88 Best Universities in Massachusetts [2023 Rankings]

Top 88 universities in Massachusetts ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 64.1M citations received by 1.4M academic publications made by 88 universities from Massachusetts, the popularity of 15,885 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

#5 in the United States

#5 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

3. Boston University

Boston

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

4. Tufts University

Medford

#57 in the United States

#61 in North America

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

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

#61 in the United States

#66 in North America

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

6. Northeastern University

Boston

#94 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

7. Boston College

Boston

#109 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

8. Brandeis University

Waltham

#129 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

9. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

#158 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

10. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

#192 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

#207 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

#213 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

13. Williams College

Williamstown

#237 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

14. Amherst College

Amherst

#243 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

15. Clark University

Worcester

#249 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

16. Wellesley College

Wellesley

#250 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

17. Smith College

Northampton

#258 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

18. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

#307 in the United States

#343 in North America

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

19. Babson College

Wellesley

#326 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $29,105

20. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

#328 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

21. Suffolk University

Boston

#334 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,393

22. Bentley University

Waltham

#338 in the United States

#376 in North America

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

23. Simmons University

Boston

#353 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $19,026

24. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

#376 in the United States

#420 in North America

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

25. Emerson College

Boston

#513 in the United States

#563 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,842

26. Hampshire College

Amherst

#523 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $30,168
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $36,653

27. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

#545 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

28. Western New England University

Springfield

#557 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

29. Springfield College

Springfield

#676 in the United States

#737 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,296

30. Salem State University

Salem

#694 in the United States

#756 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $7,673
Enrollment: 7,131

31. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

#711 in the United States

#774 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,867

32. Merrimack College

North Andover

#716 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $35,500
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,528

33. Lesley University

Cambridge

#727 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $31,928
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,316

34. Berklee College of Music

Boston

#753 in the United States

#820 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Net Price: $48,055
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $17,013

35. MCPHS University

Boston

#755 in the United States

#822 in North America

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

36. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

#764 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,494

37. Gordon College

Wenham

#785 in the United States

#853 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1262
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,917

38. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

#808 in the United States

#876 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,430

39. Framingham State University

Framingham

#815 in the United States

#883 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1083
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 89%

40. Dean College

Franklin

#823 in the United States

#891 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $35,827
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $24,205

41. Emmanuel College

Boston

#853 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,133

42. Stonehill College

Easton

#858 in the United States

#926 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Net Price: $31,467
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,207

43. Worcester State University

Worcester

#865 in the United States

#933 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1112
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

44. Endicott College

Beverly

#881 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

45. Regis College

Weston

#941 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $35,775
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,287

46. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

#946 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 99%

47. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

#1015 in the United States

#1086 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1921

48. New England Conservatory of Music

Boston

#1030 in the United States

#1101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Net Price: $38,409
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $23,478

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	12	54
Connecticut	28	8
New Hampshire	16	78
Vermont	17	106
New York	221	6
New Jersey	47	23
Maine	19	154
Delaware	5	89
Pennsylvania	155	11
Maryland	34	12
District of Columbia	15	66
Virginia	63	41
West Virginia	26	110
Ohio	90	17
North Carolina	65	24
Michigan	62	3
South Carolina	37	87
Indiana	55	39
Kentucky	38	58
Tennessee	56	49
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	132
Arkansas	24	126
Louisiana	27	83
Kansas	32	74
South Dakota	15	242
North Dakota	14	185
Nebraska	23	70
Oklahoma	31	97
Puerto Rico	52	375
US Virgin Islands	1	803
Texas	119	25
Colorado	38	46
Wyoming	1	143
Montana	12	144
New Mexico	12	79
Utah	20	40
Idaho	10	157
Arizona	25	30
Nevada	10	130
Washington	57	7
Oregon	31	63
California	249	2
Alaska	6	179
Hawaii	10	160
American Samoa	1	1703
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1622
Guam	2	595

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