Application Process

Before you apply

• Visit UMass Dartmouth
• Attend an Open House to learn about our academic programs and campus life
• If applicable, visit with a UMass Dartmouth representative at your community college

When you apply

• Complete your application. Recommended deadlines: December 1 for spring enrollment; March 1 for fall enrollment—but we continue to accept and review applications on a rolling basis.
• Also send the following: 
  • Your official college transcripts
  • $60 application fee
  • If you are applying with fewer than 24 transferable credits: your official high school transcript
  • If you are enrolling in a Visual and Performing Arts program (excluding Art History): portfolio or music audition.
  • GED students: Submit a copy of the GED certificate from the state, along with a copy of your GED test record

  Mail materials to:

  Undergraduate Admissions Office
  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
  285 Old Westport Road
  Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300

• Electronic transcripts should be sent to undergraduate@admissions.umassd.edu.

After you apply

• File your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). More information: Financial Aid
• When you are accepted, you will receive an email. You will receive your Transfer Credit Report in the mail within 7-10 days.

More information

• Tuition & fees
• Living on campus
• Nursing transfers