Amherst

UMass Amherst is a top public university according to U.S. News & World Report. In the latest ranking by U.S. News & World Report, UMass Amherst is placed at #32 position among the national public universities. Furthermore, it has the best campus food as mentioned by The Princeton Review. Furthermore, The Princeton Review has placed the university among the Top 50 Best Value College (Public).

F1 students are eligible to work on-campus as long as they maintain their immigration status. Employment is limited to a total of 20-hours per week when the university is in session. In vacation periods, students can work 20+ hours. Off-campus work can also be done but prior authorization has to be taken from International Programs Office at UMass Amherst.

Some of the reasons as to why UMass Amherst is so popular are-

• It is recognised for its welcoming campus, top-ranked programs, and accomplished students and professors
• More than 100 undergraduate majors are available
• According to Princeton Review, UMass Amherst has been one of the Top 200 best values in colleges worldwide

According to the campus data provided by UMass Amherst, the following is the division of international students among the total enrolled students:

• From over 24,000 undergraduate students, 7% are international
• From around 8,000 graduate students, 27% are international graduate students

However, according to the data of Fall 2023, 34% of UMass Amherst graduate students were from outside the US – which is 2,677 students from 101 countries.