24 Best Chemical Engineering schools in Massachusetts

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 64.1M citations received by 1.4M academic papers made by 24 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: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Chemical Engineering

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

3. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Chemical Engineering

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

4. Boston University

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#66 in the United States

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

5. Northeastern University

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#84 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,927

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Chemical Engineering

#96 in the United States

#111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $31,630

7. Boston College

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#117 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,159

8. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Chemical Engineering

#133 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 90%

9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Chemical Engineering

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $48,230
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $23,821

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Chemical Engineering

#146 in the United States

#169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $35,147

11. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Chemical Engineering

#228 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,292
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

12. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Chemical Engineering

#237 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

13. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#249 in the United States

#287 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 95%

14. Amherst College

Amherst

For Chemical Engineering

#258 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $18,809

15. Clark University

Worcester

For Chemical Engineering

#289 in the United States

#331 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1311
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,565

16. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Chemical Engineering

#320 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $29,218

17. Williams College

Williamstown

For Chemical Engineering

#371 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Net Price: $14,487
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $52,053

18. Smith College

Northampton

For Chemical Engineering

#379 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $29,569

19. Endicott College

Beverly

For Chemical Engineering

#388 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $38,196
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $15,951

20. Bentley University

Waltham

For Chemical Engineering

#394 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,708

21. MCPHS University

Boston

For Chemical Engineering

#414 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $38,390

22. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Chemical Engineering

#427 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $21,862

23. Western New England University

Springfield

For Chemical Engineering

#465 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,403

24. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Chemical Engineering

#502 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,198

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Chemical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	3	64
Connecticut	10	43
New Hampshire	3	124
Vermont	3	191
New York	56	15
New Jersey	12	25
Maine	3	141
Pennsylvania	26	6
Maryland	12	26
District of Columbia	5	144
Virginia	14	38
Ohio	21	30
North Carolina	15	16
Michigan	14	9
South Carolina	6	51
Indiana	10	14
Kentucky	4	56
Tennessee	14	45
Wisconsin	12	17
Georgia	12	3
Illinois	16	7
Alabama	10	86
Iowa	5	33
Missouri	9	60
Florida	22	24
Minnesota	9	18
Mississippi	5	120
Arkansas	7	79
Louisiana	12	74
Kansas	4	83
South Dakota	4	176
North Dakota	3	122
Nebraska	6	62
Oklahoma	5	85
Puerto Rico	6	198
Texas	38	4
Colorado	8	42
Montana	3	143
New Mexico	3	80
Utah	3	37
Idaho	3	132
Arizona	4	32
Washington	5	11
Oregon	6	76
California	45	2