Academic Profile for 2025

Four Year Graduation Rate
35%

Six Year Graduation Rate
49%

Eight Year Graduation Rate
55%

Student to Faculty Ratio
15 to 1

First Year Retention Rate
67%


Distribution of Students per State

for the first-year class of
1,319
students in 2022

(Hover in each state to view details of distribution)

None
1 To 5
6 To 15
16 To 25
26 To 50
51 and Above

Student Race, Ethnicity, and Age Information


Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity for the 2022 school year

Students Total
5,517

Total Enrollment by Age for the 2022 school year

Students Total
5,517

Other Learning Opportunities
Distance learning
Graduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Undergraduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Special learning
ROTC - Army
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)


Accreditation

Institutional

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Agency Period of Accreditation Status
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
12/01/1964 - Current
Accredited
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
(University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth at School for Marine Science & Technology)
11/06/2001 - Current
Accredited
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
(University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Star Store Campus)
03/24/1997 - Current
Accredited
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
(University of Massachusetts School of Law)
12/03/2016 - Current
Accredited
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
(University of Massachusetts School of Law)
07/01/2011 - Current
Accredited
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
(University of Massachusetts School of Law)
09/13/1995 - 07/01/2010
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
(University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Fairhaven Campus)
06/01/2007 - Current
Accredited
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
(University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth at New Bedford Professional and Continuing Education Center)
06/01/2007 - 09/01/2009
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
(University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth at Fall River Professional and Continuing Education Center)
07/10/2002 - Current
Accredited
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
(University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth at Cape Cod Community College)
05/15/2001 - 08/28/2015
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
Specialized

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Agency / Program Period of Accreditation Status
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
[Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program]
10/01/1992 - 01/01/2014
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
[Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program]
04/01/1973 - 01/01/2014
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels]
10/10/2013 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels]
10/10/2013 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels]
10/10/2013 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
[Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs]
09/01/1975 - Current
Accredited
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
[Law (LAW) - Professional schools]
(University of Massachusetts School of Law)
10/15/2012 - Current
Accredited
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