List of 88 best universities in Massachusetts
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Top 88 universities in Massachusetts ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 72.3M citations received by 1.56M academic publications made by 88 universities from Massachusetts, the popularity of 16,657 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Harvard University
#1 in the United States
#1 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,491
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
#6 in the United States
#6 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $20,232
3. Boston University
#33 in the United States
#36 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,829
4. Tufts University
#57 in the United States
#61 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,479
5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
#62 in the United States
#66 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
6. Northeastern University
#95 in the United States
#107 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $35,827
7. Boston College
#111 in the United States
#126 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1488
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,559
8. Brandeis University
#131 in the United States
#152 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $45,565
9. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
#157 in the United States
#180 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,352
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1962
10. University of Massachusetts - Boston
#191 in the United States
#217 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
#211 in the United States
#238 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Net Price
- $46,876
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $27,059
12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell
#213 in the United States
#240 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1259
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
13. Williams College
#240 in the United States
#270 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,965
14. Amherst College
#241 in the United States
#271 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $21,367
15. Smith College
#246 in the United States
#277 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $30,790
16. Wellesley College
#248 in the United States
#279 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $21,362
17. Clark University
#249 in the United States
#280 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $32,053
18. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
#303 in the United States
#335 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
19. Babson College
#326 in the United States
#362 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $28,400
20. Mount Holyoke College
#338 in the United States
#375 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $35,765
21. Suffolk University
#339 in the United States
#376 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $32,270
22. Bentley University
#341 in the United States
#378 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1339
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $44,233
23. Simmons University
#359 in the United States
#400 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $24,423
24. College of the Holy Cross
#381 in the United States
#426 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,679
25. Emerson College
#502 in the United States
#551 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $51,432
26. Hampshire College
#534 in the United States
#586 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $24,087
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $44,835
27. Bridgewater State University
#557 in the United States
#611 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
28. Western New England University
#568 in the United States
#622 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,214
29. Springfield College
#682 in the United States
#744 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $27,930
30. Salem State University
#692 in the United States
#754 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1098
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,562
31. Merrimack College
#693 in the United States
#755 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $37,296
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $27,729
32. Wheaton College - Massachusetts
#711 in the United States
#775 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,863
33. Lesley University
#726 in the United States
#792 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $32,414
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $16,279
34. Berklee College of Music
#750 in the United States
#817 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Net Price
- $46,873
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $19,300
35. MCPHS University
#756 in the United States
#823 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $38,776
36. Gordon College
#781 in the United States
#849 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,483
37. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
#785 in the United States
#853 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $38,502
38. Wentworth Institute of Technology
#812 in the United States
#880 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $37,901
39. Framingham State University
#813 in the United States
#881 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $8,069
40. Endicott College
#830 in the United States
#898 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $39,496
41. Emmanuel College
#835 in the United States
#903 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,273
42. Stonehill College
#858 in the United States
#926 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $31,021
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $34,710
43. Worcester State University
#871 in the United States
#939 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1118
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
44. Dean College
#898 in the United States
#966 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $32,219
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,972
45. Regis College
#939 in the United States
#1008 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $30,014
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,088
46. Fitchburg State University
#963 in the United States
#1033 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
47. Hult International Business School
#1031 in the United States
#1102 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Net Price
- $55,251
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $20,196
48. MGH Institute of Health Professions
#1048 in the United States
#1120 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Enrollment
- 1,353
- Male:Female
- 15:85
- Founded
- 1977
49. New England Conservatory of Music
#1050 in the United States
#1122 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Net Price
- $53,162
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $22,068
50. Hebrew College
#1067 in the United States
#1139 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Enrollment
- 212
- Male:Female
- 46:54
- Founded
- 1921
51. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
#1086 in the United States
#1158 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 1,334
- Male:Female
- 62:38
52. Curry College
#1114 in the United States
#1188 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Net Price
