Accreditation

UMass Dartmouth has full accreditation from the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the regional accreditation agency for colleges and universities in the six New England states.

Some academic fields have specific accrediting agencies which review and accredit academic programs, in addition to regional accreditation. These agencies accredit programs at either the undergraduate level only, or at all levels of study.
The following UMass Dartmouth programs have earned such accreditation:

Art Education, Art History, Visual Design, Artisanry and Fine Arts	National Association of Schools of Arts and Design (NASAD)
Chemistry (BS level)	American Chemical Society (ACS)
Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (BS levels)	Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET)
Law	American Bar Association (ABA)
MBA, Accounting, Finance, General Business, Healthcare Management, Management Information Systems, Management, Marketing, Operations Management and Technolog Management	Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
Medical Laboratory Science - Clinical Laboratory Science	National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
Nursing	Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Master of Art in Teaching, Art Education, Teacher Certification programs including Music Education	Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE); 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
Doctoral University Higher Research Activity (R2)