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No Risk — No Pressure — Just the Opportunity Ahead

For a limited time, you can apply to UMass Lowell’s online undergraduate programs with no application fee. You won’t even have to provide test scores or letters of recommendation.

Get Started for Summer or Fall 2026

Complete your application for Summer or Fall of 2026, send us your transcripts using an electronic sharing service and we'll waive your application fee.

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Best Bachelors US News and World Report Award

No Risk — No Pressure — Just the Opportunity Ahead

For a limited time, you can apply to UMass Lowell’s online undergraduate programs with no application fee. You won’t even have to provide test scores or letters of recommendation.

Get Started for Summer or Fall 2026

Complete your application for Summer or Fall of 2026, send us your transcripts using an electronic sharing service and we'll waive your application fee.

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Why Apply Now?

  • Low Commitment, High Opportunity:
    Applying doesn’t commit you to enrolling, it creates options for your future – especially since UMass Lowell is the Best Value Public School in MA (WSJ) and ranks No.1 for return on investment (Payscale).
  • Start Sooner:
    Begin your studies as early as this summer or fall and start making progress right away.
  • Flexible, 100% Online Programs:
    Online classes make it easy to access your coursework any time of the day from anywhere in the world – even using your mobile phone.
  • Award-Winning and Affordable:
    Our online programs are consistently ranked among the best and our tuition is among the lowest in the U.S. Even better, adult learners receive an average of $7,500 in scholarship support each year.

#1 in What Matters Most

  • Public University in Massachusetts by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
  • Best Value Public university in the state according to both WSJ and U.S. News & World Report
  • For 10-, 20-, 30- and 40-year return on investment among Massachusetts public research universities (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce)
  • Starting and mid-career salaries among Massachusetts publics (Payscale.com)
  • Sustainable university in Massachusetts (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education). UMass Lowell is the only higher education institution in Massachusetts to receive the platinum rating, one of eight in the nation and one of 15 worldwide!
HEED Award
National HEED Award (2025) for outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Wall Street Journal Badge for America's Best Colleges, 2026
Ranked #1 Public in Mass, Best Value Public in Mass (US News & WSJ), #1 for starting salaries

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