In Massachusetts, 35,012 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 1,025 from last year.
Harvard University has the most online students of 7,584 out of 30,259.00 total students (25.06%) among 38 Massachusetts colleges that offer online programs.
Boston University with 5,423 online students and Northeastern University Professional Programs with 2,649 online students are following it in Largest Online Massachusetts Private Colleges ranking.
Harvard University stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Boston University also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $50,586 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,170 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded Largest Online Massachusetts Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 44.81% and the average SAT score is 1,390, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Online Enrollment | Total Population | Undergraduate | Graduate | Men | Women | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year | 7,584 166 | 30,259 | 8,844 | 21,415 | 13,812 | 16,447 | $61,676 |
| 2 - | Boston University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 5,423 1,336 | 37,737 | 18,805 | 18,932 | 15,963 | 21,774 | $68,102 |
| 3 - | Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 2,649 79 | 7,411 | 2,416 | 4,995 | 3,159 | 4,252 | $50,688 |
| 4 - | Simmons University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,982 326 | 4,666 | 1,675 | 2,991 | 417 | 4,249 | $46,874 |
| 5 - | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,874 107 | 2,605 | 1,177 | 1,428 | 181 | 2,424 | $38,302 |
| 6 - | Berklee College of Music Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,790 98 | 8,369 | 7,549 | 820 | 4,592 | 3,777 | $52,040 |
| 7 1 | Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,730 422 | 32,553 | 17,432 | 15,121 | 15,644 | 16,909 | $66,162 |
| 8 1 | Regis College Weston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,474 202 | 2,517 | 987 | 1,530 | 398 | 2,119 | $49,680 |
| 9 2 | Merrimack College North Andover, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,344 320 | 5,862 | 4,102 | 1,760 | 2,508 | 3,354 | $53,962 |
| 10 1 | Cambridge College Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 1,187 7 | 1,835 | 646 | 1,189 | 374 | 1,461 | $18,378 |
| Average | 2,704 | 13,381 | 6,363 | 7,018 | 5,705 | 7,677 | $50,586 |