In average, 84% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Massachusetts Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $28,716.
For all undergraduate students, 76.03% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $25,429
The average tuition & fees for the schools is $13,268 for state residents and $43,636 for out-of-state students.
The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Massachusetts Colleges is $64,701 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $35,984.
You may want to check the financial aid changes of Massachusetts Colleges over the past 5 years.
| School Name | Tuition & Fees | Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) | All Undergraduate Students | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent Receiving Aid | Average Amounts | Percent Receiving Aid | Average Amounts | ||
| American International CollegeSpringfield, MA | $44,230 | 98.00% | $34,009 | 96.00% | $31,917 |
| Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA | $70,480 | 58.00% | $65,623 | 60.00% | $63,759 |
| Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA | $44,571 | 99.00% | $31,689 | 79.00% | $29,751 |
| Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA | $51,356 | 100.00% | $32,759 | 98.00% | $31,253 |
| Babson CollegeWellesley, MA | $57,152 | 36.00% | $47,028 | 39.00% | $45,359 |
| Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA | $38,302 | 86.00% | $32,227 | 74.00% | $15,768 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | $18,906 | 87.00% | $10,897 | 74.00% | $9,554 |
| Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA | $61,000 | 86.00% | $33,293 | 79.00% | $32,176 |
| Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA | $52,040 | 69.00% | $21,587 | 61.00% | $20,782 |
| Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA | $27,470 | 62.00% | $9,587 | 29.00% | $12,269 |
| Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA | $14,304 | 100.00% | $7,185 | 100.00% | $6,519 |
| Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $70,702 | 43.00% | $51,099 | 45.00% | $46,502 |
| Boston UniversityBoston, MA | $68,102 | 50.00% | $55,080 | 48.00% | $50,703 |
| Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | $68,080 | 68.00% | $37,489 | 64.00% | $37,999 |
| Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA | $17,874 ($11,734) | 72.00% | $8,911 | 60.00% | $7,936 |
| Cambridge CollegeBoston, MA | $18,378 | - | - | 41.00% | $4,311 |
| Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | $58,467 | 97.00% | $31,916 | 96.00% | $30,540 |
| College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA | $43,325 | 100.00% | $31,015 | 84.00% | $25,121 |
| College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA | $64,500 | 58.00% | $41,140 | 62.00% | $40,431 |
| Curry CollegeMilton, MA | $47,570 | 100.00% | $31,376 | 87.00% | $28,656 |
| Dean CollegeFranklin, MA | $46,526 | 100.00% | $31,467 | 94.00% | $29,373 |
| Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA | $29,924 | 100.00% | $20,774 | 99.00% | $20,620 |
| Emerson CollegeBoston, MA | $57,056 | 78.00% | $26,447 | 77.00% | $25,467 |
| Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA | $48,550 | 100.00% | $30,827 | 95.00% | $28,911 |
| Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA | $40,650 | 98.00% | $17,557 | 91.00% | $16,925 |
| Fisher CollegeBoston, MA | $35,689 | 98.00% | $24,917 | 74.00% | $17,132 |
| Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA | $17,426 ($11,346) | 84.00% | $8,717 | 66.00% | $7,655 |
| Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA | $18,000 ($11,920) | 80.00% | $9,184 | 58.00% | $9,228 |
| Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA | $63,742 | 100.00% | $41,116 | 93.00% | $39,949 |
| Gordon CollegeWenham, MA | $30,700 | 100.00% | $15,740 | 99.00% | $15,192 |
| Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA | $58,896 | 100.00% | $43,944 | 99.00% | $41,310 |
| Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $61,676 | 57.00% | $64,942 | 49.00% | $55,827 |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA | $22,490 | 75.00% | $17,965 | 72.00% | $16,128 |
| Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA | $53,688 | 81.00% | $22,889 | 65.00% | $20,232 |
| Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA | $30,468 | - | - | 40.00% | $7,316 |
