Massachusetts Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
Harvard University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 97% last year.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology with 94% and Tufts University with 93% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Massachusetts Colleges having Highest Graduation Rate. Colleges having highest graduation rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Key Admission and Academic Facts of Massachusetts Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
Harvard University has the highest graduation rate of 97% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the second highest graduation rate of 94%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $60,452 and graduate tuition & fees is $46,708 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 27.30% and the average SAT score is 1,470 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Massachusetts Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private, four-years | 97.00% - | $59,076 | 82.96% | 3.24% | 1,550 | 30,631 | 7 to 1 |
| 2 - | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private, four-years | 94.00% 2.00% | $60,156 | 84.97% | 3.96% | 1,560 | 11,858 | 3 to 1 |
| 3 - | Tufts University Medford, MA Private, four-years | 93.00% 1.00% | $67,844 | 50.13% | 9.69% | 1,510 | 13,431 | 10 to 1 |
| 4 - | Northeastern University Boston, MA Private, four-years | 91.00% - | $63,141 | 40.69% | 6.80% | 1,500 | 30,013 | 16 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Private, four-years | 90.00% 1.00% | $67,680 | 34.60% | 16.66% | 1,490 | 15,287 | 12 to 1 |
| 6 - | Boston University Boston, MA Private, four-years | 88.00% 1.00% | $65,168 | 31.32% | 14.37% | 1,440 | 36,714 | 11 to 1 |
| 6 3 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA Private, four-years | 88.00% 1.00% | $59,070 | 20.31% | 57.48% | - | 7,308 | 13 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Bentley University Waltham, MA Private, four-years | 87.00% 1.00% | $58,150 | 20.40% | 57.88% | 1,340 | 5,165 | 12 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA Private, four-years | 87.00% 1.00% | $64,946 | 25.23% | 39.41% | 1,470 | 5,581 | 10 to 1 |
| 10 - | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA Public, four-years | 83.00% 1.00% | $39,293 ($17,357) | 19.36% | 63.52% | 1,370 | 32,229 | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 89.80% | $60,452 ($17,357) | 41.00% | 27.30% | 1,470 | 18,822 | 11 to 1 |
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