Largest Massachusetts Private Colleges

Boston University is the largest private Massachusetts college with 36,714 students. The percentage of online students is 11.01% at the school.

Harvard University with 30,631 students and Northeastern University with 30,013 students are following it in the largetst Massachusetts college ranking.

For the largest college ranking, we exclude colleges with more than 50% of online students. Instead, you can check them at the largest Massachusetts online colleges.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Largest Massachusetts Private Colleges With Most Students

Boston University is the largest school with 36,714 students and Harvard University has the second largest population with 30,631 students. We note again that colleges with more than 50% of online students are excluded for the ranking.

Boston University stay at first place of the largest college ranking since last year. Harvard University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $58,015 and graduate tuition & fees is $42,783 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 28.30% and the average SAT score is 1,469 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Largest Massachusetts Private Colleges With Most Students.

Table. Largest Massachusetts Private Colleges With Most Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Boston University Boston, MA Private, four-years	36,714 3,996	18,459	18,255	15,646	21,068	4,044	11 to 1
2 -	Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private, four-years	30,631 240	9,368	21,263	14,207	16,424	6,923	7 to 1
3 -	Northeastern University Boston, MA Private, four-years	30,013 7,108	16,302	13,711	14,266	15,747	1,058	16 to 1
4 -	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Private, four-years	15,287 353	9,982	5,305	6,938	8,349	814	12 to 1
5 -	Tufts University Medford, MA Private, four-years	13,431 1,212	6,815	6,616	5,522	7,909	697	10 to 1
6 1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private, four-years	11,858 604	4,657	7,201	6,784	5,074	61	3 to 1
7 4	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA Private, four-years	8,282 1,651	7,499	783	4,693	3,589	1,854	10 to 1
8 2	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA Private, four-years	8,264 3,046	3,224	5,040	3,249	5,015	3,037	16 to 1
9 -	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA Private, four-years	7,308 388	5,246	2,062	4,703	2,605	806	13 to 1
10 2	MCPHS University Boston, MA Private, four-years	6,824 677	3,522	3,302	1,654	5,170	1,317	10 to 1
	Average	16,861	8,507	8,354	7,766	9,095	2,061	11 to 1

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