The 2024 average tuition & fees is $48,979 over 44 4-year private Massachusetts colleges. It is a 3.61% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 42 private Massachusetts colleges increased, and tuition at 1 colleges decreased.

Tufts University is the most expensive private Massachusetts college with tuition & fees of $67,844.

Boston College ($67,680) and Amherst College ($67,280) are following it in the list of Massachusetts Private Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Massachusetts Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees

The average acceptance rate is 23.55% and the average SAT score is 1,471 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 88.60% and the students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Massachusetts Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees.

Table. Massachusetts Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Tufts University Medford, MAPrivate, 4-year $67,844
$2,622
$49,476
$5,804
9.69%13,4311,51093.00%10 to 1
2
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Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year $67,680
$3,504
$35,900
$1,872
16.66%15,2871,49090.00%12 to 1
3
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Amherst College Amherst, MAPrivate, 4-year $67,280
$3,180
-7.26%1,8981,51091.00%7 to 1
4
-
Boston University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year $65,168
$2,808
$64,712
$2,788
14.37%36,7141,44088.00%11 to 1
5
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Brandeis University Waltham, MAPrivate, 4-year $64,946
$2,624
$61,578
$6,354
39.41%5,5811,47087.00%10 to 1
6
1
Williams College Williamstown, MAPrivate, 4-year $64,860
$3,090
$64,540
$2,765
8.50%2,2221,53095.00%6 to 1
7
1
Wellesley College Wellesley, MAPrivate, 4-year $64,320
$2,400
-13.57%2,4471,49090.00%7 to 1
8
3
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MAPrivate, 4-year $64,142
$5,644
$32,710
$5,292
39.76%2,3921,43082.00%9 to 1
9
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Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year $63,141
$2,949
$28,100
$1,091
6.80%30,0131,50091.00%16 to 1
10
2
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MAPrivate, 4-year $62,080
$1,850
-79.48%1,6671,34079.00%11 to 1
Average$65,146$48,14523.55%11,1651,47188.60%10 to 1