For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Massachusetts colleges is 37.06%, 270,762 accepted out of 730,638 applicants.
For Massachusetts college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 15,763 (2.21%) compared to last year, from 714,875 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 1,056, which is less than -1.98% last year.
Massachusetts colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.07% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Massachusetts colleges. The yield decreased by 0.86%.
Among Massachusetts colleges, Harvard University has the lowest acceptance rate of 3.65% with 1,970 accepted students out of 54,008 applicants. Northeastern University has the most number of applicants of 98,425 and University of Massachusetts-Amherst has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,388.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Massachusetts. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 54,008 -2,929 | 1,970 5 | 1,647 2 | 3.65% 0.20% | 83.60% -0.12% |
| Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District | 107 98 | 4 -5 | 4 -5 | 3.74% -96.26% | 100.00% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 28,232 1,328 | 1,284 10 | 1,102 11 | 4.55% -0.19% | 85.83% 0.19% |
| Northeastern University | 98,425 1,794 | 5,133 -326 | 2,759 15 | 5.22% -0.43% | 53.75% 3.48% |
| Williams College | 15,411 3,946 | 1,272 127 | 547 6 | 8.25% -1.74% | 43.00% -4.25% |
| Amherst College | 13,743 1,016 | 1,238 -12 | 480 -8 | 9.01% -0.81% | 38.77% -0.27% |
| Boston University | 78,769 -1,726 | 8,749 16 | 3,268 123 | 11.11% 0.26% | 37.35% 1.34% |
| Tufts University | 34,432 429 | 3,957 513 | 1,801 62 | 11.49% 1.36% | 45.51% -4.98% |
| Wellesley College | 8,714 530 | 1,224 86 | 583 10 | 14.05% 0.14% | 47.63% -2.72% |
| Boston College | 35,037 -1,032 | 5,755 110 | 2,501 166 | 16.43% 0.78% | 43.46% 2.10% |
| Babson College | 9,381 1,386 | 1,603 25 | 625 -1 | 17.09% -2.65% | 38.99% -0.68% |
| College of the Holy Cross | 9,568 898 | 1,685 -144 | 835 12 | 17.61% -3.49% | 49.55% 4.55% |
| Smith College | 8,666 -1,203 | 1,820 -127 | 645 -4 | 21.00% 1.27% | 35.44% 2.11% |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 1,000 72 | 252 51 | 110 12 | 25.20% 3.54% | 43.65% -5.11% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | 41 18 | 14 2 | 12 4 | 34.15% -18.02% | 85.71% 19.04% |
| Mount Holyoke College | 5,226 196 | 1,883 -43 | 512 -75 | 36.03% -2.26% | 27.19% -3.29% |
| Diman Regional Technical Institute | 130 108 | 51 37 | 5 -9 | 39.23% -24.41% | 9.80% -90.20% |
| Clark University | 11,452 722 | 4,528 57 | 486 -143 | 39.54% -2.13% | 10.73% -3.34% |
| Brandeis University | 10,462 -820 | 4,237 253 | 735 -130 | 40.50% 5.19% | 17.35% -4.36% |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | 1,112 153 | 457 47 | 135 30 | 41.10% -1.65% | 29.54% 3.93% |
| Berklee College of Music | 7,050 -117 | 3,069 -508 | 1,395 -107 | 43.53% -6.38% | 45.45% 3.46% |
| Bentley University | 11,012 530 | 4,961 -116 | 1,056 -64 | 45.05% -3.39% | 21.29% -0.77% |
| Laboure College of Healthcare | 32 -5 | 16 1 | 16 10 | 50.00% 9.46% | 100.00% 60.00% |
| Anna Maria College | 6,906 2,941 | 3,474 -77 | 225 -24 | 50.30% -39.26% | 6.48% -0.53% |
| Emerson College | 10,378 -714 | 5,325 58 | 828 -169 | 51.31% 3.83% | 15.55% -3.38% |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 50,261 -163 | 30,020 891 | 5,388 102 | 59.73% 1.96% | 17.95% -0.20% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 12,559 750 | 7,555 647 | 1,366 6 | 60.16% 1.66% | 18.08% -1.61% |
| Hult International Business School | 1,761 -507 | 1,065 -145 | 139 -38 | 60.48% 7.13% | 13.05% -1.58% |
| Stonehill College | 8,383 468 | 5,556 -187 | 777 130 | 66.28% -6.28% | 13.98% 2.71% |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 5,835 1,133 | 3,952 598 | 511 -11 | 67.73% -3.60% | 12.93% -2.63% |
| Sattler College | 42 7 | 29 10 | 20 7 | 69.05% 14.76% | 68.97% 0.55% |