- $31,091
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,402
53. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
#1117 in the United States
#1191 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,044
- Enrollment
- 938
54. Massachusetts College of Art and Design
#1157 in the United States
#1232 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $8,494
- Enrollment
- 1,939
55. American International College
#1164 in the United States
#1239 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $18,317
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $35,061
56. New England Law - Boston
#1213 in the United States
#1290 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 1,060
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1908
57. Assumption College
#1221 in the United States
#1298 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $28,911
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,492
58. Massachusetts Maritime Academy
#1225 in the United States
#1302 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $11,804
- Enrollment
- 1,425
59. Bard College at Simon's Rock
#1233 in the United States
#1310 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Net Price
- $44,326
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $38,119
60. Westfield State University
#1254 in the United States
#1331 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $6,904
- Enrollment
- 4,702
61. William James College
#1273 in the United States
#1350 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 897
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1974
62. New England College of Optometry
#1290 in the United States
#1367 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 536
- Male:Female
- 23:77
- Founded
- 1894
63. Fisher College
#1353 in the United States
#1433 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $26,257
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $25,406
64. Lasell College
#1355 in the United States
#1435 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1132
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $29,706
65. Nichols College
#1371 in the United States
#1451 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1063
- Net Price
- $27,192
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
66. Bay Path University
#1404 in the United States
#1484 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- Net Price
- $18,502
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
67. Eastern Nazarene College
#1475 in the United States
#1559 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1065
- Net Price
- $20,283
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
68. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
#1478 in the United States
#1562 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Net Price
- $30,506
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,326
69. College of Our Lady of the Elms
#1576 in the United States
#1662 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $23,498
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
70. Bay State College
#1634 in the United States
#1721 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Net Price
- $43,020
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,243
71. Becker College
#1638 in the United States
#1725 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $32,838
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,644
72. Anna Maria College
#1642 in the United States
#1729 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $23,894
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $33,503
73. Boston Architectural College
#1695 in the United States
#1782 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $29,531
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $6,613
74. Newbury College
#1707 in the United States
#1794 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,613
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,393
77. Pine Manor College
#1807 in the United States
#1896 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $10,558
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $25,842
78. Longy School of Music of Bard College
#1816 in the United States
#1905 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $30,524
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,776
79. Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
#1842 in the United States
#1931 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $18,198
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
- Average Aid
- $11,296
80. Northpoint Bible College
#1901 in the United States
#1992 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $25,157
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $7,181
81. Cambridge College
#1967 in the United States
#2060 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $21,178
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $7,139
82. New England College of Business and Finance
#2012 in the United States
#2105 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Founded
- 1993
83. Montserrat College of Art
#2024 in the United States
#2117 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $34,280
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $20,165
85. Laboure College
#2133 in the United States
#2229 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Net Price
- $33,180
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,833
88. Boston Baptist College
#2320 in the United States
#2421 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $15,837
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,854
Closest to Massachusetts states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 12 | 49 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 11 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 77 |
| Vermont | 17 | 109 |
| New York | 221 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 23 |
| Maine | 19 | 152 |
| Delaware | 5 | 90 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 56 |
| Virginia | 63 | 41 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 112 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 87 |
| Indiana | 55 | 39 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 60 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 50 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Georgia | 63 | 44 |
| Illinois | 100 | 15 |
| Alabama | 33 | 84 |
| Iowa | 39 | 47 |
| Missouri | 67 | 38 |
| Florida | 109 | 22 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 133 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 127 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| Kansas | 32 | 75 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 233 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 182 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 68 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 100 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 373 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 811 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| Colorado | 38 | 46 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 141 |
| Montana | 12 | 153 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 81 |
| Utah | 20 | 40 |
| Idaho | 10 | 148 |
| Arizona | 25 | 34 |
| Nevada | 10 | 130 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| Oregon | 31 | 63 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Alaska | 6 | 181 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 160 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1702 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1594 |
| Guam | 2 | 614 |