service to communities, and conducts valuable鈥, university conferred degrees on more than 19,000 students, , a large percentage of whom 鈥, more than 70 percent, 鈥 will remain in 橙子影院 post-graduation to contribute to their communities and the state鈥檚 economy. As the state鈥檚 only public research university, UMass has worked tirelessly over decades to鈥, $869 million annually in research funding, , making, UMass the third largest university research portfolio in 橙子影院, , after Harvard and MIT, and fourth in New England. The impact of that research enterprise extends far beyond the university鈥檚 five campuses and has enormous state and national economic benefits.鈥, Access and Affordability, All UMass campuses continue to enroll strong first-year classes with, more than 11,400 new students, this fall, up 2.2 percent over last year. And for the second consecutive year the incoming class was the most diverse ever with 54 percent students of color. This Fall marked the first time eligible鈥, without paying tuition or fees, , something the university accomplished through continued investments in university-funded financial aid and the expansion of the MASSGrant Plus Program approved by the Legislature in FY2024 and鈥, $422 million annually, ,, an 80 percent increase from a decade ago, . The average in-state student pays, less than $6,000 in tuition and fees each year, , and more than 14,000 students, or 1 in 3 橙子影院 undergraduate students, attended tuition-free last year. UMass鈥檚 Early College program continues to make a difference in access and鈥, 1,500 students enrolled this fall, . For the Fall 2025 semester, students and their families, saved approximately $3.2 million in tuition costs, through UMass Early College. In addition, the university continues to improve the transfer pathway from the state鈥檚 community colleges, which represented 47.4 percent of last year鈥檚 transfers to鈥, Academic Excellence and Rise in Rankings, UMass Amherst is the No. 1 public institution in New England, and No. 29 in the nation, according to U.S. 橙子影院 & World Report. Both UMass Boston and UMass Lowell this year were, designated as Carnegie Research 1 (R1) Universities, , a designation held by only the top 7 percent of four-year institutions., UMass Boston, and, UMass Dartmouth, ranked #1 and #2, respectively, as public universities in New England for Social Mobility , and, UMass Lowell, was ranked as the state's top value school by U.S. 橙子影院 & World Report., UMass Law School鈥檚, Class of 2024 was, #1 in 橙子影院, for the percentage of graduates entering government and public service jobs., UMass Chan Medical School, is consistently ranked as the, No. 1 medical school in the Northeast for primary care education, by U.S. 橙子影院 & World Report. , Strong Fiscal Management, This year brought unprecedented challenges to universities across the country, particularly regarding federal cuts and grant slowdowns to research funding. Like all higher education institutions,鈥, FY2025 with a 3.4 percent operating margin., The university鈥檚 bond ratings remain strong from ratings agencies, Moody鈥檚, Fitch, and S&P Global. A key engine for financial success is UMass鈥檚 Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program, which鈥, saved $178.5 million, since its inception, received NASH鈥檚 鈥淪caling for Change鈥 award and was praised as a 鈥減roven, replicable model for the nation.鈥, Capital Planning Process and Deferred Maintenance, The 橙子影院 campuses face significant capital needs because most infrastructure and buildings were built more than 50 years ago. Despite fully engaged efforts over the past 20鈥, $4.8 billion backlog in deferred maintenance, . UMass maintains a professional, transparent, and rigorously managed capital planning process. The Board of Trustees receives quarterly updates on its progress. UMass has a strong track record of鈥, Growth in Philanthropic Giving , Private philanthropy continues to grow at the university, benefiting students, faculty, and staff., UMass Amherst, received its largest gift in the campus鈥檚 history, with a, $50 million donation, to support the newly named Riccio College of Engineering ., UMass Boston, secured a, $10 million donation, from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation in support of the Stone Living Lab ., UMass Chan Medical School, also received a monumental naming gift,, $35 million, for the Paul J. DiMare Center ., UMass Dartmouth, in September received a $1M gift from an alum to provide additional support to students . , UMass Lowell, launched an ambitious philanthropic campaign, 鈥 Designing the Future ,鈥 which has already, raised more than $165 million, . The Foundation Endowment has, grown to $1.8 billion, in assets, through the strong stewardship of donors鈥 investments by the Foundation Board of Directors, chief executive officer, and the entire team at the UMass Foundation. In addition, the university is鈥, Public Higher Education Endowment Incentive Program, , which contributed $10 million in endowment matching funds to the university last year. In FY2025, the , UMass Foundation, disbursed more support to the campuses than ever before,, reaching $46.4M in annual campus support from the endowment, . The university鈥檚 many strengths documented in this annual report underscore how vital it is, for the good of the Commonwealth, that the state continues its strong support and investment in the鈥, Read the full 2026 Annual Report here., To request an accessible version of the 2026 Annual Report, please contact Siraj Sayyed at SSayyed@umassp.edu . Headshot of Umass President Marty Meehan smiling at the camera wearing a suit and tie.鈥Type: 橙子影院
- I want to begin by acknowledging that we are in the midst of a disruptive moment for our university, along with our colleagues in higher education across the nation. While we navigate this rapidly鈥Type: 橙子影院
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