Test-optional, with exceptions for some programsEA

University of Massachusetts Lowell

MA · Public · Northeast · National university · 11,434 undergraduates (medium)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate83%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024

Admission rates

Overall
0%45%90%'19'20'21'22'23'2473.2%75.1%84.6%85.9%85.2%83.0%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action I & II · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optional, with exceptions for some programsScores are required for some home-schooled applicantsSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Not stated
ACT
Not stated

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

Send all scores? Encouraged

School’s words: “We will not require official scores be sent until/if a student chooses to enroll at UMass Lowell. ... Applicants should report scores in the section provided on the Common Application or the UMass Lowell Application and are encouraged to report all scores for all test dates.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡29%SAT 27% + ACT 2%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT27%
550 students
Submitted ACT2%
46 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1200–1360 median 1270
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
590–680 median 640
500800
SAT Math
590–690 median 640
500800
ACT composite
25–32 median 29
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'2488.0%78.0%28.0%34.0%34.0%29.0%79.0%69.0%26.0%32.0%31.0%27.0%9.0%9.0%2.0%2.0%3.0%2.0%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'241150–1300130011501160–1310131011601170–1320132011701180–1330133011801190–1320132011901200–136013601200

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'23'2424–29292423–29292325–32322525–31312526–30302625–323225

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2024: 19%
  • 2023: 63%
  • 2022: 25%
  • 2021: 89%
  • 2020: 90%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. No CDS found CDS not available2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Required for some2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required for some2019-20 CDS

Sources