University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public research university in Lowell, Massachusetts, with a satellite campus in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
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20 Facts About UMass Lowell
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Academically, UMass Lowell is organized into six schools and colleges: the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; the College of Education; the Kennedy College of Sciences; the Francis College of Engineering; the Manning School of Business; and the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences.
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University of Massachusetts Lowell owes its origins to two institutions founded in the 1890s: Lowell State College on the south side of the Merrimack River and Lowell Technological Institute on the north side.
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Under the guidance of founder James T Smith, Lowell Textile opened its doors in February 1897 in the upper floors of a downtown commercial block located on Middle Street.
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UMass Lowell moved the institute decisively toward general engineering, setting up a bachelor's program in 1956.
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In 1991, the UMass Lowell campus joined the University of Massachusetts system under its current name.
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Under Chapter 142, the UMass system was restructured to combine the Amherst, Boston, and Worcester campuses with the University of Lowell and Southeastern Massachusetts University.
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UMass Lowell is the second-largest campus in the University of Massachusetts system and it has three campus clusters: North, South and East.
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Marty Meehan, former UMass Lowell Chancellor, is currently the president of the entire University of Massachusetts system.
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UMass Lowell assumed office July 2015 after serving as the chancellor since September 2007.
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University of Massachusetts UMass Lowell has an acceptance rate of 72 percent, a freshman retention rate of 85 percent, and a graduation rate of 63 percent.
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In 2018 UMass Lowell awarded a total of 2,798 Bachelor's, 1,102 Master's and 122 Doctoral degrees.
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UMass Lowell has a radiation laboratory that provides students with real-world experience in particle physics, nuclear engineering and health physics.
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The College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is the largest college at UMass Lowell and offers 24 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and houses seven centers and institutes, including the Kerouac Center for Public Humanities, named for writer Jack Kerouac, a Lowell native.
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UMass Lowell is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
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UMass Lowell is known for having one of the highest returns on investment in the country for its graduates.
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UMass Lowell is one of just 75 institutions in the nation whose graduates have a 30-year net ROI of more than $1 million.
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UMass Lowell has been listed as one of the most underrated colleges in America on multiple occasions.
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Nickname "River Hawks" came about during the school's transition from the University of Lowell to UMass Lowell and was inspired by the campus's location along the Merrimack River.
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The University of UMass Lowell's nickname was the Chiefs, which was abandoned in favor of the current name.
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