Best-colleges-in-massachusetts 2023 Acceptance Rate Comparison

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Best-colleges-in-massachusetts is 19.91%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.48%. A total of 430,167 have applied, 85,648 admitted, and 23,535 students have enrolled one of Best-colleges-in-massachusetts.

Harvard University is the tightest school to admit with 3.24% acceptance rate, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the second lowest acceptance rate of 3.96%.

Best-colleges-in-massachusetts 2023 Acceptance Rate Comparison

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2023 Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
School Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Admission Yield
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	40,494	6,748	2,335	16.66%	34.60%
Boston University Boston, MA	80,796	11,607	3,635	14.37%	31.32%
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	9,917	3,908	986	39.41%	25.23%
Clark University Worcester, MA	8,787	4,422	703	50.32%	15.90%
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	61,221	1,984	1,646	3.24%	82.96%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	33,767	1,337	1,136	3.96%	84.97%
Northeastern University Boston, MA	91,000	6,191	2,519	6.80%	40.69%
Tufts University Medford, MA	34,882	3,381	1,695	9.69%	50.13%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	45,451	28,871	5,589	63.52%	19.36%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	12,253	10,532	1,937	85.95%	18.39%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	11,599	6,667	1,354	57.48%	20.31%
Average	39,106	7,786	2,140	19.91%	27.48%

*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

**Information is not available for schools that are not appeared in the table. The schools have not report the information to the IPEDS or not applicable.)

Best-colleges-in-massachusetts with Outstanding Admission Stats

Tightest Schools (Lowest Acceptance Rates)

Harvard University 3.24%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3.96%
Northeastern University 6.80%
Tufts University 9.69%
Boston University 14.37%

Favored Schools (Highest Admission Yield)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 84.97%
Harvard University 82.96%
Tufts University 50.13%
Northeastern University 40.69%
Boston College 34.60%