Top Colleges in Massachusetts Acceptance Rates and Admission Statistics

The average acceptance rate of Top Colleges in Massachusetts is 12.43%, a total of 37,723 applicants applied to the schools and 3,482 accepted.

Northeastern University had the most number of applicants of 98,425 and Wellesley College had the least number of applicants of 8,714 among Top Colleges in Massachusetts.

Harvard University had the lowest acceptance rate of 3.65% and Brandeis University had the highest rate of 40.50%.

Table. Top Colleges in Massachusetts Acceptance Rates and Admission Comparison
RankSchool ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA28,2321,2841,1024.55%85.83%
2Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA54,0081,9701,6473.65%83.60%
3Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA13,7431,2384809.01%38.77%
4Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA15,4111,2725478.25%43.00%
5Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA8,7141,22458314.05%47.63%
6Tufts UniversityMedford, MA34,4323,9571,80111.49%45.51%
7Boston UniversityBoston, MA78,7698,7493,26811.11%37.35%
8Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA98,4255,1332,7595.22%53.75%
9Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA35,0375,7552,50116.43%43.46%
10Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA10,4624,23773540.50%17.35%
-Average37,7233,4821,54212%50%