56 Best colleges for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 14.9M citations received by 266K 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: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Statistics

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

3. Boston University

Boston

For Statistics

#33 in the United States

#35 in North America

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

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Statistics

#57 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

5. Tufts University

Medford

For Statistics

#83 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

6. Northeastern University

Boston

For Statistics

#101 in the United States

#117 in North America

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

7. Boston College

Boston

For Statistics

#130 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

8. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Statistics

#145 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Statistics

#148 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Statistics

#175 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

11. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Statistics

#202 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Statistics

#206 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

13. Williams College

Williamstown

For Statistics

#253 in the United States

#287 in North America

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

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Statistics

#286 in the United States

#322 in North America

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

15. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Statistics

#292 in the United States

#328 in North America

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

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Statistics

#297 in the United States

#334 in North America

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

17. Fisher College

Boston

For Statistics

#309 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

18. Bentley University

Waltham

For Statistics

#318 in the United States

#357 in North America

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

19. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Statistics

#320 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

20. Smith College

Northampton

For Statistics

#336 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

21. Babson College

Wellesley

For Statistics

#339 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

22. Simmons University

Boston

For Statistics

#351 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

23. Bay State College

Boston

For Statistics

#370 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

24. Suffolk University

Boston

For Statistics

#396 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

25. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Statistics

#426 in the United States

#472 in North America

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

26. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Statistics

#502 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

27. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Statistics

#509 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

28. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Statistics

#519 in the United States

#568 in North America

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

29. Dean College

Franklin

For Statistics

#559 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

30. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Statistics

#568 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

31. MCPHS University

Boston

For Statistics

#596 in the United States

#652 in North America

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

32. Western New England University

Springfield

For Statistics

#615 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

33. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Statistics

#667 in the United States

#728 in North America

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

34. Springfield College

Springfield

For Statistics

#671 in the United States

#732 in North America

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

35. William James College

Newton

For Statistics

#704 in the United States

#766 in North America

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

36. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Statistics

#777 in the United States

#840 in North America

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

37. Salem State University

Salem

For Statistics

#781 in the United States

#844 in North America

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

38. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Statistics

#789 in the United States

#852 in North America

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

39. Curry College

Milton

For Statistics

#802 in the United States

#866 in North America

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

40. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Statistics

#813 in the United States

#877 in North America

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

41. Stonehill College

Easton

For Statistics

#818 in the United States

#883 in North America

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

42. Endicott College

Beverly

For Statistics

#863 in the United States

#929 in North America

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

43. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Statistics

#881 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

44. Emerson College

Boston

For Statistics

#902 in the United States

#971 in North America

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

45. Newbury College

Brookline

For Statistics

#909 in the United States

#978 in North America

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

46. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Statistics

#912 in the United States

#981 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 529
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1894

47. Gordon College

Wenham

For Statistics

#920 in the United States

#989 in North America

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

48. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Statistics

#958 in the United States

#1027 in North America

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

49. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Statistics

#963 in the United States

#1032 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,585

50. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Statistics

#1030 in the United States

#1101 in North America

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

51. Regis College

Weston

For Statistics

#1065 in the United States

#1136 in North America

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

52. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Statistics

#1095 in the United States

#1166 in North America

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

53. Assumption College

Worcester

For Statistics

#1096 in the United States

#1167 in North America

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

54. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Statistics

#1120 in the United States

#1192 in North America

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

55. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Statistics

#1128 in the United States

#1201 in North America

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

56. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams

For Statistics

#1168 in the United States

#1243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,606
Enrollment: 933

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	125
New York	111	9
New Jersey	21	20
Maine	9	214
Pennsylvania	81	10
Maryland	25	6
District of Columbia	8	67
Virginia	34	49
West Virginia	13	117
Ohio	47	22
North Carolina	33	17
Michigan	27	4
South Carolina	21	71
Indiana	28	35
Kentucky	18	74
Tennessee	27	52
Wisconsin	26	14
Georgia	32	29
Illinois	56	13
Alabama	21	65
Iowa	14	45
Missouri	31	40
Florida	39	32
Minnesota	24	12
Mississippi	12	153
Arkansas	16	151
Louisiana	21	91
Kansas	9	87
South Dakota	8	296
North Dakota	5	201
Nebraska	9	95
Oklahoma	13	116
Puerto Rico	12	355
Texas	66	24
Colorado	17	58
Montana	4	190
New Mexico	6	80
Utah	10	48
Idaho	4	181
Arizona	8	36
Nevada	4	163
Washington	23	5
Oregon	17	97
California	104	2
Alaska	3	249
Hawaii	6	119

Mathematics subfields in Massachusetts

Actuarial Science22

Applied Mathematics16

Blockchain and Cryptography16

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics29

Math Teachers49

Operations Research17