University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) is a public research university based in Boston, Massachusetts. UMass Boston is the public research university of Boston, combining an urban mission with programs in liberal arts, sciences, management, education, nursing and health, public policy, environment, computing, and social and behavioral fields. The institution traces its development to 1964, and its present academic identity reflects a long pattern of growth rather than a single modern expansion. The Massachusetts Legislature established the university in 1964, and UMass Boston opened in downtown Park Square in 1965 before moving to Columbia Point in 1974. The later integration of Boston State College expanded programs, and subsequent decades brought doctoral education, research growth, new science and classroom facilities, and on-campus housing. Academically, UMass Boston supports a broad mix of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, certificate, and interdisciplinary study. Representative undergraduate choices include Biology BS, Management BS, Chemistry BS, Computer Science BS, Economics BA, Exercise and Health Sciences BS. Graduate study includes options such as Business Administration MBA, Applied Economics MA, Biology MS, Business Analytics MS, Computer Science MS, while doctoral education extends into fields including Biology PhD, Business Administration PhD, Clinical Psychology PhD, Computer Science PhD. Research benefits from Boston’s concentration of healthcare, biotechnology, education, government, nonprofits, finance, technology, and cultural institutions. University scholarship includes urban policy, marine and environmental science, aging, health, education, conflict resolution, data and computing, social science, and community-engaged research. The waterfront Columbia Point campus places students close to downtown Boston while maintaining a distinct campus setting near major cultural and civic institutions. Students can combine classroom study with internships, research, service, clinical experiences, and professional networks across Greater Boston. For current cost planning, For 2026–27, first-year full-time undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees are approximately $17,146 for Massachusetts residents and $40,366 for out-of-state students before one-time new-student charges, housing, food, insurance, and other expenses. These published amounts are planning figures and can change with residency, program, credit load, housing, insurance, or board action at University of Massachusetts Boston, where representative academic pathways at the university include Biology BS and Management BS. Undergraduate applicants follow UMass Boston’s first-year or transfer process and submit the required academic records and application materials. Graduate admission is program specific, and professional or clinical programs may impose additional requirements. Boston provides extensive career access in healthcare, biotechnology, education, government, technology, finance, nonprofit organizations, public policy, research, and cultural institutions. Taken together, University of Massachusetts Boston is best understood as an institution whose academic portfolio, research mission, student support, and regional setting are closely connected. UMass Boston also uses certificates, accelerated pathways, online options, and other nontraditional formats to extend selected academic areas beyond the standard four-year or graduate sequence. The university’s location in Boston gives students access to the civic, research, cultural, health, business, and public-sector networks that shape its surrounding region.