For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Massachusetts Private Graduate Schools is 29.57%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 21.94%. A total of 548,390 have applied, 162,162 admitted, and 35,576 students have enrolled one of Massachusetts Private Graduate Schools.
Of the Massachusetts colleges, Harvard University is the tightest school to admit with 3.24% acceptance rate, and Northeastern University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 6.80%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Massachusetts Private Graduate Schools.
Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Massachusetts Private Graduate Schools | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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American International CollegeSpringfield, MA | 2,707 | 2,419 | 331 |
89.36% | 13.68% |
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Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA | 14,864 | 1,079 | 467 |
7.26% | 43.28% |
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Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA | 3,514 | 2,445 | 202 |
69.58% | 8.26% |
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Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA | 4,035 | 3,321 | 369 |
82.30% | 11.11% |
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Babson CollegeWellesley, MA | 7,607 | 1,700 | 656 |
22.35% | 38.59% |
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Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington, MA | 154 | 147 | 94 |
95.45% | 63.95% |
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Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA | 788 | 596 | 139 |
75.63% | 23.32% |
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Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA | 9,662 | 5,592 | 1,141 |
57.88% | 20.40% |
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Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA | 7,286 | 3,951 | 1,627 |
54.23% | 41.18% |
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Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA | 13 | 13 | 5 |
100.00% | 38.46% |
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Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | 40,494 | 6,748 | 2,335 |
16.66% | 34.60% |
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Boston UniversityBoston, MA | 80,796 | 11,607 | 3,635 |
14.37% | 31.32% |
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Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | 9,917 | 3,908 | 986 |
39.41% | 25.23% |
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Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | 8,787 | 4,422 | 703 |
50.32% | 15.90% |
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College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA | 1,177 | 1,070 | 146 |
90.91% | 13.64% |
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College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA | 7,036 | 2,558 | 903 |
36.36% | 35.30% |
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Curry CollegeMilton, MA | 4,743 | 4,151 | 490 |
87.52% | 11.80% |
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Dean CollegeFranklin, MA | 4,860 | 3,691 | 343 |
75.95% | 9.29% |
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Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA | 688 | 426 | 72 |
61.92% | 16.90% |
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Emerson CollegeBoston, MA | 12,109 | 5,176 | 1,002 |
42.75% | 19.36% |
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Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA | 5,786 | 4,611 | 568 |
79.69% | 12.32% |
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Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA | 5,430 | 3,981 | 871 |
73.31% | 21.88% |
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Fisher CollegeBoston, MA | 3,333 | 2,474 | 194 |
74.23% | 7.84% |
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Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA | 862 | 165 | 75 |
19.14% | 45.45% |
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Gordon CollegeWenham, MA | 1,395 | 1,280 | 317 |
91.76% | 24.77% |
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Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA | 2,090 | 1,440 | 228 |
68.90% | 15.83% |
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Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 61,221 | 1,984 | 1,646 |
3.24% | 82.96% |
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Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA | 38 | 22 | 4 |
57.89% | 18.18% |
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Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA | 2,279 | 1,088 | 215 |
47.74% | 19.76% |
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Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA | 103 | 40 | 12 |
38.83% | 30.00% |
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Lasell UniversityNewton, MA | 2,833 | 2,074 | 314 |
73.21% | 15.14% |
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Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA | 3,144 | 2,711 | 240 |
86.23% | 8.85% |
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Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, MA | 82 | 73 | 11 |
89.02% | 15.07% |
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MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA | 5,698 | 5,029 | 759 |
88.26% | 15.09% |
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Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA | 13,175 | 9,833 | 1,182 |
74.63% | 12.02% |
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Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA | 4,894 | 1,946 | 544 |
39.76% | 27.95% |
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Nichols CollegeDudley, MA | 2,358 | 2,001 | 317 |
84.86% | 15.84% |
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Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | 91,000 | 6,191 | 2,519 |
6.80% | 40.69% |
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Regis CollegeWeston, MA | 2,841 | 2,522 | 203 |
88.77% | 8.05% |
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Simmons UniversityBoston, MA | 4,001 | 3,059 | 392 |
76.46% | 12.81% |
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Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA | 7,269 | 1,662 | 619 |
22.86% | 37.24% |
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Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA | 3,549 | 2,684 | 529 |
75.63% | 19.71% |
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Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA | 7,269 | 5,338 | 737 |
73.44% | 13.81% |
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Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA | 9,699 | 8,418 | 1,260 |
86.79% | 14.97% |
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The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA | 815 | 306 | 48 |
37.55% | 15.69% |
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Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | 34,882 | 3,381 | 1,695 |
9.69% | 50.13% |
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Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA | 8,491 | 1,152 | 585 |
13.57% | 50.78% |
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Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | 5,537 | 5,111 | 832 |
92.31% | 16.28% |
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Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA | 6,128 | 5,393 | 589 |
88.01% | 10.92% |
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Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA | 4,031 | 3,204 | 494 |
79.48% | 15.42% |
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Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA | 15,321 | 1,302 | 577 |
8.50% | 44.32% |
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Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | 11,599 | 6,667 | 1,354 |
57.48% | 20.31% |
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| Average | 10,546 | 3,119 | 684 | 29.57% | 21.94% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).
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