[8] The system administration is in Boston and Shrewsbury,[9] is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, and across its campuses enrolled 73,593 students in fall 2023.

Students participate in 240 campus organizations, 21 NCAA Division I athletic teams, living-learning residence halls, community service, internships, and faculty research.

Located on the Columbia Point peninsula, the university is surrounded by the Boston Harbor, the John F. Kennedy Library and the Massachusetts State Archives.

Subsequently, the university holds many partnerships with its neighboring organizations, providing research and employment opportunities.

[13] The campus is also home to more than 100 student organizations—including clubs, literary magazines, newspaper, radio station, art gallery, and 16 NCAA Division III sports teams.

The university hosts internships, undergraduate research opportunities, and service learning experiences, as well as an Honors Program.

[18] Its 63-acre (250,000 m2) campus is shared with clinical partner UMass Memorial Health Care, the region's largest employer.

The school is also the home of the Albert Sherman Center, an interdisciplinary, research and education facility that fosters collaboration among scientists and innovation across disciplines.

In 1994 SNESL moved to its new current site at 333 Faunce Corner Road in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

In 2009 University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees approves UMass Dartmouth plan to offer Juris Doctor (JD) degrees at SNESL.

[19] On August 8, 2013, the University of Massachusetts started requesting proposals for potential classroom and office space to establish a satellite center in Springfield.

The university would lease 27,321 square feet on the second floor of the 30-floor building, which is owned by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. and located at 1500 Main St. UMass planned to establish academic programs at the center starting in the fall 2014.

[21] In 2014, the state of Massachusetts gave $5.2 million[22] to the Springfield satellite center to allow the university to complete construction and buy furnishings.

[25] Programs include nursing, education, business administration, addiction counseling, and GED classes.

[31] The president is the university's chief executive officer and works to advance its mission of education, research and public service.

The University of Massachusetts is governed by a board of trustees that functions as a legislative body dealing mainly with questions of policy.

Overall, the board has five student members, elected for one-year terms, from the Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, and Worcester campuses.