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 37.7M citations received by 688K 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
- 1550
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,996
2. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,525
3. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,420
4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
5. Northeastern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $34,207
6. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,367
7. Brandeis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $43,550
8. Boston College
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1490
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,519
9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $47,372
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,545
10. University of Massachusetts - Lowell
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
11. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,489
- Male:Female
- 31:69
- Founded
- 1962
12. Williams College
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $15,894
13. University of Massachusetts - Boston
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
14. Clark University
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1374
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $33,865
15. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
16. Amherst College
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $19,049
17. Wellesley College
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,174
18. Smith College
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,305
19. College of the Holy Cross
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $36,014
20. Mount Holyoke College
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1455
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,526
21. Bentley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $45,802
22. Suffolk University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $33,832
23. Fisher College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Net Price
- $28,596
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $25,379
24. Babson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $32,019
25. Hebrew College
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Enrollment
- 163
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1921
26. Simmons University
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $28,691
27. Hampshire College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $27,895
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $46,145
28. Western New England University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $27,056
29. Endicott College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1267
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $41,394
30. New England College of Optometry
- Acceptance Rate
- 23%
- Enrollment
- 515
- Male:Female
- 25:75
- Founded
- 1894
31. Bay State College
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Net Price
- $43,020
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $10,243
32. Dean College
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $32,085
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,958
33. Newbury College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,613
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,393
34. Stonehill College
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Net Price
- $33,385
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $39,344
35. MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Enrollment
- 1,672
- Male:Female
- 14:86
- Founded
- 1977
36. MCPHS University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1288
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $41,506
37. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average SAT
- 1526
- Net Price
- $43,184
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
38. Framingham State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $11,338
39. Springfield College
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $30,039
40. Emmanuel College
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Net Price
- $31,121
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
41. Bridgewater State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1162
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
42. Merrimack College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $38,504
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $31,550
43. Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,604
44. Emerson College
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $53,432
45. William James College
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 967
- Male:Female
- 19:81
- Founded
- 1974
46. Wheaton College - Massachusetts
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 31
- Net Price
- $30,701
47. Gordon College
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1243
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $25,299
48. Worcester State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,464
49. Salem State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $10,319
- Enrollment
- 6,230
50. Assumption College
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Net Price
- $29,748
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $35,905
51. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,045
- Enrollment
- 896
52. Lesley University
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Net Price
- $32,587
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,167
53. Curry College
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Net Price
- $29,917
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
54. Fitchburg State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $11,539
55. Westfield State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $9,054
- Enrollment
- 4,588
56. Regis College
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Net Price
- $28,575
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $37,193
57. Eastern Nazarene College
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $21,894
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $20,305
58. Bard College at Simon's Rock
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Net Price
- $41,013
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $42,635
59. Berklee College of Music
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Net Price
- $49,797
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $23,346
60. New England Conservatory of Music
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Net Price
- $50,367
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $30,707
61. Massachusetts School of Law
- Enrollment
- 273
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1988
62. Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $16,502
- Enrollment
- 1,488
63. Nichols College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1132
- Net Price
- $32,337
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
64. Hult International Business School
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $53,700
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $25,375
65. American International College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $23,086
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $36,184
66. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 1,352
- Male:Female
- 61:39
67. New England Law - Boston
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 1,131
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1908
68. Lasell College
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1094
- Net Price
- $27,773
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
69. College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Net Price
- $19,870
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $33,794
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 | 28 | 11 |
| Maine | 14 | 185 |
| Delaware | 3 | 58 |
| Pennsylvania | 103 | 12 |
| Maryland | 27 | 18 |
| District of Columbia | 9 | 111 |
| Virginia | 41 | 45 |
| West Virginia | 18 | 113 |
| Ohio | 59 | 24 |
| North Carolina | 39 | 36 |
| Michigan | 37 | 5 |
| South Carolina | 27 | 82 |
| Indiana | 32 | 25 |
| Kentucky | 25 | 72 |
| Tennessee | 32 | 55 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 14 |
| Georgia | 45 | 17 |
| Illinois | 68 | 6 |
| Alabama | 24 | 97 |
| Iowa | 29 | 42 |
| Missouri | 35 | 51 |
| Florida | 56 | 29 |
| Minnesota | 26 | 16 |
| Mississippi | 14 | 141 |
| Arkansas | 18 | 121 |
| Louisiana | 24 | 75 |
| Kansas | 15 | 92 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 247 |
| North Dakota | 8 | 172 |
| Nebraska | 11 | 83 |
| Oklahoma | 19 | 93 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | 284 |
| Texas | 76 | 13 |
| Colorado | 20 | 35 |
| Montana | 7 | 149 |
| New Mexico | 9 | 84 |
| Utah | 11 | 44 |
| Idaho | 7 | 157 |
| Arizona | 10 | 30 |
| Nevada | 6 | 127 |
| Washington | 31 | 10 |
| Oregon | 17 | 77 |
| California | 134 | 2 |
| Alaska | 4 | 180 |
| Hawaii | 7 | 114 |