Massachusetts Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Massachusetts Statistics

There are 183 colleges in Massachusetts - 43 public and 140 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $26,825 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $27,323. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,205 and the average acceptance rate is 64% for Massachusetts Best Colleges Comparison.

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.

2019-2020 Colleges In Massachusetts Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Massachusetts	All colleges in Massachusetts
Number of Schools	20 schools (2 public, 18 private)	183 schools (43 public, 140 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$16,069 (in-state) $52,958 (out-of-state)	$9,421 (in-state) $26,825 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$15,723 (in-state) $42,107 (out-of-state)	$13,726 (in-state) $27,323 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$36,110	$13,597
Test Scores	1,380 SAT, 31 ACT	1,205 SAT, 27 ACT
Acceptance Rate	38.10%	63.78%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	34.15%	34.23%
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

Top Colleges In Massachusetts Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 colleges in Massachusetts for academic year 2019-2020. Harvard University ranked top in the Massachusetts Best Colleges Comparison and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Williams College follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $52,958 for undergraduate programs $42,107 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Massachusetts is 1,380 and the acceptance rate is 38.10%. The average students to faculty ratio is 10.50 to 1 for top colleges in Massachusetts. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 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	$53,968	$52,257	30,391	5%	1,520 SAT 34 ACT	5 to 1
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Request Info Private, 4 yearsCambridge, MA	$53,450	$50,864	11,254	7%	1,545 SAT 35 ACT	3 to 1
3	Williams College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWilliamstown, MA	$50,450	$53,036	1,987	15%	1,480 SAT 34 ACT	6 to 1
4	Amherst College Request Info Private, 4 yearsAmherst, MA	$60,890	$54,908	1,745	12%	1,495 SAT 34 ACT	7 to 1
5	Tufts University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMedford, MA	$60,862	$43,508	12,219	16%	1,455 SAT 34 ACT	10 to 1
6	Wellesley College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWellesley, MA	$58,448	$50,990	2,280	20%	1,435 SAT 33 ACT	7 to 1
7	Boston University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBoston, MA	$58,072	$38,797	32,718	20%	1,405 SAT 32 ACT	10 to 1
8	Boston College Request Info Private, 4 yearsChestnut Hill, MA	$60,202	$43,028	14,934	26%	1,415 SAT 33 ACT	14 to 1
9	Northeastern University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBoston, MA	$55,452	$28,535	22,905	20%	1,475 SAT 34 ACT	14 to 1
10	Brandeis University Request Info Private, 4 yearsWaltham, MA	$57,230	$34,310	5,440	33%	1,415 SAT 32 ACT	10 to 1
11	Bentley University Request Info Private, 4 yearsWaltham, MA	$53,790	$28,288	5,177	58%	1,270 SAT 29 ACT	11 to 1
12	Mount Holyoke College Request Info Private, 4 yearsSouth Hadley, MA	$54,618	$35,770	2,040	52%	1,385 SAT 29 ACT	9 to 1
13	Emerson College Request Info Private, 4 yearsBoston, MA	$50,444	$22,691	5,115	41%	1,285 SAT 29 ACT	13 to 1
14	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Request Info Public, 4 yearsLowell, MA	$33,624 ($15,698)	$9,108	18,150	75%	1,230 SAT 26 ACT	19 to 1
15	Smith College Request Info Private, 4 yearsNorthampton, MA	$54,224	$45,869	2,504	37%	-	7 to 1
16	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Request Info Public, 4 yearsAmherst, MA	$36,427 ($16,439)	$10,126	31,642	65%	1,295 SAT 30 ACT	17 to 1
17	Wheaton College Request Info Private, 4 yearsNorton, MA	$56,366	$36,700	1,670	77%	1,265 SAT 30 ACT	11 to 1
18	Suffolk University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBoston, MA	$41,648	$21,610	6,830	86%	1,107 SAT 24 ACT	14 to 1
19	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Request Info Private, 4 yearsWorcester, MA	$54,216	$22,993	6,920	59%	-	13 to 1
20	College of the Holy Cross Request Info Private, 4 yearsWorcester, MA	$54,770	$38,819	2,970	38%	1,360 SAT 31 ACT	10 to 1
	Average	$52,958 ($16,069)	$36,110	218,891	38.10%	1,380 SAT 31.2778 ACT	10.50 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.