University of Massachusetts Amherst

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was... Wikipedia

• Former names:  Massachusetts Agricultural College (1863–1931), Massachusetts State College (1931–1947)
• Motto:  Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (Latin)
• Motto (English):  "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty."
• Type:  Public land-grant research university
• Established:  April 29, 1863
• Parent institution:  University of Massachusetts
• Academic affiliations:  Five Colleges
• Endowment:  $579 million (FY2024), (Amherst only), $1.55 billion (FY2024), (system-wide)
• Chancellor:  Javier Reyes
• President:  Marty Meehan (system)
• Provost:  Fouad Abd-El-Khalick
• Academic staff:  1,550 (2023)
• Students:  31,810 (2023)
• Undergraduates:  23,936 (2023)
• Postgraduates:  7,874 (2023)
• Campus:  suburban
• Newspaper:  The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
• Mascot:  Sam the Minuteman
• Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FBS – MAC, Hockey East, NEISA
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo