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