University of Massachusetts Global

Aliso Viejo, CA · Public · 4,491 undergrads (small, suburb) · website ↗

No application fee
Open admission

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$31,963
$30,000 – $48,000	$31,782
$48,000 – $75,000	$33,209
$75,000 – $110,000	$35,325
Over $110,000	$35,325
All incomes (average)	$32,654

Sticker tuition and fees: $12,540 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Massachusetts Global's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator ↗

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$20,224
Books and supplies	$1,080
Other expenses, off campus	$6,272

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (69 of them) in 2022–23; 96% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	45%	$2,333
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	43%	$2,385
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	1%	$775
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	30%	$6,442

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: —
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 23%
Graduation rate (6yr): 43%
Freshman retention: 62%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $65,703
Median debt at graduation: $24,276
International undergrads: 5 (0.1%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Open admission
Application fee: None
Students per faculty member: 24 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 10%

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

Not reported (open admission).

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business34%

Psychology9%

Health & Nursing5%

Communications & Media4%

Education3%

Computer Science2%

Criminal Justice1%

Social Sciences1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (13)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	273	$63,768	$83,778national $68,257	$21,096
Psychology, General	104	$46,797	$58,836national $50,706	$23,167
Social Work	102	$54,047	$47,441national $51,790	$27,874
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	84	$47,252	$58,739national $53,072	$23,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	44	$59,255	—national $50,532	$19,589
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	42	—	—national $88,910	$30,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	36	$44,580	$51,707national $47,382	$20,875
Computer and Information Sciences, General	25	$74,187	—national $92,374	—
Criminal Justice and Corrections	22	$48,481	—national $55,378	$25,000
Sociology	11	—	$63,036national $52,657	$25,000
Non-Professional Legal Studies	8	$43,901	—national $61,959	—
Social Sciences, General	2	—	$64,307national $53,366	—
Criminology	—	—	$75,745national $55,556	—

Associate degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	134	$42,300	$61,186national $44,125	$13,437

Master's degrees (12)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Social Work	282	$72,501	—national $65,123	$51,237
Business Administration, Management and Operations	220	$77,158	$92,027national $103,485	$41,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	196	—	—national $59,571	$61,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	163	$68,353	$84,909national $59,916	$51,921
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	100	$68,045	$81,233national $60,111	—
Special Education and Teaching	81	$73,287	—national $64,397	$35,500
Education, General	67	$81,224	$91,710national $65,824	$20,500
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	64	$99,745	—national $65,184	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	33	$103,618	$118,581national $71,685	—
Human Resources Management and Services	22	$66,372	$88,158national $83,558	—
Public Administration	12	$77,787	—national $81,408	—
Psychology, General	—	$68,644	$73,213national $64,711	$61,500

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	65	$139,448	$152,157national $100,573	$69,347
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	—	$143,096	$156,172national $138,131	$88,385

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 21 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 65 Enterprise, Suite 150, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Phone: (949) 341-9800
Institutional accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

Is University of Massachusetts Global a reach, target, or safety for you?

Take the 5-minute quiz and see how it stacks up against 1,595 other colleges — ranked by fit and by what your family would actually pay.

Find my matches →

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

Similar colleges in the United States

Picked by control, selectivity, mix of majors, location and size, from the same data as this page — not a judgement of quality.