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