Key Admission and Academic Facts of Largest Massachusetts Colleges With Most Students

Boston University is the largest school with 36,714 students and University of Massachusetts-Amherst has the second largest population with 32,229 students. We note again that colleges with more than 50% of online students are excluded for the ranking.
Boston University stay at first place of the largest college ranking since last year. University of Massachusetts-Amherst also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $51,246 and graduate tuition & fees is $40,761 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 37.27% and the average SAT score is 1,397 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Largest Massachusetts Colleges With Most Students.
Table. Largest Massachusetts Colleges With Most Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentOnline EnrollmentStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Boston University Boston, MA
Private, four-years
36,714
3,996
18,45918,25515,64621,0684,04411 to 1
2
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA
Public, four-years
32,229
587
24,3917,83815,68916,5403,85318 to 1
3
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Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Private, four-years
30,631
240
9,36821,26314,20716,4246,9237 to 1
4
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Northeastern University Boston, MA
Private, four-years
30,013
7,108
16,30213,71114,26615,7471,05816 to 1
5
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University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA
Public, four-years
17,153
997
12,3894,7649,7437,4104,90217 to 1
6
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University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA
Public, four-years
15,586
673
12,2213,3656,4259,1611,61716 to 1
7
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Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
Private, four-years
15,287
353
9,9825,3056,9388,34981412 to 1
8
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Tufts University Medford, MA
Private, four-years
13,431
1,212
6,8156,6165,5227,90969710 to 1
9
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
Private, four-years
11,858
604
4,6577,2016,7845,074613 to 1
10
1
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
Public, four-years
9,604
1,047
8,1161,4883,7555,8491,00417 to 1
Average21,25112,2708,9819,89811,3532,49713 to 1

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