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Honors College at UMass Dartmouth

Honors College: impacting the future

Small class sizes. Exciting research opportunities. Leadership development. Activities & travel.

With advantages such as smaller classes, a living and learning community, research with faculty, and field trips and activities, the UMass Dartmouth Honors College helps students achieve their fullest potential as future leaders in their fields.

Honors Prospective Students
Prospective Students

Join the Honors College and be part of a vibrant educational community with opportunities for research, leadership, and recognition.

34th Annual Honors Convocation
Current Students

Honors College requirements, course information, guidelines, and opportunities.

Charles Avery B'ham
Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Honors College? Learn more about the benefits of being an honors student.

Honors student to faculty research ratio

1:1

Average high school GPA of first-year students in Honors College

4.04

Honors College course selections each year

40+

Honors students enrolled in the Class of 2024

133
Biology major and Sustainability minor
Biology major and Sustainability minor
Being a part of the Honors College has challenged me academically and allowed me to become more well-rounded. Working with others from outside my major has helped me expand my knowledge across disciplines and it is also motivating to work with other like-minded students.
Ana Balkus '24, Biology BS

Read more about Ana

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UMass Dartmouth is trending up

Highlights of an extraordinary academic year

Students and SMART scholarship winners Chris Brunette and James Bourgeois stand side by side in the library
Two UMassD students receive prestigious SMART Scholarship

The Department of Defense SMART Scholarship awards full tuition and a stipend, and guarantees employment after graduation.

Zachary Gay and Moly Gedutis
Future biologist and bioengineer receive 2024 Founders' Scholarship

Scholarship offers a four-year "full ride" for two high-achieving Massachusetts residents

Two female students looking at a laptop while in class
Honors College enrollment increases by 32% in just three years

Growth follows change from a program to college, higher admission standards, and increased Honors courses and opportunities

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Jordan Tavares '24: Honors marketing major unexpectedly finds his career in green sector

Internship in offshore wind industry and work in sustainability led to job with Energy New England

Honors Nursing major
Olivia Munyambu '24: Researching the mental health of UMassD students of the African diaspora

Honors nursing major's research exposes healthcare disparities in the U.S.

McCord Murray '24, Data Science and Mathematics dual major.
McCord Murray '24: The science of math

Data science and math dual-major unlocks his potential

Christopher Brunette sitting in the library
Christopher Brunette '24, '25: Never stop asking "why?"

Electrical and computer engineering student says curiosity is what makes him an engineer

Contact

Amy Shapiro

Dean
Honors College

508-910-9051  dvkdslurCxpdvvg1hgx

Claire T. Carney Library 221

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