Massachusetts Public Colleges with the Lowest Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Massachusetts Public Colleges with the Lowest Yield is 16.91% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Salem State University has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 11.25% and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (11.53%) and University of Massachusetts-Boston (12.28%) are following it in the list of Massachusetts Public Colleges with the Lowest Yield.

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

Salem State University has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 11.25% and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has the second lowest yield of 11.53%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,986 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,924 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Lowest Yield Massachusetts Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 84.28%, and the average SAT score is 1,220, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Massachusetts Public Colleges With The Lowest Yield

Table. Massachusetts Public Colleges With The Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
6		Salem State University Salem, MAPublic, 4-year 11.25%
6.22%		95.88%-$19,531
($12,338)		6,23050.00%12 to 1
2
1		Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MAPublic, 4-year 11.53%
1.87%		89.74%-$21,381
($12,436)		89656.00%8 to 1
3
1		University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MAPublic, 4-year 12.28%
1.91%		83.78%1,190$38,115
($15,898)		15,57549.00%15 to 1
4
1		University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year 13.47%
1.77%		90.64%1,170$32,567
($15,612)		7,96852.00%16 to 1
5
1		Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year 13.53%
2.08%		86.93%1,150$17,426
($11,346)		5,89255.00%11 to 1
6
3		Westfield State University Westfield, MAPublic, 4-year 15.16%
1.10%		81.41%-$18,259
($12,179)		4,58854.00%17 to 1
7
5		Framingham State University Framingham, MAPublic, 4-year 15.49%
1.95%		83.61%1,180$18,000
($11,920)		4,00248.00%12 to 1
8
3		Worcester State University Worcester, MAPublic, 4-year 16.66%
4.66%		87.99%1,150$17,866
($11,786)		5,74561.00%16 to 1
9
1		University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year 17.95%
0.20%		59.73%1,420$40,449
($17,772)		31,72683.00%17 to 1
10
1		University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year 18.07%
1.28%		83.04%1,280$36,264
($16,966)		16,59865.00%17 to 1
Average14.54%84.28%1,220$25,986
($13,825)		9,92257.30%14 to 1