University of Massachusetts--Amherst is a public institution that was founded in 1863. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 21,928, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 1,463 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Massachusetts--Amherst's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 91.

The University of Massachusetts—Amherst is the central location for the state school system.