List of 88 best universities in Massachusetts

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EduRank

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

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

3. Boston University

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

4. Tufts University

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

6. Northeastern University

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

7. Boston College

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

8. Brandeis University

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,565

9. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

10. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Acceptance Rate
57%
Net Price
$46,876
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$27,059

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1259
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

13. Williams College

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,965

14. Amherst College

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,367

15. Smith College

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$30,790

16. Wellesley College

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,362

17. Clark University

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$32,053

18. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
98%

19. Babson College

Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$28,400

20. Mount Holyoke College

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,765

21. Suffolk University

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,270

22. Bentley University

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1339
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$44,233

23. Simmons University

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$24,423

24. College of the Holy Cross

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$34,679

25. Emerson College

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$51,432

26. Hampshire College

Acceptance Rate
69%
Net Price
$24,087
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$44,835

27. Bridgewater State University

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

28. Western New England University

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,214

29. Springfield College

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$27,930

30. Salem State University

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1098
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,562

31. Merrimack College

Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$37,296
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$27,729

32. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$32,863

33. Lesley University

Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$32,414
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$16,279

34. Berklee College of Music

Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$46,873
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$19,300

35. MCPHS University

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$38,776

36. Gordon College

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,483

37. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$38,502

38. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$37,901

39. Framingham State University

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1105
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$8,069

40. Endicott College

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$39,496

41. Emmanuel College

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,273

42. Stonehill College

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$31,021
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,710

43. Worcester State University

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1118
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

44. Dean College

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$32,219
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,972

45. Regis College

#1008 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$30,014
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,088

46. Fitchburg State University

#1033 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

47. Hult International Business School

#1102 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$55,251
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$20,196

48. MGH Institute of Health Professions

#1120 in North America
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,353
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1977

49. New England Conservatory of Music

#1122 in North America
Acceptance Rate
38%
Net Price
$53,162
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$22,068

50. Hebrew College

#1139 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
212
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1921

51. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

#1158 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,334
Male:Female
62:38

52. Curry College

#1188 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$31,091
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,402

53. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

#1191 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,044
Enrollment
938

54. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#1232 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,494
Enrollment
1,939

55. American International College

#1239 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$18,317
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$35,061

56. New England Law - Boston

#1290 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,060
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1908

57. Assumption College

#1298 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$28,911
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,492

58. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

#1302 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$11,804
Enrollment
1,425

59. Bard College at Simon's Rock

#1310 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Net Price
$44,326
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$38,119

60. Westfield State University

#1331 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,904
Enrollment
4,702

61. William James College

#1350 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
897
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1974

62. New England College of Optometry

#1367 in North America
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
536
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1894

63. Fisher College

#1433 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$26,257
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$25,406

64. Lasell College

#1435 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1132
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$29,706

65. Nichols College

#1451 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1063
Net Price
$27,192
Receiving Aid
100%

66. Bay Path University

#1484 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Net Price
$18,502
Receiving Aid
97%

67. Eastern Nazarene College

#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

#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

#1662 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Net Price
$23,498
Receiving Aid
98%

70. Bay State College

#1721 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$43,020
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,243

71. Becker College

#1725 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$32,838
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,644

72. Anna Maria College

#1729 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$23,894
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,503

73. Boston Architectural College

#1782 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$29,531
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$6,613

74. Newbury College

#1794 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,613
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,393

75. Massachusetts School of Law

#1807 in North America
Enrollment
295
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1988

77. Pine Manor College

#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

#1905 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$30,524
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,776

79. Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

#1931 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$18,198
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$11,296

80. Northpoint Bible College

#1992 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$25,157
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$7,181

81. Cambridge College

#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

#2105 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Founded
1993

83. Montserrat College of Art

#2117 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$34,280
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$20,165

84. Saint John's Seminary

#2220 in North America
Enrollment
103
Male:Female
83:17

85. Laboure College

#2229 in North America
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$33,180
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,833

86. Conway School of Landscape Design

#2273 in North America
Enrollment
18
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1972

88. Boston Baptist College

#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 United States Flag 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