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) |
183 schools (43 public, 140 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $16,069 (in-state) $54,878 (out-of-state) | $9,872 (in-state) $27,313 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $15,731 (in-state) $42,657 (out-of-state) | $13,768 (in-state) $27,535 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $36,110 | $13,597 |
Test Scores | 1,405 SAT, 32 ACT | 1,239 SAT, 28 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 38.00% | 65.84% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 35.10% | 32.44% |
Population | 218,891 | 485,447 |
Undergraduate | 134,132 | 340,576 |
Graduate | 84,759 | 144,871 |
Graduation Rate | 87.25% | 62.96% |
Transfer-out Rate | 7.85% | 16.34% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 10.50 to 1 | 11.67 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 | $55,587 | $52,257 | 30,391 | 4% | 1,530 SAT 35 ACT |
5 to 1 |
2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | $55,878 | $50,864 | 11,254 | 4% | 1,545 SAT 35 ACT |
3 to 1 |
3 | Williams CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWilliamstown, MA | $59,660 | $53,036 | 1,987 | 9% | 1,480 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
4 | Amherst CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAmherst, MA | $61,150 | $54,908 | 1,745 | 9% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT |
7 to 1 |
5 | Tufts UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMedford, MA | $63,000 | $43,508 | 12,219 | 11% | 1,495 SAT 34 ACT |
10 to 1 |
6 | Wellesley CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWellesley, MA | $60,752 | $50,990 | 2,280 | 16% | 1,470 SAT 33 ACT |
7 to 1 |
7 | Boston UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $59,816 | $38,797 | 32,718 | 19% | 1,440 SAT 33 ACT |
10 to 1 |
8 | Boston CollegePrivate, 4 yearsChestnut Hill, MA | $61,706 | $43,028 | 14,934 | 19% | 1,475 SAT 34 ACT |
14 to 1 |
9 | Northeastern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $57,592 | $28,535 | 22,905 | 18% | 1,490 SAT 34 ACT |
14 to 1 |
10 | Brandeis UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWaltham, MA | $60,006 | $34,310 | 5,440 | 39% | 1,450 SAT 33 ACT |
10 to 1 |
11 | Bentley UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWaltham, MA | $54,910 | $28,288 | 5,177 | 61% | 1,327 SAT 30 ACT |
11 to 1 |
12 | Mount Holyoke CollegePrivate, 4 yearsSouth Hadley, MA | $56,518 | $35,770 | 2,040 | 52% | 1,405 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
13 | Emerson CollegePrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $52,190 | $22,691 | 5,115 | 45% | 1,300 SAT 30 ACT |
13 to 1 |
14 | University of Massachusetts-LowellPublic, 4 yearsLowell, MA | $33,624 ($15,698) |
$9,108 | 18,150 | 85% | 1,255 SAT 29 ACT |
19 to 1 |
15 | Smith CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNorthampton, MA | $56,114 | $45,869 | 2,504 | 30% | 1,450 SAT 33 ACT |
7 to 1 |
16 | University of Massachusetts-AmherstPublic, 4 yearsAmherst, MA | $36,964 ($16,439) |
$10,126 | 31,642 | 66% | 1,355 SAT 31 ACT |
17 to 1 |
17 | Wheaton CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNorton, MA | $58,180 | $36,700 | 1,670 | 82% | 1,260 SAT 30 ACT |
11 to 1 |
18 | Suffolk UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $41,648 | $21,610 | 6,830 | 88% | 1,180 SAT 26 ACT |
14 to 1 |
19 | Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePrivate, 4 yearsWorcester, MA | $55,731 | $22,993 | 6,920 | 60% | - | 13 to 1 |
20 | College of the Holy CrossPrivate, 4 yearsWorcester, MA | $56,540 | $38,819 | 2,970 | 43% | 1,330 SAT 30 ACT |
10 to 1 |
Average | $54,878 ($16,069) |
$36,110 | 218,891 | 38.00% | 1,405 SAT 32.1053 ACT |
10.50 to 1 |