Massachusetts Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

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

Massachusetts Maritime Academy has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 38.15% and Bridgewater State University (19.42%) and University of Massachusetts-Lowell (18.07%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Massachusetts Public Colleges.

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.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 38.15% and Bridgewater State University has the second highest yield of 19.42%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $26,054 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,927 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Massachusetts Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 83.96%, and the average SAT score is 1,214, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored Massachusetts Public Colleges

Table. Most Favored Massachusetts Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MAPublic, 4-year 38.15%
0.47%		94.70%-$23,722
($11,420)		1,48874.00%13 to 1
2
1		Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year 19.42%
1.10%		87.81%1,170$17,874
($11,734)		9,72753.00%17 to 1
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
3		Westfield State University Westfield, MAPublic, 4-year 15.16%
1.10%		81.41%-$18,259
($12,179)		4,58854.00%17 to 1
8
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
9
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
10
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
Average18.02%83.96%1,214$26,054
($13,663)		10,33159.40%15 to 1