52 Best colleges for Anthropology in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 2M citations received by 50.8K academic papers made by 52 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. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Anthropology

#2 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Boston University

Boston

For Anthropology

#41 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Anthropology

#43 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Anthropology

#66 in the United States

#76 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Boston College

Boston

For Anthropology

#84 in the United States

#99 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Anthropology

#89 in the United States

#105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

7. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Anthropology

#94 in the United States

#111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. Northeastern University

Boston

For Anthropology

#110 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

9. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Anthropology

#154 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Anthropology

#171 in the United States

#197 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

11. Clark University

Worcester

For Anthropology

#178 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Anthropology

#238 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

13. Smith College

Northampton

For Anthropology

#241 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

14. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Anthropology

#265 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

15. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Anthropology

#301 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

16. Simmons University

Boston

For Anthropology

#312 in the United States

#348 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

17. Williams College

Williamstown

For Anthropology

#321 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

18. Bentley University

Waltham

For Anthropology

#341 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

19. Babson College

Wellesley

For Anthropology

#356 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

20. Suffolk University

Boston

For Anthropology

#357 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

21. Amherst College

Amherst

For Anthropology

#358 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

22. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Anthropology

#364 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

23. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Anthropology

#389 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

24. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Anthropology

#398 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

25. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Anthropology

#455 in the United States

#504 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

26. Emerson College

Boston

For Anthropology

#498 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,703

27. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Anthropology

#516 in the United States

#571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

28. Dean College

Franklin

For Anthropology

#527 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

29. Salem State University

Salem

For Anthropology

#546 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

30. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Anthropology

#559 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

31. Springfield College

Springfield

For Anthropology

#573 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

32. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Anthropology

#603 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

33. Fisher College

Boston

For Anthropology

#609 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

34. MCPHS University

Boston

For Anthropology

#647 in the United States

#707 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

35. William James College

Newton

For Anthropology

#654 in the United States

#715 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

36. Western New England University

Springfield

For Anthropology

#663 in the United States

#724 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

37. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Anthropology

#699 in the United States

#761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

38. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Anthropology

#700 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

39. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Anthropology

#719 in the United States

#781 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

40. Bay State College

Boston

For Anthropology

#721 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

41. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Anthropology

#753 in the United States

#818 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

42. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Anthropology

#763 in the United States

#828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

43. Assumption College

Worcester

For Anthropology

#778 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $29,072
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,759

44. Curry College

Milton

For Anthropology

#784 in the United States

#851 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1130
Net Price: $30,367
Receiving Aid: 100%

45. Stonehill College

Easton

For Anthropology

#797 in the United States

#864 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

46. Endicott College

Beverly

For Anthropology

#802 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

47. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Anthropology

#829 in the United States

#898 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

48. Regis College

Weston

For Anthropology

#848 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,144

49. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Anthropology

#857 in the United States

#927 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

50. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Anthropology

#874 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $40,370

51. Gordon College

Wenham

For Anthropology

#949 in the United States

#1021 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,250

52. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Anthropology

#965 in the United States

#1037 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Anthropology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	9	70
Connecticut	18	15
New Hampshire	8	119
Vermont	5	135
New York	95	8
New Jersey	20	24
Maine	7	229
Pennsylvania	61	10
Maryland	21	6
District of Columbia	9	61
Virginia	26	42
West Virginia	4	122
Ohio	36	21
North Carolina	25	9
Michigan	21	1
South Carolina	15	44
Indiana	22	47
Kentucky	16	58
Tennessee	21	60
Wisconsin	20	16
Georgia	31	28
Illinois	43	12
Alabama	14	67
Iowa	8	50
Missouri	20	37
Florida	30	34
Minnesota	24	17
Mississippi	7	203
Arkansas	10	172
Louisiana	16	96
Kansas	8	64
South Dakota	5	268
North Dakota	3	242
Nebraska	6	62
Oklahoma	9	92
Puerto Rico	8	396
Texas	57	22
Colorado	17	56
Montana	3	219
New Mexico	6	57
Utah	8	39
Idaho	3	250
Arizona	7	14
Washington	19	3
Oregon	15	103
California	90	4
Alaska	3	292
Hawaii	5	52