How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Massachusetts Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Massachusetts Colleges is 63.27%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.68%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Massachusetts Colleges has increased by 3.42% from 59.85% to 63.27%. Of the 67 Massachusetts Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 39 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 28 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Massachusetts Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Massachusetts Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Massachusetts Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA57.09%43.35%
13.73%
45.15%
1.8%
50.70%
5.55%
47.74%
2.96%
9.34%
American International CollegeSpringfield, MA68.39%64.58%
3.81%
69.38%
4.79%
57.87%
11.51%
89.36%
31.49%
20.97%
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA12.82%11.31%
1.51%
11.83%
0.52%
8.74%
3.08%
7.26%
1.48%
5.56%
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA73.62%74.05%
0.43%
86.07%
12.02%
72.85%
13.22%
69.58%
3.27%
4.04%
Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA81.07%81.08%
0.01%
80.92%
0.16%
86.49%
5.57%
82.30%
4.18%
1.24%
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA24.41%26.41%
2%
26.97%
0.56%
25.35%
1.61%
22.35%
3%
2.06%
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA77.27%90.91%
13.64%
77.78%
13.13%
63.64%
14.14%
100.00%
36.36%
22.73%
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA60.41%71.77%
11.36%
78.31%
6.54%
75.41%
2.9%
75.63%
0.23%
15.22%
Bay State CollegeBoston, MA69.27%66.67%
2.61%
34.14%
32.53%
50.00%
15.86%
47.71%
2.29%
21.57%
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA43.21%46.72%
3.51%
57.82%
11.1%
60.94%
3.12%
57.88%
3.06%
14.66%
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA47.64%51.44%
3.8%
51.60%
0.16%
55.17%
3.57%
54.23%
0.95%
6.59%
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA27.89%27.22%
0.66%
26.38%
0.84%
19.04%
7.34%
16.66%
2.38%
11.22%
Boston UniversityBoston, MA22.09%18.94%
3.15%
20.09%
1.15%
18.65%
1.44%
14.37%
4.28%
7.73%
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA31.15%29.90%
1.25%
33.40%
3.5%
39.14%
5.74%
39.41%
0.27%
8.26%
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA90.14%87.66%
2.48%
82.31%
5.35%
86.38%
4.06%
87.71%
1.34%
2.43%
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA18.07%20.83%
2.76%
51.06%
30.23%
75.00%
23.94%
38.84%
36.17%
20.76%
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA59.39%52.78%
6.6%
47.13%
5.65%
48.03%
0.9%
50.32%
2.29%
9.06%
Curry CollegeMilton, MA92.71%87.06%
5.65%
92.71%
5.65%
80.32%
12.39%
87.52%
7.2%
5.19%
Dean CollegeFranklin, MA82.86%68.82%
14.04%
70.52%
1.7%
73.60%
3.08%
75.95%
2.35%
6.91%
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA63.68%59.01%
4.68%
64.38%
5.37%
64.08%
0.3%
61.92%
2.16%
1.77%
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA35.64%33.35%
2.29%
41.05%
7.7%
45.28%
4.23%
42.75%
2.54%
7.11%
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA77.00%78.14%
1.14%
75.52%
2.62%
73.88%
1.64%
79.69%
5.81%
2.69%
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA80.49%69.31%
11.18%
70.40%
1.09%
77.21%
6.81%
73.31%
3.9%
7.17%
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA67.28%69.29%
2.02%
77.72%
8.42%
72.35%
5.37%
74.23%
1.88%
6.95%
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA86.89%88.35%
1.46%
87.99%
0.36%
85.27%
2.73%
86.06%
0.79%
0.83%
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA73.29%74.25%
0.96%
78.53%
4.28%
83.80%
5.27%
87.41%
3.61%
14.11%
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA75.47%74.05%
1.43%
68.27%
5.77%
77.43%
9.16%
91.76%
14.33%
16.28%
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA62.85%1.97%
60.88%
58.82%
56.85%
75.15%
16.33%
68.90%
6.25%
6.04%
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA4.73%4.64%
0.1%
5.01%
0.37%
4.01%
1%
3.24%
0.77%
1.49%
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA41.46%64.10%
22.64%
57.14%
6.96%
75.68%
18.53%
57.89%
17.78%
16.43%
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA38.01%34.22%
3.78%
37.94%
3.72%
42.87%
4.93%
36.36%
6.52%
1.65%
Lasell UniversityNewton, MA79.78%83.65%
3.87%
84.54%
0.89%
85.06%
0.52%
73.21%
