In average, 80% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $17,489. For all undergraduate students, 70.99% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $15,251

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $10,313 for state residents and $30,808 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges is $51,075 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $33,586.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Alexander AcademyLunenburg, MA$17,25071.00%$2,73951.00%$2,554
American International CollegeSpringfield, MA$42,97095.00%$35,06196.00%$30,064
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$67,28058.00%$58,69361.00%$58,328
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA$43,064100.00%$33,50391.00%$27,748
Assabet Valley Regional Technical SchoolMarlborough, MA$18,945 ($18,945)84.00%$4,49464.00%$7,025
Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA$49,414100.00%$32,49299.00%$30,263
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA$56,03268.00%$30,51366.00%$29,393
Bancroft School of Massage TherapyWorcester, MA$13,975--37.00%$3,148
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington, MA$66,59498.00%$38,11989.00%$37,165
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA$37,22797.00%$27,91385.00%$12,546
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA$18,90684.00%$11,29680.00%$9,871
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA$58,15081.00%$30,73376.00%$30,657
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA$50,27059.00%$19,30050.00%$19,958
Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield, MA$11,228 ($5,612)99.00%$6,80298.00%$5,247
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School DistrictUpton, MA$12,300 ($12,300)--98.00%$3,705
Blue Hills Regional Technical SchoolCanton, MA$15,800 ($15,800)33.00%$3,28346.00%$5,461
Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA$26,80059.00%$6,61342.00%$6,690
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA$14,304100.00%$10,85498.00%$6,462
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA$67,68040.00%$49,99244.00%$47,075
Boston UniversityBoston, MA$65,16848.00%$51,56549.00%$46,070
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$64,94664.00%$33,73363.00%$37,319
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA$17,529 ($11,389)82.00%$8,61671.00%$7,986
Bristol Community CollegeFall River, MA$10,356 ($5,412)65.00%$5,62056.00%$4,561
Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, MA$10,464 ($5,520)73.00%$6,80962.00%$5,350
Cambridge CollegeBoston, MA$18,072100.00%$7,13943.00%$4,360
Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable, MA$10,656 ($5,712)98.00%$4,04587.00%$3,626
Catherine Hinds Institute of EstheticsWoburn, MA$14,12529.00%$4,75348.00%$3,440
Charles H McCann Technical SchoolNorth Adams, MA$4,349 ($4,349)47.00%$4,93236.00%$3,964
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA$55,16096.00%$29,71696.00%$28,344
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA$42,06198.00%$27,10982.00%$19,598
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA$60,85060.00%$39,61563.00%$39,014
Curry CollegeMilton, MA$46,22099.00%$29,40283.00%$13,482
Dean CollegeFranklin, MA$44,960100.00%$29,97294.00%$28,715
DiGrigoli School of CosmetologyWest Springfield, MA$14,75082.00%$3,54996.00%$6,868
Diman Regional Technical InstituteFall River, MA$17,518 ($17,518)100.00%$6,64993.00%$6,019
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA$28,610100.00%$20,90097.00%$19,924
EINE IncTewksbury, MA$16,20025.00%$5,91333.00%$3,731
Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage TherapyMedford, MA$8,32065.00%$4,15037.00%$3,171
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA$55,39278.00%$24,36076.00%$24,566
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA$46,686100.00%$29,95695.00%$27,979
Empire Beauty School-BostonBoston, MA$13,60063.00%$4,39359.00%$4,613
Empire Beauty School-MaldenMalden, MA$13,60056.00%$5,68358.00%$5,180
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA$39,21297.00%$16,53390.00%$17,090
FINE Mortuary CollegeNorwood, MA$19,325--50.00%$4,261
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA$35,01397.00%$25,40679.00%$15,356
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA$17,126 ($11,046)76.00%$7,09362.00%$6,904
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA$17,710 ($11,630)77.00%$8,06959.00%$8,313
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA$64,458100.00%$40,52295.00%$39,739
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA$28,100100.00%$15,18196.00%$15,071
Greater Lowell Technical SchoolTyngsboro, MA$8,990 ($8,990)--53.00%$8,135
Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, MA$11,930 ($5,810)71.00%$4,17952.00%$4,861
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA$56,630100.00%$44,835100.00%$40,098
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$59,07656.00%$61,80146.00%$55,433
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA$22,490100.00%$10,326100.00%$7,132
Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, MA$10,754 ($5,810)99.00%$6,26498.00%$4,189
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA$54,89074.00%$20,19673.00%$19,846
Jupiter Beauty AcademyBoston, MA$7,49513.00%$5,12127.00%$4,839
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA$33,663--51.00%$4,097
Lasell UniversityNewton, MA$26,000100.00%$32,75798.00%$34,893
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingMedford, MA$28,617--67.00%$3,796
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA$32,780100.00%$16,27989.00%$14,103
Lincoln Technical Institute-SomervilleSomerville, MA$21,21993.00%$4,16484.00%$4,017
Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, MA$52,950100.00%$31,776100.00%$25,961
Lowell Academy Hairstyling InstituteLowell, MA$14,19054.00%$3,50563.00%$3,787
Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, MA$10,560 ($5,616)72.00%$6,30152.00%$4,844
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA$42,180 ($14,960)100.00%$8,49497.00%$7,460
