48 Best colleges for Literature in Massachusetts

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 819K citations received by 33.7K academic papers made by 48 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Literature

#5 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Literature

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

3. Boston University

Boston

For Literature

#43 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Literature

#57 in the United States

#67 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

5. Boston College

Boston

For Literature

#73 in the United States

#86 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Literature

#87 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Literature

#113 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

8. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Literature

#134 in the United States

#157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

9. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Literature

#143 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

10. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Literature

#188 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,362

11. Smith College

Northampton

For Literature

#194 in the United States

#223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,790

12. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Literature

#197 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 212
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1921

13. Clark University

Worcester

For Literature

#210 in the United States

#240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,053

14. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Literature

#226 in the United States

#257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,679

15. Williams College

Williamstown

For Literature

#237 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,965

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Literature

#240 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,367

17. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Literature

#249 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1259
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

18. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Literature

#265 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

19. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Literature

#273 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

20. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Literature

#333 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,765

21. Suffolk University

Boston

For Literature

#336 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,270

22. Simmons University

Boston

For Literature

#351 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $24,423

23. Emerson College

Boston

For Literature

#369 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $51,432

24. Bentley University

Waltham

For Literature

#371 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1339
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $44,233

25. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Literature

#425 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,273

26. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Literature

#431 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 98%

27. Babson College

Wellesley

For Literature

#458 in the United States

#506 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $28,400

28. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Literature

#521 in the United States

#572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

29. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Literature

#532 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $32,414
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,279

30. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Literature

#580 in the United States

#636 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,069

31. Dean College

Franklin

For Literature

#583 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $32,219
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,972

32. Salem State University

Salem

For Literature

#609 in the United States

#666 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,562

33. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Literature

#657 in the United States

#716 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $38,502

34. Stonehill College

Easton

For Literature

#660 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,021
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,710

35. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Literature

#670 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $24,087
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $44,835

36. Assumption College

Worcester

For Literature

#685 in the United States

#745 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,911
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,492

37. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Literature

#703 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $37,296
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $27,729

38. Springfield College

Springfield

For Literature

#706 in the United States

#768 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,930

39. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Literature

#731 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,863

40. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Literature

#733 in the United States

#796 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,904
Enrollment: 4,702

41. Western New England University

Springfield

For Literature

#766 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,214

42. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Literature

#782 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1118
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

43. Berklee College of Music

Boston

For Literature

#877 in the United States

#946 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $46,873
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $19,300

44. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Literature

#879 in the United States

#948 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,353
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1977

45. Gordon College

Wenham

For Literature

#880 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,483

46. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

South Hamilton

For Literature

#882 in the United States

#951 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 1,334
Male:Female: 62:38

47. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Literature

#918 in the United States

#987 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

48. Regis College

Weston

For Literature

#927 in the United States

#996 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,014
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,088

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Literature

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	7	71
Connecticut	15	9
New Hampshire	8	98
Vermont	5	149
New York	94	2
New Jersey	20	18
Maine	7	179
Pennsylvania	61	14
Maryland	20	20
District of Columbia	9	60
Virginia	32	23
Ohio	37	11
North Carolina	28	27
Michigan	24	4
South Carolina	13	68
Indiana	22	42
Kentucky	14	75
Tennessee	18	46
Wisconsin	19	13
Georgia	26	38
Illinois	45	10
Alabama	14	97
Iowa	11	37
Missouri	18	48
Florida	29	34
Minnesota	21	21
Mississippi	7	178
Arkansas	9	116
Louisiana	15	52
Kansas	8	61
South Dakota	5	359
North Dakota	3	220
Nebraska	6	79
Oklahoma	6	94
Puerto Rico	2	525
Texas	54	7
Colorado	15	47
New Mexico	4	103
Utah	6	56
Idaho	3	248
Arizona	5	24
Washington	17	12
Oregon	12	41
California	83	1
Hawaii	4	133

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Literature

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