Academics
UMass Lowell is well known for its science and engineering programs, including several "on the rise" technologies (e.g., the field of nanotechnology). It is the first university in the United States to offer a bachelor's degree in plastics engineering, and it is one of a few public universities in the United States to offer degrees in meteorology and sound recording technology. UMass Lowell has a radiation laboratory with a research reactor and Van De Graff accelerator that provides students with real-world experience in particle physics, nuclear engineering and health physics. UMass Lowell is also the first university to offer a master's degree in sound recording technology (SRT). The university also boasts a baseball research center that is the official baseball bat testing center for Major League Baseball. The UMass Lowell Doctorate of Physical Therapy program is the only DPT program in the University of Massachusetts, and Massachusetts State University system.
UMass Lowell's Manning School of Business has a diverse curriculum in the fields of finance, marketing, management information systems, operations and more.
The Freshman retention rate is 78.2% and 4 year graduation rate is 29%(US News).
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“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)