Massachusetts Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Massachusetts Colleges is 23.38% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 85.83% and Harvard University (83.60%) and Northeastern University (53.75%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Massachusetts 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 Institute of Technology has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 85.83% and Harvard University has the second highest yield of 83.60%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $65,440 and graduate tuition & fees is $51,027 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Across these elite Most Favored Massachusetts Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 13.38% and the average SAT score is 1,506, underscoring their extremely selective admissions process and high academic standards.

Comparison between Most Favored Massachusetts Colleges

Table. Most Favored Massachusetts Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year 85.83%
0.19%		4.55%1,560$62,39611,88696.00%3 to 1
2
-		Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year 83.60%
0.12%		3.65%1,550$61,67630,25998.00%7 to 1
3
3		Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 53.75%
3.48%		5.22%1,490$66,16232,55391.00%16 to 1
4
4		College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MAPrivate, 4-year 49.55%
4.55%		17.61%1,340$64,5003,12687.00%9 to 1
5
-		Wellesley College Wellesley, MAPrivate, 4-year 47.63%
2.72%		14.05%1,520$67,1762,40792.00%7 to 1
6
2		Tufts University Medford, MAPrivate, 4-year 45.51%
4.98%		11.49%1,510$70,70413,59994.00%10 to 1
7
2		Berklee College of Music Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 45.45%
3.46%		43.53%-$52,0408,36967.00%9 to 1
8
2		Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year 43.46%
2.10%		16.43%1,500$70,70215,43291.00%10 to 1
9
2		Williams College Williamstown, MAPrivate, 4-year 43.00%
4.25%		8.25%1,540$68,5602,16494.00%6 to 1
10
1		Amherst College Amherst, MAPrivate, 4-year 38.77%
0.27%		9.01%1,540$70,4801,91494.00%6 to 1
Average53.66%13.38%1,506$65,44012,17190.40%8 to 1