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Universities in Massachusetts

100 accredited institutions in Massachusetts, ranked by enrollment size.

📊 Massachusetts Higher Education at a Glance
  • Total institutions: 100
  • Largest: Boston University (45,548 students)

Source: Statvoo analysis of College Scorecard data.

UniversityCityTypeAcceptanceTuitionEarnings (10yr)
Boston University Boston Private Nonprofit 10.8% $63,798 $60,600
Northeastern University Boston Private Nonprofit 5.6% $62,000 $60,100
Harvard University Cambridge Private Nonprofit 3.5% $54,269 $87,200
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst Public 57.8% $16,591 $49,600
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell Public 85.2% $15,850 $48,900
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston Public 83.0% $14,905 $45,800
Boston College Chestnut Hill Private Nonprofit 15.7% $66,410 $67,000
Tufts University Medford Private Nonprofit 10.1% $66,358 $67,800
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Private Nonprofit 4.7% $59,750 $91,600
Bunker Hill Community College Boston Public — — $33,000
Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston Private Nonprofit — $48,464 —
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater Public 89.2% $910 $41,500
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg Public 89.9% $970 $42,100
Berklee College of Music Boston Private Nonprofit 49.9% $48,830 $30,300
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth Public 92.2% $14,533 $44,800
Bristol Community College Fall River Public — — $27,900
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Private Nonprofit 58.5% $57,960 $77,600
Salem State University Salem Public 95.6% $910 $40,400
Quinsigamond Community College Worcester Public — — $32,300
Worcester State University Worcester Public 89.9% $970 $43,700
MCPHS University Boston Private Nonprofit 85.2% $37,620 $116,400
Suffolk University Boston Private Nonprofit 84.7% $44,812 $49,900
North Shore Community College Danvers Public — — $29,200
Massasoit Community College Brockton Public — — $30,600
Northern Essex Community College Haverhill Public — — $29,300
Merrimack College North Andover Private Nonprofit 73.6% $47,636 $55,400
Simmons University Boston Private Nonprofit 66.0% $44,208 $51,400
Holyoke Community College Holyoke Public — — $29,100
Framingham State University Framingham Public 84.9% $970 $43,200
Emerson College Boston Private Nonprofit 47.5% $53,824 $44,800
Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Public — — $30,200
Brandeis University Waltham Private Nonprofit 35.3% $64,348 $58,800
Bentley University Waltham Private Nonprofit 48.4% $58,150 $74,900
Westfield State University Westfield Public 80.7% $970 $43,300
Lesley University Cambridge Private Nonprofit 94.4% $31,890 $36,700
Endicott College Beverly Private Nonprofit 72.3% $38,312 $42,800
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston Private Nonprofit 85.4% $40,410 $54,600
Babson College Wellesley Private Nonprofit 19.7% $56,032 $85,500
Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills Public — — $37,300
Quincy College Quincy Public — $6,360 $38,400
Clark University Worcester Private Nonprofit 41.7% $54,760 $44,100
Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner Public — — $29,500
Regis College Weston Private Nonprofit 89.3% $47,770 $43,300
Western New England University Springfield Private Nonprofit 83.3% $43,380 $55,100
Bay Path University Longmeadow Private Nonprofit 73.5% $37,227 $41,900
Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable Public — — $26,900
College of the Holy Cross Worcester Private Nonprofit 21.1% $60,050 $63,700
Hult International Business School Cambridge Private Nonprofit 53.4% $50,717 —
Smith College Northampton Private Nonprofit 19.7% $61,260 $42,700
Cambridge College Boston Private Nonprofit — $18,072 $36,500
Springfield College Springfield Private Nonprofit 70.2% $42,566 $45,100
Stonehill College Easton Private Nonprofit 72.6% $52,800 $58,800
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Private Nonprofit 38.3% $63,904 $44,100
Wellesley College Wellesley Private Nonprofit 13.9% $64,000 $56,700
Fisher College Boston Private Nonprofit 70.8% $33,813 $28,200
Curry College Milton Private Nonprofit 92.0% $43,670 $43,600
Williams College Williamstown Private Nonprofit 10.0% $64,540 $58,100
American International College Springfield Private Nonprofit 96.9% $41,970 $42,400
Assumption University Worcester Private Nonprofit 86.5% $48,552 $52,800
Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing Public — — $32,800
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston Public 77.5% $1,030 $34,000
Emmanuel College Boston Private Nonprofit 80.6% $46,200 $42,400
Gordon College Wenham Private Nonprofit 58.8% $27,000 $41,600
Berkshire Community College Pittsfield Public — — $28,700
Amherst College Amherst Private Nonprofit 9.8% $66,650 $56,800
Greenfield Community College Greenfield Public — — $27,100
Lasell University Newton Private Nonprofit 82.3% $26,000 $40,900
Becker College Worcester Private Nonprofit — — $35,800
Laboure College of Healthcare Milton Private Nonprofit 40.5% $30,438 $56,700
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton Private Nonprofit 71.3% $61,600 $46,400
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton Private Nonprofit — — —
MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston Private Nonprofit — $85,000 —
Anna Maria College Paxton Private Nonprofit 89.6% $40,332 $42,400
Nichols College Dudley Private Nonprofit 88.1% $38,825 $47,100
College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee Private Nonprofit 87.7% $40,095 $43,700
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay Public 94.6% $2,054 $79,500
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester Public — — $184,900
Dean College Franklin Private Nonprofit 73.7% $44,710 $32,700
Mount Ida College Newton Private Nonprofit — — $34,700
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams Public 92.4% $1,030 $36,400
Bay State College Boston Private For-Profit — — $32,400
William James College Newton Private Nonprofit — $10,000 —
Universal Technical Institute of Massachusetts Inc Norwood Private For-Profit — — $43,400
New England Law-Boston Boston Private Nonprofit — — $64,200
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Boston Private Nonprofit — $18,306 $39,800
Newbury College Brookline Private Nonprofit — — $38,300
Boston Architectural College Boston Private Nonprofit — $26,800 $41,600
Sullivan and Cogliano Training Center Brockton Private For-Profit — — —
New England College of Business and Finance Boston Private For-Profit — — —
The New England Conservatory of Music Boston Private Nonprofit 42.8% $56,780 $29,500
Wheelock College Boston Private Nonprofit — — $36,400
The New England Institute of Art Brookline Private For-Profit — — $34,900
Salter College-West Boylston West Boylston Private For-Profit — — $28,200
Branford Hall Career Institute-Springfield Campus Springfield Private For-Profit — — $29,700
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education Springfield Private Nonprofit — $19,152 $45,100
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy Private Nonprofit 59.0% $27,350 $44,400
Urban College of Boston Boston Private Nonprofit — — $23,400
Hampshire College Amherst Private Nonprofit 70.4% $54,892 $30,800
The Boston Conservatory Boston Private Nonprofit — — $27,500
New England College of Optometry Boston Private Nonprofit — — $88,500
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