Why Lowell?

graduate students siting side by side during commencement cerimony

Access to talented highly skilled pipeline of interns and graduates

  • UMass Lowell: 17,500 students (more than half STEM)

  • No. 1 public university in Massachusetts

  • Research 1

  • Middlesex Community College: 11,100 students

  • Lowell Public Schools/Greater Lowell Tech 

UMass Lowell’s proven innovation ecosystem

  • Partnerships from start-ups to multinational companies

  • Business incubation and commercialization

  • Shared facilities

UMass M2D2 logo, UMass Lowell Nerve Center logo,CRF logo, UMass LowellHeroes logo

Lower cost of living, particularly around housing

comparison of housing costs by areas and house types
conclusion that Merrimack Valley is 50% more affordable

Proximity

  • Easy transportation to Boston and beyond

  • Strong regional ecosystem of tech companies

Cities of Lowell and Boston on a map
Commuting distances and times from Lowell to Boston, MBTA, main highways and airport