Massachusetts Private Colleges With The Highest Graduation Rate

Harvard University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 98% last year.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology with 96% and Tufts University with 94% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Massachusetts Private Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $64,664 and graduate tuition & fees is $47,626 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Among these top-tier Massachusetts Private Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 24.95% and the average SAT score is 1,472, reflecting a competitive admissions environment and strong academic performance.

Table. Massachusetts Private Colleges With The Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
	School Name	Graduation Rate	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Total Population	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year	98.00% 1.00%	$61,676	83.60%	3.65%	1,550	30,259	7 to 1
2 -	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year	96.00% -	$62,396	85.83%	4.55%	1,560	11,886	3 to 1
3 -	Tufts University Medford, MAPrivate, 4-year	94.00% 1.00%	$70,704	45.51%	11.49%	1,510	13,599	10 to 1
4 -	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year	91.00% 1.00%	$70,702	43.46%	16.43%	1,500	15,432	10 to 1
4 -	Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year	91.00% 1.00%	$66,162	53.75%	5.22%	1,490	32,553	16 to 1
6 1	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MAPrivate, 4-year	90.00% 2.00%	$60,765	18.08%	60.16%	-	7,584	13 to 1
7 1	Boston University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year	89.00% -	$68,102	37.35%	11.11%	1,480	37,737	10 to 1
8 1	Bentley University Waltham, MAPrivate, 4-year	87.00% 1.00%	$61,000	21.29%	45.05%	1,350	5,333	12 to 1
9 -	Brandeis University Waltham, MAPrivate, 4-year	86.00% -	$68,080	17.35%	40.50%	1,470	5,205	10 to 1
10 -	Emerson College Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year	77.00% 2.00%	$57,056	15.55%	51.31%	1,340	5,263	14 to 1
	Average	89.90%	$64,664	42.18%	24.95%	1,472	16,485	11 to 1

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