| Lasell UniversityNewton, MA | $27,040 | 100.00% | $34,921 | 97.00% | $30,842 |
| Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA | $34,256 | 100.00% | $16,476 | 78.00% | $14,150 |
| Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, MA | $55,275 | 100.00% | $21,923 | 95.00% | $25,110 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA | $43,400 ($15,400) | 79.00% | $11,065 | 73.00% | $9,122 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA | $21,381 ($12,436) | 99.00% | $9,606 | 83.00% | $9,239 |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, MA | $40,530 | 100.00% | $22,249 | 95.00% | $14,576 |
| Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $62,396 | 58.00% | $58,331 | 64.00% | $55,629 |
| Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA | $23,722 ($11,420) | 66.00% | $16,962 | 80.00% | $13,456 |
| Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA | $53,962 | 100.00% | $29,235 | 94.00% | $27,006 |
| MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA | $95,932 | - | - | 56.00% | $15,026 |
| Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA | $40,690 | 100.00% | $20,857 | 98.00% | $20,360 |
| Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA | $67,018 | 75.00% | $41,823 | 76.00% | $42,243 |
| Nichols CollegeDudley, MA | $42,705 | 95.00% | $24,720 | 95.00% | $22,889 |
| Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | $66,162 | 73.00% | $46,558 | 65.00% | $34,044 |
| Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA | $50,688 | - | - | 27.00% | $16,209 |
| Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA | $14,160 | 79.00% | $7,610 | 94.00% | $6,314 |
| Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA | $8,938 ($8,938) | 49.00% | $6,016 | 39.00% | $4,292 |
| Regis CollegeWeston, MA | $49,680 | 100.00% | $34,144 | 81.00% | $28,803 |
| Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MA | $30,642 | - | - | 100.00% | $41,233 |
| Salem State UniversitySalem, MA | $19,531 ($12,338) | 98.00% | $8,241 | 71.00% | $8,277 |
| Sattler CollegeBoston, MA | $787 | 100.00% | $35,293 | 88.00% | $39,352 |
| Simmons UniversityBoston, MA | $46,874 | 99.00% | $33,874 | 95.00% | $31,919 |
| Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA | $65,178 | 68.00% | $54,311 | 69.00% | $53,458 |
| Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA | $44,974 | 98.00% | $28,817 | 100.00% | $28,138 |
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA | $19,887 | - | - | 76.00% | $4,687 |
| Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA | $56,370 | 100.00% | $37,353 | 98.00% | $33,583 |
| Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA | $47,550 | 98.00% | $29,627 | 93.00% | $26,574 |
| The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA | $60,750 | 85.00% | $28,326 | 86.00% | $23,146 |
| Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | $70,704 | 41.00% | $51,267 | 40.00% | $51,231 |
| University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA | $40,449 ($17,772) | 75.00% | $12,343 | 72.00% | $11,969 |
| University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA | $38,115 ($15,898) | 86.00% | $12,611 | 73.00% | $11,334 |
| University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA | $32,567 ($15,612) | 96.00% | $10,728 | 83.00% | $9,982 |
| University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA | $36,264 ($16,966) | 79.00% | $12,647 | 61.00% | $11,163 |
| Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA | $67,176 | 52.00% | $61,549 | 57.00% | $58,630 |
| Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | $42,884 | 100.00% | $19,756 | 89.00% | $18,554 |
| Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA | $47,820 | 100.00% | $27,351 | 98.00% | $25,734 |
| Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA | $18,259 ($12,179) | 81.00% | $8,406 | 63.00% | $7,425 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA | $63,960 | 96.00% | $45,217 | 96.00% | $43,296 |
| William James CollegeNewton, MA | $11,800 | - | - | 100.00% | $8,272 |
| Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA | $68,560 | 58.00% | $64,176 | 56.00% | $63,044 |
| Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | $60,765 | 95.00% | $28,005 | 96.00% | $28,567 |
| Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA | $17,866 ($11,786) | 75.00% | $7,332 | 57.00% | $6,553 |
| Average | $43,636 ($13,268) | 84% | $28,716 | 76% | $25,429 |