Massachusetts 4-Years Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Massachusetts, 54,183 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 1,331 from last year.

Harvard University has the most online students of 7,584 out of 30,259.00 total students (25.06%) among 50 Massachusetts colleges that offer online programs.

Boston University with 5,423 online students and University of Massachusetts-Lowell with 5,089 online students are following it in Largest Online Massachusetts 4-Years Colleges ranking.

Harvard University stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Boston University ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $47,798 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,631 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded Largest Online Massachusetts 4-Years Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 49.82% and the average SAT score is 1,350, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between Largest Online Massachusetts 4-Years Colleges

Table. Largest Online Massachusetts 4-Years Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year 7,584
166		30,2598,84421,41513,81216,447$61,676
2
1		Boston University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 5,423
1,336		37,73718,80518,93215,96321,774$68,102
3
1		University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year 5,089
61		16,59812,1224,4769,3147,284$36,264
($16,966)
4
-		University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year 3,511
131		31,72623,9207,80615,24516,481$40,449
($17,772)
5
-		Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year 2,745
58		5,8923,0272,8652,3413,551$17,426
($11,346)
6
-		Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 2,649
79		7,4112,4164,9953,1594,252$50,688
7
-		Simmons University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 1,982
326		4,6661,6752,9914174,249$46,874
8
-		Bay Path University Longmeadow, MAPrivate, 4-year 1,874
107		2,6051,1771,4281812,424$38,302
9
-		Berklee College of Music Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 1,790
98		8,3697,5498204,5923,777$52,040
10
3		Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 1,730
422		32,55317,43215,12115,64416,909$66,162
Average3,43817,7829,6978,0858,0679,715$47,798
($15,361)