11.85%
6.57%
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA75.72%74.68%
1.04%
83.81%
9.13%
86.95%
3.13%
86.23%
0.72%
10.51%
Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, MA90.63%72.97%
17.65%
90.00%
17.03%
89.22%
0.78%
89.02%
0.19%
1.6%
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA71.83%73.35%
1.52%
75.20%
1.85%
84.57%
9.37%
85.95%
1.39%
14.12%
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA59.92%63.80%
3.88%
65.32%
1.53%
65.53%
0.21%
63.52%
2.01%
3.6%
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA77.61%76.14%
1.47%
79.68%
3.53%
78.90%
0.78%
80.76%
1.86%
3.15%
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA93.48%85.33%
8.15%
91.12%
5.79%
97.71%
6.59%
88.26%
9.45%
5.22%
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA67.19%57.82%
9.36%
70.27%
12.44%
78.67%
8.4%
78.64%
0.03%
11.45%
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA6.74%6.70%
0.05%
7.26%
0.56%
4.11%
3.15%
3.96%
0.15%
2.79%
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA89.05%91.46%
2.41%
92.48%
1.02%
90.08%
2.4%
89.40%
0.69%
0.35%
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA82.76%81.90%
0.86%
81.64%
0.26%
80.30%
1.34%
74.63%
5.67%
8.13%
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA50.91%38.15%
12.75%
52.47%
14.32%
52.30%
0.17%
39.76%
12.54%
11.14%
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA36.47%36.94%
0.46%
36.27%
0.67%
43.28%
7.01%
37.55%
5.73%
1.07%
Nichols CollegeDudley, MA82.26%79.74%
2.52%
80.38%
0.63%
84.77%
4.39%
84.86%
0.09%
2.6%
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA73.69%81.64%
7.95%
87.68%
6.03%
90.96%
3.28%
92.45%
1.49%
18.75%
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA19.34%18.05%
1.29%
20.48%
2.42%
18.38%
2.1%
6.80%
11.58%
12.53%
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA67.47%75.09%
7.62%
69.78%
5.31%
67.92%
1.85%
90.91%
22.99%
23.44%
Regis CollegeWeston, MA77.53%79.26%
1.73%
84.08%
4.82%
89.06%
4.98%
88.77%
0.29%
11.25%
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA84.70%85.58%
0.88%
86.75%
1.17%
90.01%
3.26%
92.66%
2.65%
7.96%
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA69.72%73.13%
3.42%
82.55%
9.41%
83.53%
0.99%
76.46%
7.08%
6.74%
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington, MA80.78%93.03%
12.25%
93.95%
0.92%
80.09%
13.86%
95.45%
15.36%
14.67%
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA30.95%32.46%
1.51%
36.52%
4.06%
29.91%
6.61%
22.86%
7.05%
8.09%
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA63.17%68.06%
4.89%
63.41%
4.65%
76.90%
13.49%
75.63%
1.27%
12.45%
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA77.54%74.83%
2.71%
76.18%
1.35%
92.22%
16.04%
95.52%
3.3%
17.97%
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA69.57%67.69%
1.88%
68.96%
1.27%
72.00%
3.04%
73.44%
1.43%
3.86%
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA85.33%83.63%
1.7%
85.90%
2.26%
88.03%
2.13%
86.79%
1.24%
1.46%
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA14.62%14.95%
0.33%
16.30%
1.35%
11.43%
4.87%
9.69%
1.74%
4.93%
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA19.54%21.56%
2.02%
20.41%
1.16%
16.18%
4.23%
13.57%
2.61%
5.98%
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA76.04%68.55%
7.49%
93.54%
24.98%
89.54%
3.99%
92.31%
2.76%
16.27%
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA85.37%85.18%
0.19%
89.43%
4.25%
89.88%
0.45%
88.01%
1.88%
2.64%
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA86.05%87.16%
1.11%
92.44%
5.28%
94.35%
1.91%
81.51%
12.84%
4.54%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA69.84%73.89%
4.05%
77.10%
3.2%
82.06%
4.97%
79.48%
2.58%
9.64%
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA12.97%12.60%
0.37%
15.12%
2.52%
8.83%
6.29%
8.50%
0.33%
4.47%
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA41.59%49.37%
7.77%
59.05%
9.68%
60.21%
1.17%
57.48%
2.74%
15.89%
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA77.85%65.89%
11.95%
81.03%
15.14%
89.32%
8.29%
87.66%
1.66%
9.82%
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA15.72%15.69%
0.03%
16.44%
0.75%
17.97%
1.53%
19.14%
1.17%
3.42%
Average59.85%58.54%
1.31%
62.30%
3.76%
63.95%
1.65%
63.27%
0.68%
3.42%
*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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