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA$20,559 ($11,884)100.00%$9,044100.00%$9,643
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA$23,910 ($10,816)99.00%$11,80497.00%$8,200
Massachusetts School of BarberingQuincy, MA$15,05079.00%$6,57652.00%$5,049
Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton, MA$10,320 ($5,376)66.00%$7,55349.00%$5,811
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA$38,85099.00%$18,09395.00%$13,234
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA$51,78697.00%$27,72995.00%$25,169
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA$93,980--30.00%$13,784
Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, MA$12,120 ($6,048)99.00%$5,04491.00%$2,835
Mildred Elley-Pittsfield CampusPittsfield, MA$16,05283.00%$3,82269.00%$3,773
Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA$39,000100.00%$20,165100.00%$18,872
Monty TechFitchburg, MA$14,350 ($14,350)65.00%$6,64763.00%$6,647
Motoring Technical Training InstituteSeekonk, MA$17,05057.00%$4,84745.00%$4,852
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA$64,14280.00%$39,30478.00%$39,190
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, MA$10,920 ($6,000)60.00%$7,71653.00%$5,435
National Aviation Academy of New EnglandConcord, MA$39,90052.00%$6,19852.00%$5,803
New England Hair AcademyMalden, MA$15,00076.00%$6,26641.00%$5,263
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of MassachusettsNorth Andover, MA$12,39570.00%$4,59370.00%$4,621
Nichols CollegeDudley, MA$40,375100.00%$26,51593.00%$21,773
North Bennet Street SchoolBoston, MA$51,75080.00%$12,77060.00%$12,824
North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, MA$10,920 ($5,352)64.00%$5,50259.00%$3,949
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA$63,14182.00%$42,33167.00%$33,757
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA$48,899--41.00%$13,016
Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, MA$11,472 ($5,688)83.00%$5,04567.00%$4,377
Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA$14,16096.00%$7,18185.00%$6,143
Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA$7,536 ($7,344)71.00%$7,29360.00%$5,781
Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, MA$10,918 ($5,974)68.00%$6,63571.00%$4,602
Regis CollegeWeston, MA$47,770100.00%$31,08878.00%$25,323
Rob Roy Academy-Fall RiverFall River, MA$15,98059.00%$6,28766.00%$4,289
Rob Roy Academy-New BedfordNew Bedford, MA$15,40089.00%$4,82667.00%$5,255
Rob Roy Academy-TauntonTaunton, MA$15,40056.00%$5,11448.00%$4,451
Rob Roy Academy-WorcesterWorcester, MA$15,98070.00%$6,12750.00%$4,585
Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing, MA$11,088 ($6,096)83.00%$6,35860.00%$4,623
Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MA$29,463--100.00%$41,233
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA$18,961 ($11,978)99.00%$8,56274.00%$8,626
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical NursingBillerica, MA$13,940 ($13,940)55.00%$4,45844.00%$3,997
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of NursingBrockton, MA$54,075100.00%$4,96456.00%$6,161
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA$45,538100.00%$36,60698.00%$32,022
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA$61,56864.00%$49,10970.00%$47,628
Southeastern Technical InstituteSouth Easton, MA$11,125 ($11,125)71.00%$4,02070.00%$6,950
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School DistrictCharlton, MA$14,500 ($14,500)73.00%$3,21378.00%$5,493
Spa Tech Institute-North AndoverNorth Andover, MA$11,95089.00%$3,41360.00%$3,837
Spa Tech Institute-PlymouthPlymouth, MA$11,95060.00%$3,51449.00%$3,584
Spa Tech Institute-WestboroWestborough, MA$11,95065.00%$3,98954.00%$3,711
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA$43,707100.00%$28,37699.00%$26,331
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA$19,152--84.00%$3,275
Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, MA$10,728 ($5,520)98.00%$4,78683.00%$4,026
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA$54,500100.00%$34,71098.00%$30,810
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA$45,38097.00%$27,85692.00%$25,800
Technology Learning CenterOxford, MA$7,385--36.00%$10,811
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA$58,55096.00%$22,06891.00%$21,601
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-WorcesterWorcester, MA$15,07058.00%$6,10447.00%$4,745
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolFranklin, MA$15,185 ($15,185)23.00%$6,50935.00%$6,410
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA$67,84439.00%$51,61340.00%$49,857
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA$39,293 ($17,357)85.00%$12,35077.00%$11,636
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA$37,174 ($15,496)99.00%$11,10498.00%$8,917
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA$31,750 ($15,208)97.00%$10,05581.00%$10,092
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA$35,396 ($16,570)82.00%$11,98368.00%$10,220
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical SchoolBourne, MA$11,420 ($11,420)80.00%$5,63265.00%$5,714
Urban College of BostonBoston, MA$7,608--38.00%$1,792
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA$64,32059.00%$61,32861.00%$56,816
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA$41,01099.00%$18,23789.00%$17,287
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA$46,43097.00%$24,78193.00%$22,299
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA$17,962 ($11,882)93.00%$6,90463.00%$6,551
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA$62,08098.00%$41,66599.00%$39,088
William James CollegeNewton, MA$10,655--100.00%$7,398
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$64,86045.00%$57,12153.00%$57,850
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA$59,07096.00%$27,05994.00%$27,715
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA$17,366 ($11,286)100.00%$5,88195.00%$4,925
Average$30,808 ($10,313)80%$17,489 71%$15,251
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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