Massachusetts Public Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate

University of Massachusetts-Amherst 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 83% last year.

University of Massachusetts-Lowell with 71% and Worcester State University with 58% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Massachusetts Public 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 Public Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate

University of Massachusetts-Amherst has the highest graduation rate of 83% and University of Massachusetts-Lowell has the second highest graduation rate of 71%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $26,824 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,492 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 84.98% and the average SAT score is 1,177 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 8 Massachusetts Public Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Massachusetts Public 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 -	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA Public, four-years	83.00% 0.71%	$39,293 ($17,357)	19.36%	63.52%	1,370	32,229	18 to 1
2 -	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA Public, four-years	71.00% 1.97%	$35,396 ($16,570)	18.39%	85.95%	1,250	17,153	17 to 1
3 1	Worcester State University Worcester, MA Public, four-years	58.00% 2.90%	$17,366 ($11,286)	19.32%	87.66%	1,125	5,311	14 to 1
4 1	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA Public, four-years	56.00% 6.44%	$17,529 ($11,389)	20.32%	87.71%	1,110	9,604	17 to 1
4 1	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA Public, four-years	56.00% 1.11%	$17,126 ($11,046)	18.31%	86.06%	1,120	6,554	12 to 1
6 -	Salem State University Salem, MA Public, four-years	55.00% 1.75%	$18,961 ($11,978)	18.29%	92.66%	1,110	6,539	12 to 1
7 -	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA Public, four-years	54.00% 0.13%	$31,750 ($15,208)	15.63%	95.52%	1,140	7,457	15 to 1
8 -	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA Public, four-years	51.00% 1.98%	$37,174 ($15,496)	15.49%	80.76%	1,190	15,586	16 to 1
	Average	60.50%	$26,824 ($13,791)	18.14%	84.98%	1,177	12,554	15 to 1

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