56 Best colleges for Statistics in Massachusetts

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Statistics. A graph of 15.5M citations received by 271K academic papers made by 56 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 Statistics

#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

Cambridge

For Statistics

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

3. Boston University

Boston

For Statistics

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Statistics

#58 in the United States

#68 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

5. Tufts University

Medford

For Statistics

#84 in the United States

#96 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

6. Northeastern University

Boston

For Statistics

#103 in the United States

#119 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

7. Boston College

Boston

For Statistics

#128 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

8. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Statistics

#144 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,489
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1962

9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Statistics

#149 in the United States

#175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Statistics

#177 in the United States

#206 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,550

11. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Statistics

#200 in the United States

#229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Statistics

#206 in the United States

#235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

13. Williams College

Williamstown

For Statistics

#252 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,894

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Statistics

#286 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,865

15. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Statistics

#291 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Statistics

#298 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,049

17. Fisher College

Boston

For Statistics

#306 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $25,379

18. Bentley University

Waltham

For Statistics

#318 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $45,802

19. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Statistics

#323 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,174

20. Smith College

Northampton

For Statistics

#336 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,305

21. Babson College

Wellesley

For Statistics

#338 in the United States

#377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,019

22. Simmons University

Boston

For Statistics

#353 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,691

23. Bay State College

Boston

For Statistics

#371 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

24. Suffolk University

Boston

For Statistics

#392 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,832

25. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Statistics

#434 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 163
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1921

26. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Statistics

#505 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1190
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $11,338

27. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Statistics

#510 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,526

28. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Statistics

#519 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $36,014

29. Dean College

Franklin

For Statistics

#561 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $32,085
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,958

30. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Statistics

#562 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,672
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1977

31. MCPHS University

Boston

For Statistics

#591 in the United States

#648 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,506

32. Western New England University

Springfield

For Statistics

#600 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,056

33. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Statistics

#666 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1526
Net Price: $43,184
Receiving Aid: 100%

34. Springfield College

Springfield

For Statistics

#670 in the United States

#731 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,039

35. William James College

Newton

For Statistics

#705 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 967
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

36. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Statistics

#778 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $27,895
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $46,145

37. Salem State University

Salem

For Statistics

#780 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $10,319
Enrollment: 6,230

38. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Statistics

#788 in the United States

#851 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $38,504
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,550

39. Curry College

Milton

For Statistics

#799 in the United States

#863 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1140
Net Price: $29,917
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Statistics

#814 in the United States

#880 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

41. Stonehill College

Easton

For Statistics

#823 in the United States

#889 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $33,385
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,344

42. Endicott College

Beverly

For Statistics

#857 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1267
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,394

43. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Statistics

#879 in the United States

#948 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $31,121
Receiving Aid: 100%

44. Emerson College

Boston

For Statistics

#899 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $53,432

45. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Statistics

#902 in the United States

#971 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 515
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1894

46. Newbury College

Brookline

For Statistics

#913 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

47. Gordon College

Wenham

For Statistics

#915 in the United States

#984 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,299

48. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Statistics

#956 in the United States

#1025 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,604

49. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Statistics

#960 in the United States

#1029 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,054
Enrollment: 4,588

50. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Statistics

#1039 in the United States

#1110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $32,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,167

51. Regis College

Weston

For Statistics

#1071 in the United States

#1142 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $28,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,193

52. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Statistics

#1088 in the United States

#1159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,539

53. Assumption College

Worcester

For Statistics

#1099 in the United States

#1170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $29,748
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $35,905

54. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Statistics

#1116 in the United States

#1188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,464

55. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Statistics

#1134 in the United States

#1208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,701

56. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams

For Statistics

#1164 in the United States

#1239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,045
Enrollment: 896

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Statistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	9	56
Connecticut	20	18
New Hampshire	10	99
Vermont	6	124
New York	111	9
New Jersey	21	20
Maine	9	215
Pennsylvania	82	10
Maryland	25	6
District of Columbia	8	68
Virginia	34	50
West Virginia	13	117
Ohio	47	21
North Carolina	33	17
Michigan	28	4
South Carolina	21	72
Indiana	28	36
Kentucky	20	74
Tennessee	27	51
Wisconsin	26	14
Georgia	32	29
Illinois	56	13
Alabama	21	64
Iowa	14	46
Missouri	31	40
Florida	39	33
Minnesota	24	12
Mississippi	12	154
Arkansas	16	148
Louisiana	21	91
Kansas	9	87
South Dakota	8	295
North Dakota	5	202
Nebraska	9	96
Oklahoma	13	116
Puerto Rico	13	356
Texas	66	24
Colorado	17	57
Montana	4	189
New Mexico	6	83
Utah	10	47
Idaho	4	182
Arizona	8	35
Nevada	4	163
Washington	23	5
Oregon	17	97
California	104	2
Alaska	3	250
Hawaii	5	119

Mathematics subfields in Massachusetts

Actuarial Science22

Applied Mathematics17

Blockchain and Cryptography16

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics29

Math Teachers50

Operations Research17