29 Best Chemical Engineering schools 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 4.21M citations received by 60.9K academic papers made by 29 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Chemical Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Chemical Engineering

#8 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

3. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Chemical Engineering

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

4. Northeastern University

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#72 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

5. Boston University

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#80 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Chemical Engineering

#95 in the United States

#110 in North America

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

7. Boston College

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#123 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

8. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Chemical Engineering

#132 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Chemical Engineering

#143 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Chemical Engineering

#154 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

11. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Chemical Engineering

#237 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

12. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Chemical Engineering

#247 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

13. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#249 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

14. Amherst College

Amherst

For Chemical Engineering

#269 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

15. Clark University

Worcester

For Chemical Engineering

#307 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

16. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Chemical Engineering

#335 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

17. Williams College

Williamstown

For Chemical Engineering

#383 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

18. Endicott College

Beverly

For Chemical Engineering

#390 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

19. Smith College

Northampton

For Chemical Engineering

#394 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

20. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Chemical Engineering

#409 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

21. MCPHS University

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#421 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

22. Bentley University

Waltham

For Chemical Engineering

#428 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

23. Babson College

Wellesley

For Chemical Engineering

#455 in the United States

#507 in North America

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

24. Western New England University

Springfield

For Chemical Engineering

#471 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

25. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Chemical Engineering

#501 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

26. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Chemical Engineering

#592 in the United States

#649 in North America

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

27. Dean College

Franklin

For Chemical Engineering

#603 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

28. Suffolk University

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#608 in the United States

#665 in North America

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

29. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#615 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Chemical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	3	68
Connecticut	11	48
New Hampshire	3	115
Vermont	3	185
New York	62	15
New Jersey	13	26
Maine	3	144
Pennsylvania	35	7
Maryland	14	27
District of Columbia	7	147
Virginia	16	38
Ohio	24	28
North Carolina	19	18
Michigan	15	10
South Carolina	9	53
Indiana	12	13
Kentucky	6	55
Tennessee	16	46
Wisconsin	15	17
Georgia	15	3
Illinois	20	6
Alabama	12	82
Iowa	5	37
Missouri	12	63
Florida	22	23
Minnesota	12	16
Mississippi	5	116
Arkansas	7	87
Louisiana	14	73
Kansas	5	83
South Dakota	4	178
North Dakota	2	112
Nebraska	6	64
Oklahoma	6	84
Puerto Rico	6	206
Texas	45	4
Colorado	8	41
Montana	3	146
New Mexico	4	81
Utah	3	40
Idaho	3	137
Arizona	4	29
Washington	10	12
Oregon	6	75
California	53	2