Acceptance Rate Comparison between Private Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Private Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts is 24.76%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.98%.

A total of 226,182 have applied, 55,998 admitted, and 12,866 students have enrolled one of Private Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts.

Of the Massachusetts colleges, Northeastern University is the tightest school to admit with 6.80% acceptance rate, and Boston University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 14.37%.

You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Private Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts.

Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table

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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Private Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts
School Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Admission Yield
Bay State College Boston, MA	109	52	25	47.71%	48.08%
Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	7,286	3,951	1,627	54.23%	41.18%
Boston Baptist College Boston, MA	13	13	5	100.00%	38.46%
Boston University Boston, MA	80,796	11,607	3,635	14.37%	31.32%
Emerson College Boston, MA	12,109	5,176	1,002	42.75%	19.36%
Emmanuel College Boston, MA	5,786	4,611	568	79.69%	12.32%
Fisher College Boston, MA	3,333	2,474	194	74.23%	7.84%
MCPHS University Boston, MA	5,698	5,029	759	88.26%	15.09%
Northeastern University Boston, MA	91,000	6,191	2,519	6.80%	40.69%
Simmons University Boston, MA	4,001	3,059	392	76.46%	12.81%
Suffolk University Boston, MA	9,699	8,418	1,260	86.79%	14.97%
The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA	815	306	48	37.55%	15.69%
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	5,537	5,111	832	92.31%	16.28%
Average	17,399	4,308	990	24.76%	22.98%

*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)

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Undergraduate

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Graduate

Salter College-Chicopee Private, 2-4 years | Chicopee
Charles H McCann Technical School Public, Less than 2-years | North Adams
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Online Schools

Salter College-Chicopee Private, 2-4 years | Chicopee
Charles H McCann Technical School Public, Less than 2-years | North Adams
Hebrew College Private, four-years | Newton Centre
Bridgewater State University Public, four-years | Bridgewater
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Lincoln Technical Institute-Brockton Private, Less than 2-years | Brockton
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Technical Colleges

Salter College-Chicopee Private, 2-4 years | Chicopee
Charles H McCann Technical School Public, Less than 2-years | North Adams
Hebrew College Private, four-years | Newton Centre
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Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education Private, four-years | Springfield
Lincoln Technical Institute-Brockton Private, Less than 2-years | Brockton
College of the Holy Cross Private, four-years | Worcester
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Urban College of Boston Private, 2-4 years | Boston

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