University of Massachusetts-Boston is a public university located in Boston, MA. University of Massachusetts-Boston covers an area of 120 acres. The University of Massachusetts-Boston is part of the UMass System group. In 1852, University of Massachusetts-Boston was founded. Notably, the official colors of the university are blue and white. In addition to over 12,595 undergraduate students, UMB also boasts of over 3,394 students in its postgraduate courses, taking the total enrollment to over 15,989. To teach various courses to the students, the school has employed a total of 1,243 (2016) faculty. Around 78% of the students are 24 and under at University of Massachusetts-Boston. At UMB around 33% are white, 17% are Black or African American, and 17% belong to Hispanic ethnicity. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 55% of the students are females and 45% are males. In its 168 years of existence, UMB has produced several known personalities like Dana White (Businessperson, Television producer), Roderick MacKinnon (Scientist), Joseph P. Kennedy II (Businessperson, Politician), and D. Harlan Wilson (Professor, Novelist). University of Massachusetts-Boston's sporting teams are affiliated to NCAA Division III – Little East, and NEHC. Like several universities in the country, athletics play an important part here as well. At UMB, 305 undergraduate and graduate-level programs, including both residential and online, are offered to the students. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by APA (American Psychological Association), CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education), NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education), and NEASC (New England Assn. of Schools and Colleges). The total endowment of the University of Massachusetts-Boston is around $78 million (2015).
