There are 20 National Universities in Massachusetts - 4 public and 16 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,562 for Massachusetts residents and $36,849 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $56,465. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $17,892 for Massachusetts residents and $33,696 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $38,943 in average.

Tufts University has the highest tuition & fees of $70,704 and University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth has the lowest tuition & fees of $32,567 among National Universities in Massachusetts.

Boston University is the largest school with 37,737 students and American International College is the smallest school with 2,037 students among those schools.

Comparison between 20 National Universities in Massachusetts with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in Massachusetts
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
American International CollegeSpringfield, MAPrivate, 4-year $44,230$13,314 99.57%46% 16 to 1 2,037
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year $70,702$37,520 16.43%91% 10 to 1 15,432
Boston UniversityBoston, MAPrivate, 4-year $68,102$67,626 11.11%89% 10 to 1 37,737
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MAPrivate, 4-year $68,080$60,153 40.50%86% 10 to 1 5,205
Clark UniversityWorcester, MAPrivate, 4-year $58,467$50,975 39.54%77% 8 to 1 3,925
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year $61,676$57,248 3.65%98% 7 to 1 30,259
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year $34,256$19,890 96.87%58% 10 to 1 2,557
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year $62,396$62,396 4.55%96% 3 to 1 11,886
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MAPrivate, 4-year $66,162$29,174 5.22%91% 16 to 1 32,553
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MAPrivate, 4-year $50,688$26,020 -- 16 to 1 7,411
Simmons UniversityBoston, MAPrivate, 4-year $46,874$28,561 69.98%72% 9 to 1 4,666
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MAPrivate, 4-year $44,974$33,722 71.89%74% 11 to 1 2,599
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MAPrivate, 4-year $47,550$38,448 82.33%61% 15 to 1 6,356
Tufts UniversityMedford, MAPrivate, 4-year $70,704$50,798 11.49%94% 10 to 1 13,599
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MAPublic, 4-year $40,449
($17,772)		$35,726
($17,410)		 59.73%83% 17 to 1 31,726
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MAPublic, 4-year $38,115
($15,898)		$39,352
($20,456)		 83.78%49% 15 to 1 15,575
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year $32,567
($15,612)		$30,589
($17,269)		 90.64%52% 16 to 1 7,968
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MAPublic, 4-year $36,264
($16,966)		$29,118
($16,434)		 83.04%65% 17 to 1 16,598
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MAPrivate, 4-year $47,820$18,210 83.48%64% 12 to 1 3,674
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MAPrivate, 4-year $60,765$29,040 60.16%90% 13 to 1 7,584