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 99.8M citations received by 1.86M academic publications made by 88 universities from Massachusetts, the popularity of 18,241 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Harvard University
#1 in the United States
#1 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,525
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
#6 in the United States
#6 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1550
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,996
3. Boston University
#37 in the United States
#40 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,420
4. Tufts University
#57 in the United States
#61 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,367
5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
#60 in the United States
#64 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
6. Northeastern University
#87 in the United States
#99 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $34,207
7. Boston College
#110 in the United States
#125 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,519
8. Brandeis University
#130 in the United States
#151 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $43,550
9. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
#154 in the United States
#177 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,489
- Male:Female
- 31:69
- Founded
- 1962
10. University of Massachusetts - Boston
#189 in the United States
#214 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
#203 in the United States
#230 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $47,372
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,545
12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell
#213 in the United States
#240 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
13. Williams College
#233 in the United States
#263 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $15,894
14. Amherst College
#245 in the United States
#276 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $19,049
15. Clark University
#249 in the United States
#280 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1374
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,865
16. Wellesley College
#253 in the United States
#284 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,174
17. Smith College
#255 in the United States
#286 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,305
18. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
#311 in the United States
#345 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
19. Suffolk University
#322 in the United States
#358 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $33,832
20. Mount Holyoke College
#332 in the United States
#369 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,526
21. Babson College
#337 in the United States
#374 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $32,019
22. Bentley University
#344 in the United States
#383 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $45,802
23. Simmons University
#371 in the United States
#414 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $28,691
24. College of the Holy Cross
#380 in the United States
#426 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $36,014
25. Emerson College
#484 in the United States
#533 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $53,432
26. Bridgewater State University
#536 in the United States
#589 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1162
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
27. Hampshire College
#566 in the United States
#621 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $27,895
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $46,145
28. Western New England University
#589 in the United States
#646 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $27,056
29. MCPHS University
#658 in the United States
#719 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1288
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $41,506
30. Lesley University
#663 in the United States
#724 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $32,587
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,167
31. Salem State University
#664 in the United States
#725 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $10,319
- Enrollment
- 6,230
32. Worcester State University
#674 in the United States
#737 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,464
33. Berklee College of Music
#684 in the United States
#748 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Net Price
- $49,797
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $23,346
34. Merrimack College
#710 in the United States
#776 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $38,504
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,550
35. Springfield College
#713 in the United States
#780 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $30,039
36. Wheaton College - Massachusetts
#730 in the United States
#797 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $30,701
37. Gordon College
#735 in the United States
#803 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1243
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $25,299
38. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
#748 in the United States
#816 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1526
- Net Price
- $43,184
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
39. Framingham State University
#771 in the United States
#839 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $11,338
40. Endicott College
#816 in the United States
#884 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1267
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $41,394
41. Wentworth Institute of Technology
#821 in the United States
#889 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,604
42. MGH Institute of Health Professions
#823 in the United States
#891 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Enrollment
- 1,672
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1977
43. Stonehill College
#848 in the United States
#917 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Net Price
- $33,385
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $39,344
44. Regis College
#924 in the United States
#996 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $28,575
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $37,193
45. Dean College
#932 in the United States
#1004 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $32,085
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,958
46. Fitchburg State University
#938 in the United States
#1010 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,539
47. Emmanuel College
#940 in the United States
#1012 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Net Price
- $31,121
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
48. Hebrew College
#945 in the United States
#1017 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Enrollment
- 163
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1921
49. Hult International Business School
#992 in the United States
#1065 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $53,700
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $25,375
50. New England Conservatory of Music
#1007 in the United States
#1080 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Net Price
- $50,367
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $30,707
51. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
#1013 in the United States
#1086 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 1,352
- Male:Female
- 61:39
52. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
