UMass Amherst Wait List Acceptance Rate

Wait List Acceptance Rate

For the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 11.72%, with 1,142 out of 9,742 wait-listed applicants receiving offers. This marks a decline from the previous year (2023), when the acceptance rate was notably higher at 14.68% with 1,701 admits from 11,588 offers. The historical data reveals significant fluctuations, including a drastic drop to just 0.88% for the application year 2022, where only 75 of 8,531 applicants were accepted. In contrast, the acceptance rate was a much more favorable 26.02% for 2021, illustrating a highly variable trend in wait list admissions at the university.