Massachusetts Public Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Massachusetts Public Colleges to Get In is 85.44% for the academic year 2024-2025.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,275 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,412 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Easiest Massachusetts Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Easiest Massachusetts Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Salem State University Salem, MAPublic, 4-year 95.88%
0.31%
11.25%-$19,531
($12,338)
6,23050.00%12 to 1
2
-
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MAPublic, 4-year 94.70%
0.15%
38.15%-$23,722
($11,420)
1,48874.00%13 to 1
3
1
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year 90.64%
1.52%
13.47%1,170$32,567
($15,612)
7,96852.00%16 to 1
4
1
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MAPublic, 4-year 89.74%
2.61%
11.53%-$21,381
($12,436)
89656.00%8 to 1
5
1
Worcester State University Worcester, MAPublic, 4-year 87.99%
1.87%
16.66%1,150$17,866
($11,786)
5,74561.00%16 to 1
6
1
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year 87.81%
1.38%
19.42%1,170$17,874
($11,734)
9,72753.00%17 to 1
7
2
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year 86.93%
3.01%
13.53%1,150$17,426
($11,346)
5,89255.00%11 to 1
8
2
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MAPublic, 4-year 83.78%
0.82%
12.28%1,190$38,115
($15,898)
15,57549.00%15 to 1
9
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Framingham State University Framingham, MAPublic, 4-year 83.61%
1.26%
15.49%1,180$18,000
($11,920)
4,00248.00%12 to 1
10
2
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year 83.04%
2.20%
18.07%1,280$36,264
($16,966)
16,59865.00%17 to 1
Average88.41%16.99%1,184$24,275
($13,146)
7,41256.30%14 to 1