#1037 in the United States
#1111 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,045
- Enrollment
- 896
53. Massachusetts College of Art and Design
#1103 in the United States
#1178 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $10,421
- Enrollment
- 1,989
54. Curry College
#1111 in the United States
#1186 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Net Price
- $29,917
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
55. Massachusetts Maritime Academy
#1128 in the United States
#1203 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $16,502
- Enrollment
- 1,488
56. Eastern Nazarene College
#1148 in the United States
#1223 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $21,894
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $20,305
57. New England College of Optometry
#1200 in the United States
#1277 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 515
- Male:Female
- 25:75
- Founded
- 1894
58. Bard College at Simon's Rock
#1209 in the United States
#1286 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Net Price
- $41,013
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $42,635
59. Fisher College
#1223 in the United States
#1301 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $28,596
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $25,379
60. William James College
#1232 in the United States
#1310 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 967
- Male:Female
- 19:81
- Founded
- 1974
61. American International College
#1251 in the United States
#1329 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,086
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $36,184
62. Lasell College
#1274 in the United States
#1352 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1094
- Net Price
- $27,773
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
63. New England Law - Boston
#1280 in the United States
#1358 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 1,131
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1908
64. Assumption College
#1295 in the United States
#1373 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $29,748
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $35,905
65. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
#1300 in the United States
#1378 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Net Price
- $23,870
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
- Average Aid
- $17,412
66. Bay Path University
#1312 in the United States
#1390 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Net Price
- $15,463
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
67. Nichols College
#1313 in the United States
#1391 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1132
- Net Price
- $32,337
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
68. Boston Architectural College
#1511 in the United States
#1597 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $26,590
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $13,753
69. Anna Maria College
#1520 in the United States
#1606 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Net Price
- $29,094
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,385
70. College of Our Lady of the Elms
#1528 in the United States
#1614 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $19,870
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $33,794
73. Becker College
#1718 in the United States
#1806 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $32,838
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,644
74. Bay State College
#1730 in the United States
#1819 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $43,020
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,243
75. Newbury College
#1745 in the United States
#1834 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,613
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,393
76. Longy School of Music of Bard College
#1750 in the United States
#1839 in North America
- Net Price
- $49,815
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,635
- Enrollment
- 317
77. Pine Manor College
#1838 in the United States
#1928 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Net Price
- $10,558
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $25,842
78. Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
#1868 in the United States
#1959 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $14,841
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $15,180
79. Westfield State University
#1888 in the United States
#1980 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,054
- Enrollment
- 4,588
80. Northpoint Bible College
#1906 in the United States
#1998 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,635
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
- Average Aid
- $6,267
81. Cambridge College
#2010 in the United States
#2103 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $31,072
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $3,000
82. Montserrat College of Art
#2014 in the United States
#2107 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $34,166
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,358
83. Laboure College
#2105 in the United States
#2202 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Net Price
- $33,180
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $2,833
86. New England College of Business and Finance
#2146 in the United States
#2245 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Founded
- 1993
87. Boston Baptist College
#2296 in the United States
#2397 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $17,933
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $5,437
Closest to Massachusetts states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 12 | 50 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 74 |
| Vermont | 17 | 114 |
| New York | 221 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 21 |
| Maine | 19 | 155 |
| Delaware | 5 | 90 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 51 |
| Virginia | 63 | 40 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 108 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 88 |
| Indiana | 55 | 34 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 59 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 48 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
| Georgia | 63 | 47 |
| Illinois | 100 | 15 |
| Alabama | 33 | 85 |
| Iowa | 39 | 49 |
| Missouri | 67 | 39 |
| Florida | 109 | 23 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 132 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 128 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| Kansas | 32 | 73 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 223 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 180 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 64 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 97 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 366 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 789 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| Colorado | 38 | 45 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 142 |
| Montana | 12 | 153 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 83 |
| Utah | 20 | 41 |
| Idaho | 10 | 146 |
| Arizona | 25 | 35 |
| Nevada | 10 | 131 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| Oregon | 31 | 61 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Alaska | 6 | 182 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 357 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1625 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1521 |
| Guam | 2 | 623 |