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Best Colleges in Massachusetts

All 101 colleges in Massachusetts, ranked by overall quality and led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Franklin W Olin College of Engineering and Babson College. 30 public, 71 private. median out-of-state tuition $40,650. lowest in-state tuition $787 at Sattler College. Each school below shows its acceptance rate, tuition and average SAT.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best college in Massachusetts?

Based on our overall rankings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the top-ranked college in Massachusetts. Other strong choices include Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Babson College, Bentley University.

How many colleges are in Massachusetts?

We track 101 four-year colleges in Massachusetts, including 30 public institutions and 71 private ones.

How much does college cost in Massachusetts?

The average out-of-state tuition across colleges we track in Massachusetts is approximately $40,650 per year. In-state students at public schools typically pay significantly less, and most schools offer financial aid that reduces the effective cost.

What are the best public colleges in Massachusetts?

The best public colleges in Massachusetts include Massachusetts Maritime Academy, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Public universities typically offer lower tuition for in-state residents.

What are the best private colleges in Massachusetts?

The best private colleges in Massachusetts include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Babson College. Private colleges may offer more generous financial aid despite higher sticker prices.

How are these Massachusetts rankings determined?

Our overall rankings are calculated independently from publicly available data including U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, IPEDS, and aggregated student-experience signals — not from US News or any other publication.

By major in Massachusetts

  1. 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge, MA · 4.6% acceptance · SAT 1,560 · $62,396 tuition · 96% grad rate
  2. 2. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering — Needham, MA · 25.2% acceptance · SAT 1,520 · $66,398 tuition · 96% grad rate
  3. 3. Babson College — Wellesley, MA · 17.1% acceptance · SAT 1,457 · $57,152 tuition · 93% grad rate
  4. 4. Bentley University — Waltham, MA · 45.1% acceptance · SAT 1,352 · $61,000 tuition · 87% grad rate
  5. 5. Harvard University — Cambridge, MA · 3.7% acceptance · SAT 1,553 · $61,676 tuition · 98% grad rate
  6. 6. Boston College — Chestnut Hill, MA · 16.4% acceptance · SAT 1,507 · $70,702 tuition · 91% grad rate
  7. 7. Worcester Polytechnic Institute — Worcester, MA · 60.2% acceptance · $60,965 tuition · 90% grad rate
  8. 8. Williams College — Williamstown, MA · 8.3% acceptance · SAT 1,533 · $68,560 tuition · 94% grad rate
  9. 9. Northeastern University — Boston, MA · 5.2% acceptance · SAT 1,497 · $66,162 tuition · 91% grad rate
  10. 10. College of the Holy Cross — Worcester, MA · 17.6% acceptance · SAT 1,353 · $64,500 tuition · 87% grad rate
  11. 11. Wellesley College — Wellesley, MA · 14.1% acceptance · SAT 1,520 · $67,176 tuition · 92% grad rate
  12. 12. Tufts University — Medford, MA · 11.5% acceptance · SAT 1,513 · $70,704 tuition · 94% grad rate
  13. 13. MCPHS University — Boston, MA · 85.2% acceptance · SAT 1,269 · $40,530 tuition · 62% grad rate
  14. 14. Boston University — Boston, MA · 11.1% acceptance · SAT 1,480 · $68,102 tuition · 89% grad rate
  15. 15. Amherst College — Amherst, MA · 9% acceptance · SAT 1,533 · $70,480 tuition · 94% grad rate
  16. 16. Brandeis University — Waltham, MA · 40.5% acceptance · SAT 1,462 · $68,080 tuition · 86% grad rate
  17. 17. Massachusetts Maritime Academy — Buzzards Bay, MA · 94.7% acceptance · $23,722 tuition · 74% grad rate
  18. 18. University of Massachusetts-Amherst — Amherst, MA · 59.7% acceptance · SAT 1,423 · $40,449 tuition · 83% grad rate
  19. 19. Smith College — Northampton, MA · 21% acceptance · SAT 1,500 · $65,178 tuition · 89% grad rate
  20. 20. Stonehill College — Easton, MA · 66.3% acceptance · $57,490 tuition · 76% grad rate
  21. 21. Wentworth Institute of Technology — Boston, MA · 91.2% acceptance · SAT 1,229 · $42,884 tuition · 68% grad rate
  22. 22. Assumption University — Worcester, MA · 83% acceptance · $51,356 tuition · 75% grad rate
  23. 23. Merrimack College — North Andover, MA · 70% acceptance · $53,962 tuition · 70% grad rate
  24. 24. Mount Holyoke College — South Hadley, MA · 36% acceptance · SAT 1,463 · $67,018 tuition · 84% grad rate
  25. 25. Emerson College — Boston, MA · 51.3% acceptance · SAT 1,358 · $57,056 tuition · 77% grad rate
  26. 26. Wheaton College (Massachusetts) — Norton, MA · 67.7% acceptance · SAT 1,308 · $63,960 tuition · 73% grad rate
  27. 27. Clark University — Worcester, MA · 39.5% acceptance · SAT 1,370 · $58,867 tuition · 77% grad rate
  28. 28. Simmons University — Boston, MA · 70% acceptance · SAT 1,316 · $46,874 tuition · 72% grad rate
  29. 29. Endicott College — Beverly, MA · 71.2% acceptance · SAT 1,274 · $40,650 tuition · 76% grad rate
  30. 30. Emmanuel College — Boston, MA · 75.7% acceptance · SAT 1,250 · $48,550 tuition · 68% grad rate
  31. 31. Western New England University — Springfield, MA · 83.5% acceptance · SAT 1,192 · $47,820 tuition · 64% grad rate
  32. 32. University of Massachusetts-Lowell — Lowell, MA · 83% acceptance · SAT 1,285 · $36,264 tuition · 65% grad rate
  33. 33. FINE Mortuary College — Norwood, MA · $19,450 tuition · 100% grad rate
  34. 34. Suffolk University — Boston, MA · 82.3% acceptance · SAT 1,216 · $47,550 tuition · 61% grad rate
  35. 35. Regis College — Weston, MA · 69.8% acceptance · $49,680 tuition · 72% grad rate
  36. 36. Laboure College of Healthcare — Milton, MA · 50% acceptance · $30,618 tuition · 100% grad rate
  37. 37. Gordon College — Wenham, MA · 69.2% acceptance · SAT 1,265 · $30,700 tuition · 69% grad rate
  38. 38. Springfield College — Springfield, MA · 71.9% acceptance · SAT 1,275 · $45,174 tuition · 74% grad rate
  39. 39. Worcester State University — Worcester, MA · 88% acceptance · SAT 1,150 · $17,866 tuition · 61% grad rate
  40. 40. Nichols College — Dudley, MA · 80.8% acceptance · SAT 1,140 · $42,705 tuition · 63% grad rate
  41. 41. Massachusetts College of Art and Design — Boston, MA · 76.3% acceptance · $43,400 tuition · 69% grad rate
  42. 42. College of Our Lady of the Elms — Chicopee, MA · 85.3% acceptance · $43,325 tuition · 68% grad rate
  43. 43. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth — North Dartmouth, MA · 90.6% acceptance · SAT 1,182 · $32,567 tuition · 52% grad rate
  44. 44. The New England Conservatory of Music — Boston, MA · 41.1% acceptance · $60,750 tuition · 73% grad rate
  45. 45. University of Massachusetts-Boston — Boston, MA · 83.8% acceptance · SAT 1,194 · $38,125 tuition · 49% grad rate
