68 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 27.5M citations received by 590K academic papers made by 68 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
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 36
- Net Price
- $20,232
2. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,491
3. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,829
4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
5. Northeastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $35,827
6. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,479
7. Brandeis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $45,565
8. Boston College
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1488
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,559
9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Net Price
- $46,876
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $27,059
10. University of Massachusetts - Lowell
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1259
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
11. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,352
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1962
12. Williams College
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,965
13. University of Massachusetts - Boston
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
14. Clark University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $32,053
15. Amherst College
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $21,367
16. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
17. Wellesley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $21,362
18. Smith College
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $30,790
19. Mount Holyoke College
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $35,765
20. College of the Holy Cross
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $34,679
21. Bentley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1339
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $44,233
22. Babson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1430
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $28,400
23. Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $26,257
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $25,406
24. Endicott College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $39,496
25. Suffolk University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $32,270
26. Simmons University
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $24,423
27. Western New England University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,214
28. New England College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 536
- Male:Female
- 23:77
- Founded
- 1894
29. Dean College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Net Price
- $32,219
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,972
30. Hebrew College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Enrollment
- 212
- Male:Female
- 46:54
- Founded
- 1921
31. Stonehill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $31,021
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $34,710
32. MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Enrollment
- 1,353
- Male:Female
- 15:85
- Founded
- 1977
33. Hampshire College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Net Price
- $24,087
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $44,835
34. Emmanuel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $32,273
35. Newbury College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,613
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,393
36. MCPHS University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $38,776
37. Framingham State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $8,069
38. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $38,502
39. Bay State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Net Price
- $43,020
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,243
40. Merrimack College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $37,296
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $27,729
41. Bridgewater State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
42. William James College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 897
- Male:Female
- 20:80
- Founded
- 1974
43. Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $37,901
44. Emerson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $51,432
45. Springfield College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $27,930
46. Wheaton College - Massachusetts
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $32,863
47. Gordon College
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1200
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $24,483
48. Assumption College
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $28,911
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,492
49. Salem State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1098
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $8,562
50. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,044
- Enrollment
- 938
51. Lesley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $32,414
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $16,279
52. Worcester State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1118
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
53. Curry College
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Net Price
- $31,091
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $29,402
54. Regis College
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $30,014
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,088
55. Eastern Nazarene College
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1065
- Net Price
- $20,283
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
56. Westfield State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $6,904
- Enrollment
- 4,702
57. Fitchburg State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
58. Bard College at Simon's Rock
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Net Price
- $44,326
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $38,119
59. New England Conservatory of Music
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Net Price
- $53,162
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $22,068
60. Berklee College of Music
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Net Price
- $46,873
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $19,300
61. Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $11,804
- Enrollment
- 1,425
62. Hult International Business School
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Net Price
- $55,251
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $20,196
63. American International College
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Net Price
- $18,317
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $35,061
64. Massachusetts School of Law
- Enrollment
- 295
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1988
65. New England Law - Boston
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 1,060
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1908
66. College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Net Price
- $23,498
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
67. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 1,334
- Male:Female
- 62:38
68. Lasell College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1132
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $29,706
Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Physics
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni rank |
---|---|---|
Rhode Island | 9 | 58 |
Connecticut | 20 | 25 |
New Hampshire | 11 | 101 |
Vermont | 11 | 135 |
New York | 131 | 8 |
New Jersey | 26 | 9 |
Maine | 13 | 186 |
Delaware | 3 | 57 |
Pennsylvania | 102 | 12 |
Maryland | 26 | 18 |
District of Columbia | 9 | 111 |
Virginia | 40 | 43 |
West Virginia | 16 | 115 |
Ohio | 57 | 23 |
North Carolina | 39 | 39 |
Michigan | 36 | 5 |
South Carolina | 26 | 82 |
Indiana | 30 | 27 |
Kentucky | 25 | 72 |
Tennessee | 32 | 56 |
Wisconsin | 30 | 14 |
Georgia | 43 | 17 |
Illinois | 65 | 6 |
Alabama | 24 | 98 |
Iowa | 26 | 36 |
Missouri | 34 | 52 |
Florida | 51 | 29 |
Minnesota | 26 | 15 |
Mississippi | 14 | 143 |
Arkansas | 18 | 118 |
Louisiana | 24 | 76 |
Kansas | 14 | 94 |
South Dakota | 8 | 252 |
North Dakota | 7 | 169 |
Nebraska | 11 | 84 |
Oklahoma | 19 | 93 |
Puerto Rico | 14 | 283 |
Texas | 74 | 13 |
Colorado | 19 | 35 |
Montana | 7 | 147 |
New Mexico | 9 | 80 |
Utah | 10 | 42 |
Idaho | 7 | 156 |
Arizona | 9 | 30 |
Nevada | 6 | 129 |
Washington | 30 | 10 |
Oregon | 17 | 79 |
California | 125 | 2 |
Alaska | 4 | 184 |
Hawaii | 7 | 114 |