56 Best colleges for Statistics in Massachusetts

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Statistics. A graph of 11.5M citations received by 248K 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: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Statistics

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

3. Boston University

Boston

For Statistics

#30 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Statistics

#58 in the United States

#68 in North America

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

5. Tufts University

Medford

For Statistics

#79 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

6. Northeastern University

Boston

For Statistics

#107 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

7. Boston College

Boston

For Statistics

#133 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

8. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Statistics

#140 in the United States

#164 in North America

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

9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Statistics

#156 in the United States

#183 in North America

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

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Statistics

#181 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

11. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Statistics

#192 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

12. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Statistics

#202 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

13. Williams College

Williamstown

For Statistics

#263 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Statistics

#273 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

15. Amherst College

Amherst

For Statistics

#281 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

16. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Statistics

#284 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

17. Fisher College

Boston

For Statistics

#313 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $26,257
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,406

18. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Statistics

#324 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

19. Bentley University

Waltham

For Statistics

#326 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

20. Babson College

Wellesley

For Statistics

#330 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

21. Smith College

Northampton

For Statistics

#342 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

22. Simmons University

Boston

For Statistics

#343 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

23. Bay State College

Boston

For Statistics

#383 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

24. Suffolk University

Boston

For Statistics

#420 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

25. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Statistics

#501 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

26. Dean College

Franklin

For Statistics

#506 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

27. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Statistics

#516 in the United States

#565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,353
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1977

28. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Statistics

#537 in the United States

#588 in North America

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

29. MCPHS University

Boston

For Statistics

#547 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

30. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Statistics

#565 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 212
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1921

31. Western New England University

Springfield

For Statistics

#601 in the United States

#656 in North America

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

32. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Statistics

#606 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

33. William James College

Newton

For Statistics

#616 in the United States

#673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 897
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1974

34. Springfield College

Springfield

For Statistics

#659 in the United States

#719 in North America

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

35. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Statistics

#666 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

36. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Statistics

#782 in the United States

#845 in North America

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

37. Curry College

Milton

For Statistics

#804 in the United States

#870 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $31,091
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,402

38. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Statistics

#805 in the United States

#871 in North America

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

39. Stonehill College

Easton

For Statistics

#814 in the United States

#880 in North America

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

40. Endicott College

Beverly

For Statistics

#816 in the United States

#882 in North America

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

41. Emerson College

Boston

For Statistics

#820 in the United States

#886 in North America

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

42. Salem State University

Salem

For Statistics

#857 in the United States

#924 in North America

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

43. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Statistics

#877 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 536
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1894

44. Gordon College

Wenham

For Statistics

#881 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

45. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Statistics

#883 in the United States

#951 in North America

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

46. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Statistics

#886 in the United States

#954 in North America

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

47. Newbury College

Brookline

For Statistics

#915 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

48. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Statistics

#961 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,904
Enrollment: 4,702

49. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Statistics

#964 in the United States

#1034 in North America

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

50. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Statistics

#1024 in the United States

#1095 in North America

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

51. Regis College

Weston

For Statistics

#1026 in the United States

#1097 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,014
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,088

52. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Statistics

#1057 in the United States

#1128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

53. Assumption College

Worcester

For Statistics

#1072 in the United States

#1143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,911
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,492

54. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Statistics

#1078 in the United States

#1149 in North America

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

55. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Statistics

#1092 in the United States

#1163 in North America

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

56. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams

For Statistics

#1118 in the United States

#1189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,044
Enrollment: 938

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Statistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	8	56
Connecticut	20	15
New Hampshire	10	104
Vermont	6	123
New York	103	9
New Jersey	20	25
Maine	9	215
Pennsylvania	78	10
Maryland	25	6
District of Columbia	8	66
Virginia	33	48
West Virginia	13	116
Ohio	47	22
North Carolina	32	18
Michigan	27	3
South Carolina	21	72
Indiana	25	40
Kentucky	18	68
Tennessee	27	53
Wisconsin	26	16
Georgia	32	28
Illinois	56	13
Alabama	21	64
Iowa	14	42
Missouri	27	41
Florida	37	33
Minnesota	24	11
Mississippi	11	152
Arkansas	15	154
Louisiana	19	86
Kansas	9	91
South Dakota	8	301
North Dakota	5	199
Nebraska	9	100
Oklahoma	13	118
Puerto Rico	11	365
Texas	66	20
Colorado	17	60
Montana	4	197
New Mexico	6	88
Utah	10	49
Idaho	4	183
Arizona	7	37
Nevada	4	163
Washington	23	5
Oregon	17	98
California	100	2
Alaska	3	262
Hawaii	5	115

Mathematics subfields in Massachusetts

Actuarial Science21

Applied Mathematics14

Blockchain and Cryptography15

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics28

Math Teachers49

Operations Research17