Massachusetts Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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How hard is it to get into in Massachusetts Colleges?

For 64 Massachusetts Colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 61.20%. The average tuition & fees of the schools is $45,895 and the average SAT score is 1325.

5 Massachusetts colleges' acceptance rates are under 10%, which is very low, and 6 colleges' rates are between 10% to 20%, also low rate.33 Massachusetts colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.

The following table shows the number of Massachusetts colleges by acceptance rate and school type.

Massachusetts Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Acceptance Rate RangeTotalPublicPrivate
Lower than 10%505
10% - 20%606
20% - 30%202
30% - 40%202
40% - 50%505
50% - 60%312
60% - 70%808
Higher than 70%331221

Massachusetts Colleges Admission Comparison Table

Massachusetts Colleges Comparison with Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA 60.48% 1,761 1,065 139 - $53,688
American International CollegeSpringfield, MA 99.57% 2,540 2,529 284 - $44,230
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA 9.01% 13,743 1,238 480 1540 $70,480
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA 50.30% 6,906 3,474 225 - $44,571
Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA 82.98% 5,900 4,896 497 - $51,356
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA 17.09% 9,381 1,603 625 1460 $57,152
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA 90.91% 11 10 1 - $14,304
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA 85.20% 1,047 892 139 1120 $38,302
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA 45.05% 11,012 4,961 1,056 1350 $61,000
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA 43.53% 7,050 3,069 1,395 - $52,040
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA 16.43% 35,037 5,755 2,501 1500 $70,702
Boston UniversityBoston, MA 11.11% 78,769 8,749 3,268 1480 $68,102
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA 40.50% 10,462 4,237 735 1470 $68,080
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA 87.81% 9,096 7,987 1,551 1170 $17,874
($11,734)
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA 50.00% 32 16 16 - $30,468
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA 39.54% 11,452 4,528 486 1358 $58,467
Curry CollegeMilton, MA 87.65% 5,313 4,657 535 1125 $47,570
Dean CollegeFranklin, MA 73.71% 4,617 3,403 296 - $46,526
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA 51.31% 10,378 5,325 828 1340 $57,056
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA 75.65% 6,099 4,614 516 1250 $48,550
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA 71.21% 5,522 3,932 836 1270 $40,650
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA 70.68% 3,527 2,493 153 - $35,689
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA 86.93% 4,582 3,983 539 1150 $17,426
($11,346)
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA 83.61% 4,532 3,789 587 1180 $18,000
($11,920)
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA 69.23% 2,366 1,638 353 1250 $30,700
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA 75.28% 2,132 1,605 231 - $58,896
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA 3.65% 54,008 1,970 1,647 1550 $61,676
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA 79.63% 54 43 11 - $22,490
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA 17.61% 9,568 1,685 835 1340 $64,500
Lasell UniversityNewton, MA 81.22% 3,057 2,483 341 1100 $27,040
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA 96.87% 2,526 2,447 193 - $34,256
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA 83.04% 13,781 11,444 2,068 1280 $36,264
($16,966)
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA 59.73% 50,261 30,020 5,388 1420 $40,449
($17,772)
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA 83.78% 21,262 17,813 2,187 1190 $38,115
($15,898)
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, MA 85.21% 6,010 5,121 673 1255 $40,530
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA 76.27% 2,756 2,102 363 - $43,400
($15,400)
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA 4.55% 28,232 1,284 1,102 1560 $62,396
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA 94.70% 1,265 1,198 457 - $23,722
($11,420)
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA 70.02% 14,070 9,852 971 - $53,962
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA 36.03% 5,226 1,883 512 1460 $67,018
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA 41.10% 1,112 457 135 - $60,750
Nichols CollegeDudley, MA 80.84% 2,296 1,856 336 1140 $42,705
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA 89.74% 1,208 1,084 125 - $21,381
($12,436)
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA 5.22% 98,425 5,133 2,759 1490 $66,162
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA 85.26% 1,269 1,082 118 - $43,325
Regis CollegeWeston, MA 69.78% 3,432 2,395 180 - $49,680
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA 95.88% 7,953 7,625 858 - $19,531
($12,338)
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA 69.98% 4,773 3,340 361 1310 $46,874
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA 21.00% 8,666 1,820 645 1490 $65,178
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA 71.89% 3,284 2,361 448 1230 $44,974
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA 90.64% 10,669 9,670 1,303 1170 $32,567
($15,612)
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA 66.28% 8,383 5,556 777 - $56,370
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA 82.33% 10,308 8,487 923 1210 $47,550
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA 11.49% 34,432 3,957 1,801 1510 $70,704
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA 14.05% 8,714 1,224 583 1520 $67,176
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA 91.21% 5,985 5,459 1,084 1220 $42,884
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA 83.48% 7,567 6,317 790 1190 $47,820
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA 81.41% 6,816 5,549 841 - $18,259
($12,179)
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA 67.73% 5,835 3,952 511 1295 $63,960
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA 8.25% 15,411 1,272 547 1540 $68,560
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA 60.16% 12,559 7,555 1,366 - $60,765
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA 87.99% 5,156 4,537 756 1150 $17,866
($11,786)
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA 25.20% 1,000 252 110 1520 $63,742
Sattler CollegeBoston, MA 69.05% 42 29 20 1190 $787
Average 61.20%11,4164,2318191,325$45,895
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