Accreditation

UMass Dartmouth has full accreditation from the regional accrediting organization for New England higher education institutions:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Some academic fields have external accrediting agencies which review and accredit academic programs or the campus, in addition to regional accreditation. These agencies accredit programs either at the undergraduate level only or at all levels of study.

The following specific UMass Dartmouth programs have earned accreditation:

Art Education, Art History, Visual Design, Textile Design, Artisanry and Fine Arts		National Association of Schools of Arts and Design (NASAD)
Chemistry (BS level)		American Chemical Society (ACS)
Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (BS levels)		ABET
MBA, Accounting, Business Information Systems, Finance, Management, Marketing		AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)
Medical Laboratory Science		National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
Nursing		Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Teacher Certification program, Master of Art in Teaching, Art Education		Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE); National Association of Departments of Teacher Education (NASDTEC)

UMass Dartmouth’s External Identification Numbers
College Board		3786
FAFSA		002210
IPEDS UNITID		167987
FICE		002210
Federal EIN		04-3167352
DUNS (Dunn & Bradstreet)		79-947-7427
Carnegie Classification
Master’s Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

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