Colleges

Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts has 14 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 2 public and 12 private. The largest is Boston University, with 18,248 undergraduates.

School	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
Boston University	private	18,248	11.1%	1420–1530	$68,102	$24,402	88.7%
Northeastern University	private	17,326	5.2%	1440–1540	$66,162	$30,915	90.5%
University of Massachusetts-Boston	public	11,512	83.8%	1070–1290	$15,908	$17,707	49.4%
Berklee College of Music	private	7,468	43.5%		$52,040	$49,465	67.3%
Suffolk University	private	4,268	82.3%	1090–1300	$47,550	$29,618	60.9%
Emerson College	private	3,870	51.3%	1270–1420	$57,056	$49,180	77.1%
Wentworth Institute of Technology	private	3,747	91.2%	1110–1320	$42,884	$34,170	68.2%
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	private	3,451	85.2%	1160–1416	$40,530	$39,545	62%
Emmanuel College	private	1,854	75.7%	1170–1340	$48,550	$26,706	67.5%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	public	1,831	76.3%		$15,400	$24,100	68.9%
Northeastern University Professional Programs	private	1,802
Simmons University	private	1,670	70%	1220–1390	$46,874	$25,265	72.3%
Fisher College	private	1,167	70.7%		$35,689	$26,649	27.8%
Cambridge College	private	532			$18,378	$31,072	11.1%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Boston, Massachusetts?

14 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 2 public and 12 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Boston, Massachusetts?

By acceptance rate, Northeastern University (5.2%), Boston University (11.1%), Berklee College of Music (43.5%), Emerson College (51.3%), Simmons University (70%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Boston, Massachusetts?

Massachusetts College of Art and Design has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $15,400 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.