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 | $16,019 (in-state) $51,963 (out-of-state) | $9,286 (in-state) $26,401 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $15,685 (in-state) $41,128 (out-of-state) | $13,486 (in-state) $26,730 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $33,191 | $12,631 |
Test Scores | 1,382 SAT, 38 ACT | 1,209 SAT, 31 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 34.75% | 59.05% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 34.15% | 34.23% |
Population | 220,933 | 509,374 |
Undergraduate | 137,417 | 365,492 |
Graduate | 83,516 | 143,882 |
Graduation Rate | 86.45% | 63.49% |
Transfer-out Rate | 9.17% | 18.84% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 10.70 to 1 | 12.09 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 | $51,925 | $47,145 | 31,566 | 5% | 1,515 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | $53,790 | $44,820 | 11,574 | 7% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
3 to 1 |
3 | Williams CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWilliamstown, MA | $57,280 | $48,763 | 2,149 | 13% | 1,480 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
4 | Amherst CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAmherst, MA | $58,640 | $50,424 | 1,855 | 11% | 1,415 SAT 32 ACT |
7 to 1 |
5 | Tufts UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMedford, MA | $58,578 | $39,546 | 11,586 | 15% | 1,465 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
6 | Wellesley CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWellesley, MA | $56,052 | $47,105 | 2,534 | 22% | 1,445 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
7 | Boston UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $55,892 | $33,085 | 34,657 | 19% | 1,425 SAT 32 ACT |
10 to 1 |
8 | Boston CollegePrivate, 4 yearsChestnut Hill, MA | $57,910 | $39,582 | 14,720 | 27% | 1,420 SAT 33 ACT |
13 to 1 |
9 | Northeastern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $53,506 | $28,199 | 21,627 | 18% | 1,465 SAT 34 ACT |
14 to 1 |
10 | Brandeis UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWaltham, MA | $57,216 | $35,228 | 5,800 | 30% | 1,435 SAT 32 ACT |
10 to 1 |
11 | Bentley UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWaltham, MA | $51,830 | $28,540 | 5,460 | 47% | 1,320 SAT 29 ACT |
11 to 1 |
12 | Mount Holyoke CollegePrivate, 4 yearsSouth Hadley, MA | $52,258 | $33,041 | 2,335 | 38% | 1,395 SAT 91 ACT |
9 to 1 |
13 | Emerson CollegePrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $49,152 | $19,525 | 4,573 | 33% | 1,305 SAT 29 ACT |
15 to 1 |
14 | University of Massachusetts-LowellPublic, 4 yearsLowell, MA | $33,574 ($15,648) |
$8,824 | 18,242 | 73% | 1,235 SAT 27 ACT |
17 to 1 |
15 | Smith CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNorthampton, MA | $54,224 | $42,165 | 2,903 | 32% | - | 9 to 1 |
16 | University of Massachusetts-AmherstPublic, 4 yearsAmherst, MA | $35,710 ($16,389) |
$9,757 | 30,593 | 64% | 1,290 SAT 29 ACT |
17 to 1 |
17 | Wheaton CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNorton, MA | $54,568 | $30,277 | 1,760 | 74% | 1,265 SAT 84 ACT |
11 to 1 |
18 | Suffolk UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | $40,104 | $19,339 | 7,186 | 84% | 1,115 SAT 24 ACT |
15 to 1 |
19 | Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePrivate, 4 yearsWorcester, MA | $52,320 | $20,699 | 6,874 | 49% | - | 13 to 1 |
20 | College of the Holy CrossPrivate, 4 yearsWorcester, MA | $54,740 | $37,758 | 2,939 | 34% | 1,345 SAT 30 ACT |
10 to 1 |
Average | $51,963 ($16,019) |
$33,191 | 220,933 | 34.75% | 1,382 SAT 37.5000 ACT |
10.70 to 1 |