The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the flagship public research university of the UMass system, located in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1863 as the Massachusetts Agricultural College under the federal Morrill Land-Grant Act and held its first classes in 1867. It became Massachusetts State College in the early 1930s and the University of Massachusetts in 1947. UMass Amherst is a member of the Five College Consortium and has schools and colleges including the Isenberg School of Management, the College of Information and Computer Sciences and the College of Engineering. Admission to the first-year class is selective and holistic. Standardized tests are optional, one academic letter of recommendation is required, and some majors, such as those in Isenberg, expect strong math preparation through pre-calculus.
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UMass Amherst is test-optional and uses holistic review under Massachusetts DHE minimum standards. Arts majors may require audition or portfolio.
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Amherst, MA 01003, United States, Massachusetts
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