Massachusetts Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Massachusetts Statistics

There are 190 colleges in Massachusetts - 44 public and 146 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,605 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $28,339. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,298 and the average acceptance rate is 63% for Massachusetts Best Colleges Comparison.

The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Massachusetts. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Massachusetts colleges at Massachusetts Statistics page.

2022-2023 Colleges In Massachusetts Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Massachusetts	All colleges in Massachusetts
Number of Schools	20 schools (2 public, 18 private)	190 schools (44 public, 146 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$16,964 (in-state) $59,290 (out-of-state)	$10,313 (in-state) $28,605 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$16,530 (in-state) $45,294 (out-of-state)	$14,118 (in-state) $28,339 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$39,122	$15,115
Test Scores	1,427 SAT, 32 ACT	1,298 SAT, 30 ACT
Acceptance Rate	34.81%	63.08%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	35.85%	31.04%
Population	234,577	482,460
Undergraduate	139,943	331,942
Graduate	94,634	150,518
Graduation Rate	86.10%	59.18%
Transfer-out Rate	8.00%	17.25%
Students to Faculty Ratio	10.75 to 1	11.41 to 1

Top Colleges In Massachusetts Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Massachusetts for academic year 2022-2023. Harvard University ranked top in the Massachusetts Best Colleges Comparison and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Williams College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $59,290 for undergraduate programs $45,294 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Massachusetts is 1,427 and the acceptance rate is 34.81%. The average students to faculty ratio is 10.75 to 1 for top colleges in Massachusetts. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2022-2023 Top colleges in Massachusetts Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Harvard University Request Info Private, 4-yearsCambridge, MA	$59,076	$55,433	30,631	3%	1,550 SAT 35 ACT	7 to 1
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4-yearsCambridge, MA	$60,156	$44,422	11,858	4%	1,560 SAT 35 ACT	3 to 1
3	Williams College Request Info Private, 4-yearsWilliamstown, MA	$64,860	$57,850	2,222	9%	1,530 SAT 35 ACT	6 to 1
4	Amherst College Request Info Private, 4-yearsAmherst, MA	$67,280	$58,328	1,898	7%	1,510 SAT 34 ACT	7 to 1
5	Tufts University Request Info Private, 4-yearsMedford, MA	$67,844	$49,857	13,431	10%	1,510 SAT 34 ACT	10 to 1
6	Wellesley College Request Info Private, 4-yearsWellesley, MA	$64,320	$56,816	2,447	14%	1,490 SAT 34 ACT	7 to 1
7	Boston University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBoston, MA	$65,168	$46,070	36,714	14%	1,440 SAT 33 ACT	11 to 1
8	Boston College Request Info Private, 4-yearsChestnut Hill, MA	$67,680	$47,075	15,287	17%	1,490 SAT 34 ACT	12 to 1
9	Northeastern University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBoston, MA	$63,141	$33,757	30,013	7%	1,500 SAT 34 ACT	16 to 1
10	Brandeis University Request Info Private, 4-yearsWaltham, MA	$64,946	$37,319	5,581	39%	1,470 SAT 33 ACT	10 to 1
11	Bentley University Request Info Private, 4-yearsWaltham, MA	$58,150	$30,657	5,165	58%	1,340 SAT 30 ACT	12 to 1
12	Mount Holyoke College Request Info Private, 4-yearsSouth Hadley, MA	$64,142	$39,190	2,392	40%	1,430 SAT 32 ACT	9 to 1
13	Emerson College Request Info Private, 4-yearsBoston, MA	$55,392	$24,566	5,891	43%	1,360 SAT 31 ACT	15 to 1
14	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Request Info Public, 4-yearsLowell, MA	$35,396 ($16,570)	$10,220	17,153	86%	1,250 SAT 28 ACT	17 to 1
15	Smith College Request Info Private, 4-yearsNorthampton, MA	$61,568	$47,628	2,873	23%	1,440 SAT 33 ACT	8 to 1
16	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Request Info Public, 4-yearsAmherst, MA	$39,293 ($17,357)	$11,636	32,229	64%	1,370 SAT 31 ACT	18 to 1
17	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Request Info Private, 4-yearsNorton, MA	$62,080	$39,088	1,667	79%	1,340 SAT 30 ACT	11 to 1
18	Suffolk University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBoston, MA	$45,380	$25,800	6,734	87%	1,190 SAT 27 ACT	13 to 1
19	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Request Info Private, 4-yearsWorcester, MA	$59,070	$27,715	7,308	57%	-	13 to 1
20	College of the Holy Cross Request Info Private, 4-yearsWorcester, MA	$60,850	$39,014	3,083	36%	1,350 SAT 30 ACT	10 to 1
	Average	$59,290 ($16,964)	$39,122	234,577	34.81%	1,427 SAT 32.2632 ACT	10.75 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.