| Gordon College | 2,366 -213 | 1,638 122 | 353 26 | 69.23% 10.45% | 21.55% -0.02% |
| Regis College | 3,432 942 | 2,395 172 | 180 -33 | 69.78% -19.50% | 7.52% -2.06% |
| Simmons University | 4,773 -98 | 3,340 125 | 361 -2 | 69.98% 3.98% | 10.81% -0.48% |
| Merrimack College | 14,070 377 | 9,852 -227 | 971 -100 | 70.02% -3.59% | 9.86% -0.77% |
| Southeastern Technical Institute | 299 118 | 211 122 | 88 12 | 70.57% 21.40% | 41.71% -43.68% |
| Fisher College | 3,527 91 | 2,493 62 | 153 -52 | 70.68% -0.07% | 6.14% -2.29% |
| Endicott College | 5,522 -40 | 3,932 -89 | 836 -65 | 71.21% -1.08% | 21.26% -1.15% |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | 21 -15 | 15 -21 | 12 -16 | 71.43% -28.57% | 80.00% 2.22% |
| Springfield College | 3,284 -330 | 2,361 -177 | 448 -28 | 71.89% 1.66% | 18.98% 0.23% |
| Dean College | 4,617 -765 | 3,403 -564 | 296 -43 | 73.71% 0.00% | 8.70% 0.15% |
| Greater Lowell Technical School | 24 13 | 18 7 | 18 7 | 75.00% -25.00% | 100.00% |
| Hampshire College | 2,132 -84 | 1,605 46 | 231 -28 | 75.28% 4.93% | 14.39% -2.22% |
| Emmanuel College | 6,099 162 | 4,614 -171 | 516 -21 | 75.65% -4.95% | 11.18% -0.04% |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 2,756 -271 | 2,102 -243 | 363 -69 | 76.27% -1.20% | 17.27% -1.15% |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 54 33 | 43 24 | 11 -3 | 79.63% -10.85% | 25.58% -48.10% |
| Nichols College | 2,296 179 | 1,856 -10 | 336 3 | 80.84% -7.30% | 18.10% 0.25% |
| Lasell University | 3,057 -3 | 2,483 -34 | 341 27 | 81.22% -1.03% | 13.73% 1.25% |
| Westfield State University | 6,816 543 | 5,549 484 | 841 129 | 81.41% 0.67% | 15.16% 1.10% |
| Suffolk University | 10,308 207 | 8,487 -73 | 923 -291 | 82.33% -2.41% | 10.88% -3.30% |
| Assumption University | 5,900 1,206 | 4,896 834 | 497 18 | 82.98% -3.56% | 10.15% -1.64% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 13,781 1,153 | 11,444 680 | 2,068 -15 | 83.04% -2.20% | 18.07% -1.28% |
| Monty Tech | 59 50 | 49 40 | 28 19 | 83.05% -16.95% | 57.14% -42.86% |
| Western New England University | 7,567 1,033 | 6,317 877 | 790 59 | 83.48% 0.22% | 12.51% -0.93% |
| Framingham State University | 4,532 190 | 3,789 104 | 587 88 | 83.61% -1.26% | 15.49% 1.95% |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | 21,262 344 | 17,813 460 | 2,187 -276 | 83.78% 0.82% | 12.28% -1.91% |
| Bay Path University | 1,047 81 | 892 182 | 139 28 | 85.20% 11.70% | 15.58% -0.05% |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 6,010 | 5,121 | 673 3 | 85.21% 0.00% | 13.14% 0.06% |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | 1,269 -173 | 1,082 -182 | 118 -78 | 85.26% -2.40% | 10.91% -4.60% |
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School | 62 35 | 53 44 | 19 10 | 85.48% 52.15% | 35.85% -64.15% |
| Fitchburg State University | 4,582 229 | 3,983 68 | 539 -72 | 86.93% -3.01% | 13.53% -2.08% |
| Curry College | 5,313 -1,590 | 4,657 -1,697 | 535 11 | 87.65% -4.40% | 11.49% 3.24% |
| Bridgewater State University | 9,096 465 | 7,987 289 | 1,551 -29 | 87.81% -1.38% | 19.42% -1.10% |
| Worcester State University | 5,156 411 | 4,537 273 | 756 -153 | 87.99% -1.87% | 16.66% -4.66% |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 1,208 -335 | 1,084 -341 | 125 -66 | 89.74% -2.61% | 11.53% -1.87% |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 10,669 875 | 9,670 644 | 1,303 -73 | 90.64% -1.52% | 13.47% -1.77% |
| Boston Baptist College | 11 -3 | 10 -4 | 1 -3 | 90.91% -9.09% | 10.00% -18.57% |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 5,985 -468 | 5,459 -50 | 1,084 104 | 91.21% 5.84% | 19.86% 2.07% |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 1,265 145 | 1,198 139 | 457 58 | 94.70% 0.15% | 38.15% 0.47% |
| Salem State University | 7,953 3,101 | 7,625 2,988 | 858 48 | 95.88% 0.31% | 11.25% -6.22% |
| Lesley University | 2,526 17 | 2,447 78 | 193 4 | 96.87% 2.45% | 7.89% -0.09% |
| American International College | 2,540 282 | 2,529 341 | 284 7 | 99.57% 2.67% | 11.23% -1.43% |