Most Favored Massachusetts Public Colleges

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Massachusetts Public Colleges is 16.91% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 38.15% and Bridgewater State University (19.42%) and University of Massachusetts-Lowell (18.07%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Massachusetts Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 38.15% and Bridgewater State University has the second highest yield of 19.42%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $26,054 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,927 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Massachusetts Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 83.96%, and the average SAT score is 1,214, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Most Favored Massachusetts Public Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MAPublic, 4-year	38.15% 0.47%	94.70%	-	$23,722 ($11,420)	1,488	74.00%	13 to 1
2 1	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year	19.42% 1.10%	87.81%	1,170	$17,874 ($11,734)	9,727	53.00%	17 to 1
3 1	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year	18.07% 1.28%	83.04%	1,280	$36,264 ($16,966)	16,598	65.00%	17 to 1
4 1	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year	17.95% 0.20%	59.73%	1,420	$40,449 ($17,772)	31,726	83.00%	17 to 1
5 3	Worcester State University Worcester, MAPublic, 4-year	16.66% 4.66%	87.99%	1,150	$17,866 ($11,786)	5,745	61.00%	16 to 1
6 5	Framingham State University Framingham, MAPublic, 4-year	15.49% 1.95%	83.61%	1,180	$18,000 ($11,920)	4,002	48.00%	12 to 1
7 3	Westfield State University Westfield, MAPublic, 4-year	15.16% 1.10%	81.41%	-	$18,259 ($12,179)	4,588	54.00%	17 to 1
8 1	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year	13.53% 2.08%	86.93%	1,150	$17,426 ($11,346)	5,892	55.00%	11 to 1
9 1	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year	13.47% 1.77%	90.64%	1,170	$32,567 ($15,612)	7,968	52.00%	16 to 1
10 1	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MAPublic, 4-year	12.28% 1.91%	83.78%	1,190	$38,115 ($15,898)	15,575	49.00%	15 to 1
	Average	18.02%	83.96%	1,214	$26,054 ($13,663)	10,331	59.40%	15 to 1

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