Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.49
Liaison Ezra Small
Submission Date July 29, 2011
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STARS v1.0

University of Massachusetts Amherst
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Marilyn Blaustein
Director, Office of Institutional Research
Office of Institutional Research

Criteria

Institution has policies and programs in place to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students.  Such policies and programs may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

  • Participation in federal TRIO programs
  • Policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students
  • Programs to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds
  • Programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education
  • Scholarships for low-income students
  • Programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience
  • Targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds
  • Other admissions policies or programs
  • Other financial aid policies or programs

Institutions are not required to have programs or policies in each of the above areas in order to earn this credit.  They may pursue the policies and programs that are appropriate for their context.


Applicability

This credit applies to all institutions.


Scoring

Institutions earn 3 points for this credit by having programs or policies that meet the criteria outlined above.  Partial points are not available for this credit. 


Measurement

Timeframe

Report on current programs, policies, and practices.  

Sampling and Data Standards

In addition to institution-wide policies or programs, report on policies and programs pertaining to the institution’s largest admissions group or student cohort (e.g. undergraduate students).  Institutions may choose to include or omit programs and policies offered by smaller schools or departments within the institution.   

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.