Colleges

Colleges in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 60 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 13 public and 47 private. The largest is University of Massachusetts-Amherst, with 23,671 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst	public	23,671	59.7%	1310–1500	$17,772	$22,383	83.3%
Boston University	Boston	private	18,248	11.1%	1420–1530	$68,102	$24,402	88.7%
Northeastern University	Boston	private	17,326	5.2%	1440–1540	$66,162	$30,915	90.5%
University of Massachusetts-Boston	Boston	public	11,512	83.8%	1070–1290	$15,908	$17,707	49.4%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Lowell	public	11,434	83%	1180–1370	$16,966	$17,163	64.8%
Boston College	Chestnut Hill	private	10,085	16.4%	1440–1540	$70,702	$41,704	90.8%
Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater	public	7,829	87.8%	1060–1263	$11,808	$16,383	53.4%
Harvard University	Cambridge	private	7,601	3.6%	1510–1580	$61,676	$19,066	97.6%
Berklee College of Music	Boston	private	7,468	43.5%		$52,040	$49,465	67.3%
Tufts University	Medford	private	7,061	11.5%	1470–1560	$70,704	$39,998	93.5%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester	private	5,447	60.2%		$60,965	$43,071	89.7%
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	North Dartmouth	public	5,221	90.6%	1050–1270	$15,612	$20,927	52.1%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge	private	4,535	4.5%	1520–1580	$62,396	$20,111	96.4%
Bentley University	Waltham	private	4,474	45.1%	1280–1430	$61,000	$37,930	86.8%
Salem State University	Salem	public	4,291	95.9%		$12,338	$15,996	49.8%
Suffolk University	Boston	private	4,268	82.3%	1090–1300	$47,550	$29,618	60.9%
Worcester State University	Worcester	public	3,930	88%	1026–1283	$11,786	$13,381	61.5%
Merrimack College	North Andover	private	3,916	70%		$53,962	$37,927	70.1%
Emerson College	Boston	private	3,870	51.3%	1270–1420	$57,056	$49,180	77.1%
Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston	private	3,747	91.2%	1110–1320	$42,884	$34,170	68.2%
Brandeis University	Waltham	private	3,618	40.5%	1390–1520	$68,080	$35,736	86%
Westfield State University	Westfield	public	3,615	81.4%		$12,179	$16,721	54.4%
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Boston	private	3,451	85.2%	1160–1416	$40,530	$39,545	62%
Endicott College	Beverly	private	3,125	71.2%	1193–1340	$40,650	$40,654	75.6%
College of the Holy Cross	Worcester	private	3,106	17.6%	1240–1410	$64,500	$38,782	87.3%
Fitchburg State University	Fitchburg	public	2,752	86.9%	1060–1230	$11,346	$14,262	55.1%
Babson College	Wellesley	private	2,728	17.1%	1390–1530	$57,152	$40,514	93.1%
Western New England University	Springfield	private	2,603	83.5%	1090–1300	$47,820	$27,290	64%
Framingham State University	Framingham	public	2,566	83.6%	1100–1280	$11,920	$16,114	47.8%
Smith College	Northampton	private	2,544	21%	1420–1540	$65,178	$27,579	89.1%
Stonehill College	Easton	private	2,528	66.3%		$57,490	$33,016	76%
Wellesley College	Wellesley	private	2,300	14.1%	1460–1560	$67,176	$25,496	91.5%
Clark University	Worcester	private	2,214	39.5%	1288–1460	$58,867	$28,714	76.9%
Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley	private	2,169	36%	1380–1530	$67,018	$26,441	84.4%
Williams College	Williamstown	private	2,076	8.3%	1490–1570	$68,560	$17,716	93.6%
Amherst College	Amherst	private	1,911	9%	1490–1580	$70,480	$23,367	93.9%
Emmanuel College	Boston	private	1,854	75.7%	1170–1340	$48,550	$26,706	67.5%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	Boston	public	1,831	76.3%		$15,400	$24,100	68.9%
Northeastern University Professional Programs	Boston	private	1,802
Curry College	Milton	private	1,780	87.7%	1050–1230	$47,970	$29,207	51.1%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	Norton	private	1,773	67.7%	1220–1390	$63,960	$29,822	72.8%
Springfield College	Springfield	private	1,751	71.9%	1080–1330	$45,174	$30,587	74.2%
Simmons University	Boston	private	1,670	70%	1220–1390	$46,874	$25,265	72.3%
Assumption University	Worcester	private	1,669	83%		$51,356	$29,498	75.2%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	Buzzards Bay	public	1,395	94.7%		$11,420	$21,582	74.1%
Gordon College	Wenham	private	1,278	69.2%	1130–1355	$30,700	$24,883	68.5%
Lasell University	Newton	private	1,226	81.2%	1030–1158	$27,040	$27,511	58.6%
Fisher College	Boston	private	1,167	70.7%		$35,689	$26,649	27.8%
Nichols College	Dudley	private	1,163	80.8%	1028–1236	$42,705	$33,036	62.6%
Lesley University	Cambridge	private	1,122	96.9%		$34,256	$31,152	58%
Bay Path University	Longmeadow	private	1,108	85.2%	1010–1210	$38,302	$14,271	43.9%
Dean College	Franklin	private	1,089	73.7%		$46,526	$30,684	53.6%
American International College	Springfield	private	1,017	99.6%		$44,230	$23,274	45.9%
Regis College	Weston	private	956	69.8%		$49,680	$27,477	72.2%
College of Our Lady of the Elms	Chicopee	private	949	85.3%		$43,325	$17,545	68.1%
Anna Maria College	Paxton	private	906	50.3%		$44,571	$28,333	46.2%
Hampshire College	Amherst	private	839	75.3%		$58,896	$24,034	54.3%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams	public	713	89.7%		$12,436	$16,068	55.6%
Hult International Business School	Cambridge	private	618	60.5%		$57,160	$45,447	66.7%
Cambridge College	Boston	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 Massachusetts?

60 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 13 public and 47 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 Massachusetts?

By acceptance rate, Harvard University (3.6%), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4.5%), Northeastern University (5.2%), Williams College (8.3%), Amherst College (9%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Massachusetts?

Fitchburg State University has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $11,346 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.