55 Best colleges for Neuroscience in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 13.1M citations received by 211K academic papers made by 55 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.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Neuroscience

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Neuroscience

#19 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

3. Boston University

Boston

For Neuroscience

#28 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

4. Tufts University

Medford

For Neuroscience

#62 in the United States

#71 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

5. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Neuroscience

#84 in the United States

#96 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

6. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Neuroscience

#89 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

7. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Neuroscience

#93 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

8. Northeastern University

Boston

For Neuroscience

#122 in the United States

#139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

9. Boston College

Boston

For Neuroscience

#142 in the United States

#164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

10. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Neuroscience

#190 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

11. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Neuroscience

#257 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

12. Clark University

Worcester

For Neuroscience

#260 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

13. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Neuroscience

#265 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

14. Williams College

Williamstown

For Neuroscience

#284 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

15. Smith College

Northampton

For Neuroscience

#298 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

16. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Neuroscience

#306 in the United States

#341 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

17. William James College

Newton

For Neuroscience

#342 in the United States

#378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

18. Amherst College

Amherst

For Neuroscience

#360 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

19. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Neuroscience

#378 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 529
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1894

20. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Neuroscience

#381 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

21. Suffolk University

Boston

For Neuroscience

#388 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

22. MCPHS University

Boston

For Neuroscience

#411 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

23. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Neuroscience

#437 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

24. Bentley University

Waltham

For Neuroscience

#447 in the United States

#491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

25. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Neuroscience

#448 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

26. Dean College

Franklin

For Neuroscience

#454 in the United States

#498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

27. Simmons University

Boston

For Neuroscience

#491 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

28. Emerson College

Boston

For Neuroscience

#501 in the United States

#550 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,703

29. Babson College

Wellesley

For Neuroscience

#507 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

30. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Neuroscience

#552 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

31. Fisher College

Boston

For Neuroscience

#564 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

32. Springfield College

Springfield

For Neuroscience

#566 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

33. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Neuroscience

#671 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

34. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Neuroscience

#682 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Neuroscience

#690 in the United States

#746 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

36. Western New England University

Springfield

For Neuroscience

#691 in the United States

#747 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

37. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Neuroscience

#707 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

38. Salem State University

Salem

For Neuroscience

#733 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

39. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Neuroscience

#742 in the United States

#800 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

40. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Neuroscience

#747 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

41. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Neuroscience

#806 in the United States

#865 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

42. Assumption College

Worcester

For Neuroscience

#809 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $29,072
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,759

43. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Neuroscience

#832 in the United States

#894 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

44. Bay State College

Boston

For Neuroscience

#844 in the United States

#907 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

45. Stonehill College

Easton

For Neuroscience

#846 in the United States

#909 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

46. Gordon College

Wenham

For Neuroscience

#871 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,250

47. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Neuroscience

#901 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

48. Curry College

Milton

For Neuroscience

#907 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1130
Net Price: $30,367
Receiving Aid: 100%

49. Newbury College

Brookline

For Neuroscience

#920 in the United States

#987 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

50. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Neuroscience

#924 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

51. Endicott College

Beverly

For Neuroscience

#931 in the United States

#998 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

52. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Neuroscience

#950 in the United States

#1018 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $40,370

53. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Neuroscience

#964 in the United States

#1032 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

54. Regis College

Weston

For Neuroscience

#973 in the United States

#1041 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,144

55. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Neuroscience

#1110 in the United States

#1182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,585

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Neuroscience

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	9	51
Connecticut	19	4
New Hampshire	11	80
Vermont	5	106
New York	105	10
New Jersey	21	30
Maine	9	252
Pennsylvania	74	6
Maryland	22	2
District of Columbia	8	68
Virginia	31	42
West Virginia	11	108
Ohio	44	34
North Carolina	30	23
Michigan	23	8
South Carolina	18	63
Indiana	25	55
Kentucky	18	53
Tennessee	26	38
Wisconsin	25	16
Georgia	31	17
Illinois	51	18
Alabama	21	52
Iowa	14	27
Missouri	24	13
Florida	34	26
Minnesota	23	21
Mississippi	9	133
Arkansas	11	111
Louisiana	18	91
Kansas	9	98
South Dakota	7	222
North Dakota	4	189
Nebraska	8	112
Oklahoma	13	124
Puerto Rico	12	347
Texas	59	29
Colorado	17	66
Montana	3	214
New Mexico	5	87
Utah	7	45
Idaho	4	264
Arizona	7	48
Nevada	4	140
Washington	19	11
Oregon	16	40
California	97	3
Hawaii	4	157

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Neuroscience

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