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Statement · Lowell, MA

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $9,943 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $30,786.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $64,874 ten years after entering, the 85th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 65% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
20,800

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $30,786 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $9,943 and $26,139 a year depending on income at University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

Statement of cost · University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$30,786
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$9,943
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$17,163
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$16,966

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $9,943; $30–48k: $10,199; $48–75k: $12,141; $75–110k: $16,460; over $110k: $26,139. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$9,943
$30k–$48k$10,199
$48k–$75k$12,141
$75k–$110k$16,460
Over $110k$26,139

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $64,874; the median graduate who borrowed owes $23,704.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$61,467
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$64,695
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
85th percentile among public 4-years
$64,874
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
83rd percentile among public 4-years
$23,704
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$18,250

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $61,467; 8 yrs after entry: $64,695; 10 yrs after entry: $64,874. Median graduate debt: $23,704. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $23,704.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$61,467
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$64,695
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$64,874
Median graduate debt$23,704

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Massachusetts-Lowell
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree615$69,684$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree488$118,511not reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree218$127,238$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree210$52,247$25,925
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree210$66,631$26,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree156$95,465$27,000
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree144$85,758$27,820
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree126$77,553not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree123$95,858$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree114$77,274$26,747
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree99$93,215$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree94not reportednot reported
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree88$46,861$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree82$45,337$27,000
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree75$84,162$27,000
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree67$100,143$27,000
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree66not reported$27,000
Public HealthBachelor's Degree66not reported$27,000
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree64not reportednot reported
Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's Degree56not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree50$119,608not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree36not reportednot reported
Computer EngineeringMaster's Degree26not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate/Professional Certificate50$106,835not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree30not reportednot reported
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree4not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree31not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree40$107,027not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Massachusetts-Lowell: 11,434 undergraduates; 30% of students receive Pell grants; 83% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

83%

50th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

11,434

75th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

30%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

45th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

65%

finish within 150% of normal time

84th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

32%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$53,801

78th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k21%
  • $30k–$48k12%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110k17%
  • Over $110k34%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k21%
$30k–$48k12%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110k17%
Over $110k34%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.