  46. 46. Westfield State University — Westfield, MA · 81.4% acceptance · $18,259 tuition · 54% grad rate
  47. 47. Bridgewater State University — Bridgewater, MA · 87.8% acceptance · SAT 1,180 · $17,948 tuition · 53% grad rate
  48. 48. Lesley University — Cambridge, MA · 96.9% acceptance · $34,256 tuition · 58% grad rate
  49. 49. Salem State University — Salem, MA · 95.9% acceptance · $19,531 tuition · 50% grad rate
  50. 50. Sattler College — Boston, MA · 69.1% acceptance · SAT 1,190 · $787 tuition · 81% grad rate
  51. 51. Bard College at Simon's Rock — Great Barrington, MA · 95.9% acceptance · $68,780 tuition · 61% grad rate
  52. 52. Bay Path University — Longmeadow, MA · 85.2% acceptance · SAT 1,120 · $38,302 tuition · 51% grad rate
  53. 53. Berklee College of Music — Boston, MA · 43.5% acceptance · $52,040 tuition · 67% grad rate
  54. 54. Fitchburg State University — Fitchburg, MA · 86.9% acceptance · SAT 1,150 · $17,426 tuition · 55% grad rate
  55. 55. Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology — Brookline, MA · 79.6% acceptance · $22,490 tuition · 55% grad rate
  56. 56. Hampshire College — Amherst, MA · 75.3% acceptance · $58,896 tuition · 54% grad rate
  57. 57. Lasell University — Newton, MA · 81.2% acceptance · SAT 1,100 · $27,040 tuition · 59% grad rate
  58. 58. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts — North Adams, MA · 89.7% acceptance · $21,381 tuition · 56% grad rate
  59. 59. Curry College — Milton, MA · 87.7% acceptance · SAT 1,125 · $47,970 tuition · 51% grad rate
  60. 60. Framingham State University — Framingham, MA · 83.6% acceptance · SAT 1,180 · $18,000 tuition · 48% grad rate
  61. 61. Boston Architectural College — Boston, MA · $27,470 tuition · 32% grad rate
  62. 62. Hult International Business School — Cambridge, MA · 60.5% acceptance · $57,160 tuition · 67% grad rate
  63. 63. Montserrat College of Art — Beverly, MA · $40,690 tuition · 53% grad rate
  64. 64. American International College — Springfield, MA · 99.6% acceptance · $44,230 tuition · 46% grad rate
  65. 65. Anna Maria College — Paxton, MA · 50.3% acceptance · $44,571 tuition · 46% grad rate
  66. 66. Dean College — Franklin, MA · 73.7% acceptance · $46,526 tuition · 48% grad rate
  67. 67. Northpoint Bible College — Haverhill, MA · $14,160 tuition · 54% grad rate
  68. 68. Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing — Medford, MA · $31,038 tuition
  69. 69. Cambridge College — Boston, MA · $18,378 tuition · 11% grad rate
  70. 70. Middlesex Community College — Bedford, MA · $12,120 tuition · 23% grad rate
  71. 71. Fisher College — Boston, MA · 70.7% acceptance · $35,689 tuition · 28% grad rate
  72. 72. Cape Cod Community College — West Barnstable, MA · $10,944 tuition · 22% grad rate
  73. 73. Quincy College — Quincy, MA · $8,938 tuition · 15% grad rate
  74. 74. Mount Wachusett Community College — Gardner, MA · $11,080 tuition · 24% grad rate
  75. 75. Massasoit Community College — Brockton, MA · $10,320 tuition · 19% grad rate
  76. 76. Holyoke Community College — Holyoke, MA · $10,932 tuition · 29% grad rate
  77. 77. Quinsigamond Community College — Worcester, MA · $11,206 tuition · 22% grad rate
  78. 78. Northeastern University Professional Programs — Boston, MA
  79. 79. Massachusetts Bay Community College — Wellesley Hills, MA · $10,800 tuition · 17% grad rate
  80. 80. Bunker Hill Community College — Boston, MA · $11,112 tuition · 13% grad rate
  81. 81. Springfield Technical Community College — Springfield, MA · $11,112 tuition · 32% grad rate
  82. 82. North Shore Community College — Danvers, MA · $10,920 tuition · 18% grad rate
  83. 83. Greenfield Community College — Greenfield, MA · $11,930 tuition · 31% grad rate
  84. 84. Boston Baptist College — Boston, MA · 90.9% acceptance · $14,304 tuition · 44% grad rate
  85. 85. Northern Essex Community College — Haverhill, MA · $12,516 tuition · 21% grad rate
  86. 86. MGH Institute of Health Professions — Boston, MA
  87. 87. Berkshire Community College — Pittsfield, MA · $11,468 tuition · 20% grad rate
  88. 88. Bristol Community College — Fall River, MA · $10,776 tuition · 22% grad rate
  89. 89. Roxbury Community College — Roxbury Crossing, MA · $11,328 tuition · 17% grad rate
  90. 90. Urban College of Boston — Boston, MA · $7,608 tuition
  91. 91. Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education — Springfield, MA
  92. 92. Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc — Brookline, MA
  93. 93. Conway School of Landscape Design — Northampton, MA
  94. 94. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary — South Hamilton, MA
  95. 95. Hebrew College — Newton, MA
  96. 96. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School — Worcester, MA
  97. 97. William James College — Newton, MA
  98. 98. New England College of Optometry — Boston, MA
  99. 99. New England Law-Boston — Boston, MA
  100. 100. Saint John's Seminary — Brighton, MA
  101. 101. Massachusetts School of Law — Andover, MA

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