University of Massachusetts

The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The system includes four universities, a medical school and a satellite campus. The system is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and across its campuses enrolls about 71,000 students.
The UMass system was ranked 42nd in the world in 2013 by the Times World University Rankings. It was also ranked as the 19th best university in the world in the Times of London's 2011 World Reputation Rankings. In 2012, the state of Massachusetts introduced $607 million in new bond funding to advance high-quality instructional and research facility projects throughout the UMass system.
In 2012, research expenditures for the UMass system were close to $600 million.
System
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the flagship and largest school in the UMass system. It was also the first one established, dating...