Colleges in Massachusetts: admission rates, test scores and cost

62 colleges in Massachusetts that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in Massachusetts, most selective first
College	Admission rate	SAT middle 50%	Average net price	Graduation rate
Harvard University	3.6%	1510–1580	$19,148	97%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4.5%	1520–1580	$14,815	96%
Northeastern University	5.2%	1440–1540	$29,060	91%
Williams College	8.3%	1490–1570	$15,157	95%
Amherst College	9%	1490–1580	$19,536	93%
Boston University	11%	1420–1530	$36,503	90%
Tufts University	12%	1470–1560	$38,797	94%
Wellesley College	14%	1460–1560	$23,995	91%
Boston College	16%	1440–1540	$38,930	90%
Babson College	17%	1390–1530	$34,096	92%
College of the Holy Cross	18%	1240–1410	$38,829	86%
Smith College	21%	1420–1540	$25,519	86%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	25%	1493–1558	$17,057	96%
Mount Holyoke College	36%	1380–1530	$30,861	82%
Clark University	40%	1288–1460	$29,446	77%
Brandeis University	41%	1390–1520	$30,606	81%
The New England Conservatory of Music	41%	Not reported	$50,840	74%
Berklee College of Music	44%	Not reported	$47,587	73%
Bentley University	45%	1280–1430	$38,969	88%
Emerson College	51%	1270–1420	$49,215	80%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	60%	1310–1500	$22,857 in-state	81%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	60%	Not reported	$43,885	90%
Hult International Business School	61%	Not reported	$47,733	60%
Stonehill College	66%	Not reported	$36,082	74%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	68%	1220–1390	$31,147	72%
Sattler College	69%	1140–1310	Not reported	68%
Gordon College	69%	1130–1355	$25,227	71%
Regis College	70%	Not reported	$25,506	71%
Merrimack College	70%	Not reported	$39,219	69%
Simmons University	70%	1220–1390	$23,444	77%
Fisher College	71%	Not reported	$22,042	40%
Endicott College	71%	1193–1340	$39,219	74%
Springfield College	72%	1080–1330	$28,053	71%
Dean College	74%	Not reported	$32,629	53%
Hampshire College	75%	Not reported	$23,030	58%
Emmanuel College	76%	1170–1340	$27,196	64%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	76%	Not reported	$26,397 in-state	59%
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology	80%	Not reported	$19,821	39%
Nichols College	81%	1028–1236	$31,983	54%
Lasell University	81%	1030–1158	$26,341	65%
Westfield State University	81%	Not reported	$16,484 in-state	49%
Suffolk University	82%	1090–1300	$40,008	59%
Assumption University	83%	Not reported	$28,788	73%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	83%	1180–1370	$17,362 in-state	69%
Western New England University	84%	1090–1300	$27,077	64%
Framingham State University	84%	1100–1280	$15,951 in-state	46%
University of Massachusetts-Boston	84%	1070–1290	$22,548 in-state	51%
Bay Path University	85%	1010–1210	$16,390	42%
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	85%	1160–1416	$43,891	61%
College of Our Lady of the Elms	85%	Not reported	$16,237	64%
Fitchburg State University	87%	1060–1230	$13,803 in-state	53%
Curry College	88%	1050–1230	$30,155	50%
Bridgewater State University	88%	1060–1263	$18,061 in-state	52%
Worcester State University	88%	1026–1283	$13,866 in-state	57%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	90%	Not reported	$11,402 in-state	47%
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	91%	1050–1270	$20,319 in-state	49%
Boston Baptist College	91%	Not reported	$16,125	64%
Wentworth Institute of Technology	91%	1110–1320	$30,134	63%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	95%	Not reported	$23,759 in-state	74%
Salem State University	96%	Not reported	$12,921 in-state	49%
Lesley University	97%	Not reported	$31,777	42%
American International College	100%	Not reported	$24,178	38%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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