69 Best Physics schools in Massachusetts
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Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 36.1M citations received by 675K academic papers made by 69 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $21,519
2. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,900
3. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,551
4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
5. Northeastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $34,770
6. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $33,333
7. Brandeis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $44,668
8. Boston College
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,590
9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Net Price
- $47,799
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $28,005
10. University of Massachusetts - Lowell
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
11. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,394
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1962
12. Williams College
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $16,988
13. University of Massachusetts - Boston
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
14. Clark University
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $32,767
15. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
16. Amherst College
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $17,965
17. Wellesley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $21,501
18. Smith College
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1474
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,823
19. College of the Holy Cross
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1335
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $35,455
20. Mount Holyoke College
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $35,782
21. Suffolk University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $33,089
22. Bentley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $43,858
23. Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $27,827
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $24,917
24. Babson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $30,220
25. Hebrew College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Enrollment
- 177
- Male:Female
- 45:55
- Founded
- 1921
26. Simmons University
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $29,575
27. Hampshire College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $27,556
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $43,944
28. Endicott College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $39,988
29. Western New England University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $31,548
30. New England College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 529
- Male:Female
- 24:76
- Founded
- 1894
31. Dean College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $31,472
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,467
32. Bay State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $43,020
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,243
33. Newbury College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,613
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,393
34. Stonehill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $31,134
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $37,353
35. MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Enrollment
- 1,484
- Male:Female
- 16:84
- Founded
- 1977
36. MCPHS University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $37,182
37. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $40,370
38. Framingham State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1163
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $9,184
39. Emmanuel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $33,214
40. Springfield College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Net Price
- $29,198
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
41. Bridgewater State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
42. Merrimack College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $38,849
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,235
43. Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $35,585
44. William James College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 951
- Male:Female
- 19:81
- Founded
- 1974
45. Emerson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $50,703
46. Wheaton College - Massachusetts
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $31,638
47. Gordon College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1269
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $25,250
48. Worcester State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1144
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $7,332
49. Salem State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,241
50. Assumption College
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Net Price
- $29,072
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,759
51. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,606
- Enrollment
- 933
52. Lesley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Net Price
- $33,111
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $16,476
53. Curry College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Net Price
- $30,367
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
54. Fitchburg State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
55. Westfield State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $8,406
- Enrollment
- 4,555
56. Regis College
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $30,212
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $34,144
57. Eastern Nazarene College
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1032
- Net Price
- $21,370
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
58. Bard College at Simon's Rock
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $45,395
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $37,292
59. Berklee College of Music
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Net Price
- $48,608
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $21,587
60. New England Conservatory of Music
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Net Price
- $49,544
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $28,326
61. Massachusetts School of Law
- Enrollment
- 284
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1988
62. Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $16,962
- Enrollment
- 1,362
63. Nichols College
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1095
- Net Price
- $31,032
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
64. Hult International Business School
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Net Price
- $51,986
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $22,889
65. American International College
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $21,454
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $34,009
66. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 1,373
- Male:Female
- 62:38
67. New England Law - Boston
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 1,083
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1908
68. Lasell College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1173
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $28,477
69. College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Net Price
- $22,311
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Physics
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Rhode Island | 9 | 57 |
Connecticut | 20 | 26 |
New Hampshire | 11 | 96 |
Vermont | 11 | 136 |
New York | 134 | 8 |
New Jersey | 27 | 11 |
Maine | 14 | 185 |
Delaware | 3 | 58 |
Pennsylvania | 103 | 12 |
Maryland | 27 | 18 |
District of Columbia | 9 | 111 |
Virginia | 41 | 45 |
West Virginia | 17 | 113 |
Ohio | 59 | 24 |
North Carolina | 39 | 36 |
Michigan | 37 | 5 |
South Carolina | 27 | 82 |
Indiana | 31 | 25 |
Kentucky | 25 | 72 |
Tennessee | 32 | 56 |
Wisconsin | 32 | 14 |
Georgia | 45 | 17 |
Illinois | 68 | 6 |
Alabama | 24 | 97 |
Iowa | 29 | 41 |
Missouri | 35 | 51 |
Florida | 55 | 29 |
Minnesota | 26 | 16 |
Mississippi | 14 | 142 |
Arkansas | 18 | 121 |
Louisiana | 24 | 75 |
Kansas | 15 | 91 |
South Dakota | 8 | 250 |
North Dakota | 8 | 174 |
Nebraska | 11 | 83 |
Oklahoma | 19 | 93 |
Puerto Rico | 15 | 284 |
Texas | 76 | 13 |
Colorado | 20 | 35 |
Montana | 7 | 150 |
New Mexico | 9 | 84 |
Utah | 11 | 44 |
Idaho | 7 | 157 |
Arizona | 10 | 30 |
Nevada | 6 | 129 |
Washington | 31 | 10 |
Oregon | 17 | 77 |
California | 132 | 2 |
Alaska | 4 | 180 |
Hawaii | 7 | 114 |