Massachusetts Private Colleges Having 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 97% last year.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology with 94% and Tufts University with 93% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Massachusetts Private Colleges having Highest Graduation Rate. Colleges having highest graduation rate.

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

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Massachusetts Private Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate

Harvard University has the highest graduation rate of 97% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the second highest graduation rate of 94%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $62,062 and graduate tuition & fees is $46,671 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 25.22% and the average SAT score is 1,469 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Massachusetts Private Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Massachusetts Private Colleges Having 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, MA Private, four-years	97.00% 0.26%	$59,076	82.96%	3.24%	1,550	30,631	7 to 1
2 -	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private, four-years	94.00% 2.20%	$60,156	84.97%	3.96%	1,560	11,858	3 to 1
3 -	Tufts University Medford, MA Private, four-years	93.00% 0.81%	$67,844	50.13%	9.69%	1,510	13,431	10 to 1
4 1	Northeastern University Boston, MA Private, four-years	91.00% 0.43%	$63,141	40.69%	6.80%	1,500	30,013	16 to 1
5 1	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Private, four-years	90.00% 0.78%	$67,680	34.60%	16.66%	1,490	15,287	12 to 1
6 -	Boston University Boston, MA Private, four-years	88.00% 1.35%	$65,168	31.32%	14.37%	1,440	36,714	11 to 1
6 3	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA Private, four-years	88.00% 0.81%	$59,070	20.31%	57.48%	-	7,308	13 to 1
8 1	Bentley University Waltham, MA Private, four-years	87.00% 0.98%	$58,150	20.40%	57.88%	1,340	5,165	12 to 1
8 -	Brandeis University Waltham, MA Private, four-years	87.00% 0.53%	$64,946	25.23%	39.41%	1,470	5,581	10 to 1
10 -	Emerson College Boston, MA Private, four-years	77.00% 1.77%	$55,392	19.36%	42.75%	1,360	5,891	15 to 1
	Average	89.20%	$62,062	41.00%	25.22%	1,469	16,188	11 to 1

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