For 64 Massachusetts Colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 61.20%. The average tuition & fees of the schools is $45,895 and the average SAT score is 1325.
The following table shows the number of Massachusetts colleges by acceptance rate and school type.
| Acceptance Rate Range | Total | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower than 10% | |||
| 10% - 20% | |||
| 20% - 30% | |||
| 30% - 40% | |||
| 40% - 50% | |||
| 50% - 60% | |||
| 60% - 70% | |||
| Higher than 70% |
| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | SAT Score | Tuition & Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA | 60.48% | 1,761 | 1,065 | 139 | - | $53,688 |
| American International CollegeSpringfield, MA | 99.57% | 2,540 | 2,529 | 284 | - | $44,230 |
| Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA | 9.01% | 13,743 | 1,238 | 480 | 1540 | $70,480 |
| Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA | 50.30% | 6,906 | 3,474 | 225 | - | $44,571 |
| Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA | 82.98% | 5,900 | 4,896 | 497 | - | $51,356 |
| Babson CollegeWellesley, MA | 17.09% | 9,381 | 1,603 | 625 | 1460 | $57,152 |
| Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA | 90.91% | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | $14,304 |
| Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA | 85.20% | 1,047 | 892 | 139 | 1120 | $38,302 |
| Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA | 45.05% | 11,012 | 4,961 | 1,056 | 1350 | $61,000 |
| Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA | 43.53% | 7,050 | 3,069 | 1,395 | - | $52,040 |
| Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | 16.43% | 35,037 | 5,755 | 2,501 | 1500 | $70,702 |
| Boston UniversityBoston, MA | 11.11% | 78,769 | 8,749 | 3,268 | 1480 | $68,102 |
| Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | 40.50% | 10,462 | 4,237 | 735 | 1470 | $68,080 |
| Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA | 87.81% | 9,096 | 7,987 | 1,551 | 1170 | $17,874 ($11,734) |
| Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA | 50.00% | 32 | 16 | 16 | - | $30,468 |
| Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | 39.54% | 11,452 | 4,528 | 486 | 1358 | $58,467 |
| Curry CollegeMilton, MA | 87.65% | 5,313 | 4,657 | 535 | 1125 | $47,570 |
| Dean CollegeFranklin, MA | 73.71% | 4,617 | 3,403 | 296 | - | $46,526 |
| Emerson CollegeBoston, MA | 51.31% | 10,378 | 5,325 | 828 | 1340 | $57,056 |
| Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA | 75.65% | 6,099 | 4,614 | 516 | 1250 | $48,550 |
| Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA | 71.21% | 5,522 | 3,932 | 836 | 1270 | $40,650 |
| Fisher CollegeBoston, MA | 70.68% | 3,527 | 2,493 | 153 | - | $35,689 |
| Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA | 86.93% | 4,582 | 3,983 | 539 | 1150 | $17,426 ($11,346) |
| Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA | 83.61% | 4,532 | 3,789 | 587 | 1180 | $18,000 ($11,920) |
| Gordon CollegeWenham, MA | 69.23% | 2,366 | 1,638 | 353 | 1250 | $30,700 |
| Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA | 75.28% | 2,132 | 1,605 | 231 | - | $58,896 |
| Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 3.65% | 54,008 | 1,970 | 1,647 | 1550 | $61,676 |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA | 79.63% | 54 | 43 | 11 | - | $22,490 |
| College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA | 17.61% | 9,568 | 1,685 | 835 | 1340 | $64,500 |
| Lasell UniversityNewton, MA | 81.22% | 3,057 | 2,483 | 341 | 1100 | $27,040 |
| Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA | 96.87% | 2,526 | 2,447 | 193 | - | $34,256 |
| University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA | 83.04% | 13,781 | 11,444 | 2,068 | 1280 | $36,264 ($16,966) |
| University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA | 59.73% | 50,261 | 30,020 | 5,388 | 1420 | $40,449 ($17,772) |
| University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA | 83.78% | 21,262 | 17,813 | 2,187 | 1190 | $38,115 ($15,898) |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, MA | 85.21% | 6,010 | 5,121 | 673 | 1255 | $40,530 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA | 76.27% | 2,756 | 2,102 | 363 | - | $43,400 ($15,400) |
| Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 4.55% | 28,232 | 1,284 | 1,102 | 1560 | $62,396 |
| Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA | 94.70% | 1,265 | 1,198 | 457 | - | $23,722 ($11,420) |
| Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA | 70.02% | 14,070 | 9,852 | 971 | - | $53,962 |
| Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA | 36.03% | 5,226 | 1,883 | 512 | 1460 | $67,018 |
| The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA | 41.10% | 1,112 | 457 | 135 | - | $60,750 |
| Nichols CollegeDudley, MA | 80.84% | 2,296 | 1,856 | 336 | 1140 | $42,705 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA | 89.74% | 1,208 | 1,084 | 125 | - | $21,381 ($12,436) |
| Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | 5.22% | 98,425 | 5,133 | 2,759 | 1490 | $66,162 |
| College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA | 85.26% | 1,269 | 1,082 | 118 | - | $43,325 |
| Regis CollegeWeston, MA | 69.78% | 3,432 | 2,395 | 180 | - | $49,680 |
| Salem State UniversitySalem, MA | 95.88% | 7,953 | 7,625 | 858 | - | $19,531 ($12,338) |
| Simmons UniversityBoston, MA | 69.98% | 4,773 | 3,340 | 361 | 1310 | $46,874 |
| Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA | 21.00% | 8,666 | 1,820 | 645 | 1490 | $65,178 |
| Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA | 71.89% | 3,284 | 2,361 | 448 | 1230 | $44,974 |
| University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA | 90.64% | 10,669 | 9,670 | 1,303 | 1170 | $32,567 ($15,612) |
| Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA | 66.28% | 8,383 | 5,556 | 777 | - | $56,370 |
| Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA | 82.33% | 10,308 | 8,487 | 923 | 1210 | $47,550 |
| Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | 11.49% | 34,432 | 3,957 | 1,801 | 1510 | $70,704 |
| Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA | 14.05% | 8,714 | 1,224 | 583 | 1520 | $67,176 |
| Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | 91.21% | 5,985 | 5,459 | 1,084 | 1220 | $42,884 |
| Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA | 83.48% | 7,567 | 6,317 | 790 | 1190 | $47,820 |
| Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA | 81.41% | 6,816 | 5,549 | 841 | - | $18,259 ($12,179) |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA | 67.73% | 5,835 | 3,952 | 511 | 1295 | $63,960 |
| Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA | 8.25% | 15,411 | 1,272 | 547 | 1540 | $68,560 |
| Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | 60.16% | 12,559 | 7,555 | 1,366 | - | $60,765 |
| Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA | 87.99% | 5,156 | 4,537 | 756 | 1150 | $17,866 ($11,786) |
| Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA | 25.20% | 1,000 | 252 | 110 | 1520 | $63,742 |
| Sattler CollegeBoston, MA | 69.05% | 42 | 29 | 20 | 1190 | $787 |
| Average | 61.20% | 11,416 | 4,231 | 819 | 1,325 | $45,895 (-) |