69 Best Computer Science schools in Massachusetts

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Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 29.8M citations received by 623K academic papers made by 69 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

For Computer Science

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

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

3. Boston University

For Computer Science

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

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Computer Science

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

5. Tufts University

For Computer Science

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

6. Northeastern University

For Computer Science

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

7. Boston College

For Computer Science

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

8. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Computer Science

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

9. Brandeis University

For Computer Science

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

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Computer Science

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

11. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Computer Science

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

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

For Computer Science

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

13. Clark University

For Computer Science

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

14. Amherst College

For Computer Science

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

15. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

For Computer Science

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

16. Wellesley College

For Computer Science

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

17. Williams College

For Computer Science

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

18. Smith College

For Computer Science

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

19. Bentley University

For Computer Science

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

20. Babson College

For Computer Science

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

21. Fisher College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$26,257
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$25,406

22. Suffolk University

For Computer Science

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

23. Simmons University

For Computer Science

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

24. College of the Holy Cross

For Computer Science

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

25. Mount Holyoke College

For Computer Science

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

26. Hebrew College

For Computer Science

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

27. Dean College

For Computer Science

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

28. William James College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
897
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1974

29. MGH Institute of Health Professions

For Computer Science

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

30. Hampshire College

For Computer Science

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

31. MCPHS University

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$38,776

32. Western New England University

For Computer Science

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

33. Emerson College

For Computer Science

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

34. Endicott College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$39,496

35. Bay State College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$43,020
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,243

36. Emmanuel College

For Computer Science

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

37. Bridgewater State University

For Computer Science

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

38. New England College of Optometry

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
536
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1894

39. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

For Computer Science

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

40. Framingham State University

For Computer Science

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

41. Springfield College

For Computer Science

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

42. Merrimack College

For Computer Science

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

43. Salem State University

For Computer Science

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

44. Newbury College

For Computer Science

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

45. Stonehill College

For Computer Science

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

46. Assumption College

For Computer Science

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

47. Wentworth Institute of Technology

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$37,901

48. Worcester State University

For Computer Science

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

49. Curry College

For Computer Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$31,091
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,402

50. Westfield State University

For Computer Science

#1004 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,904
Enrollment
4,702

51. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

For Computer Science

#1018 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$32,863

52. Lesley University

For Computer Science

#1022 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$32,414
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$16,279

53. Gordon College

For Computer Science

#1049 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,483

54. Fitchburg State University

For Computer Science

#1051 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

55. Regis College

For Computer Science

#1177 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$30,014
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,088

56. Eastern Nazarene College

For Computer Science

#1219 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1065
Net Price
$20,283
Receiving Aid
100%

57. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

For Computer Science

#1231 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,044
Enrollment
938

58. Massachusetts School of Law

For Computer Science

#1261 in North America
Enrollment
295
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1988

59. Bard College at Simon's Rock

For Computer Science

#1277 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Net Price
$44,326
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$38,119

60. New England Law - Boston

For Computer Science

#1347 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,060
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1908

61. Hult International Business School

For Computer Science

#1382 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$55,251
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$20,196

62. College of Our Lady of the Elms

For Computer Science

#1398 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Net Price
$23,498
Receiving Aid
98%

63. American International College

For Computer Science

#1444 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$18,317
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$35,061

64. Lasell College

For Computer Science

#1456 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1132
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$29,706

65. Berklee College of Music

For Computer Science

#1487 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$46,873
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$19,300

66. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

For Computer Science

#1519 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,334
Male:Female
62:38

67. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

For Computer Science

#1552 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$11,804
Enrollment
1,425

68. Bay Path University

For Computer Science

#1562 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Net Price
$18,502
Receiving Aid
97%

69. Nichols College

For Computer Science

#1608 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1063
Net Price
$27,192
Receiving Aid
100%

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Computer Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Rhode Island 9 60
Connecticut 20 15
New Hampshire 12 94
Vermont 12 134
New York 135 11
New Jersey 28 26
Maine 14 224
Delaware 3 92
Pennsylvania 102 12
Maryland 27 8
District of Columbia 11 93
Virginia 42 44
West Virginia 18 121
Ohio 62 23
North Carolina 44 31
Michigan 39 5
South Carolina 27 91
Indiana 33 43
Kentucky 26 64
Tennessee 34 51
Wisconsin 32 16
Georgia 47 21
Illinois 72 9
Alabama 25 77
Iowa 31 48
Missouri 36 33
Florida 61 29
Minnesota 27 18
Mississippi 14 156
Arkansas 18 159
Louisiana 24 98
Kansas 15 90
South Dakota 8 324
North Dakota 8 196
Nebraska 13 105
Oklahoma 19 115
Puerto Rico 15 370
Texas 78 19
Colorado 21 50
Montana 7 193
New Mexico 9 95
Utah 11 45
Idaho 7 199
Arizona 9 34
Nevada 7 149
Washington 32 6
Oregon 18 84
California 131 1
Alaska 4 269
Hawaii 7 127