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Colleges in Massachusetts

73 four-year colleges in Massachusetts. 13 are public; the biggest is UMass Amherst.

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Biggest first. “Avg. paid” is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants; at public colleges, that's in-state students. How we get our numbers

Likely: even the low end of our estimate is 60% or more, and the college admits at least 25% of applicants. Target: our estimate is 30% or more. Reach: our estimate is under 30%, or the college admits under 15%. Long shot: our estimate is under 12%, or the college admits under 12%. Estimates use the college's admit rate and score range plus your grades and scores. They are not a promise.

  1. UMass Amherst

    Amherst · Public · 23,671 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $22,857
    Get in
    60%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    81%
    Due
    Jan 15

  2. Boston University

    Boston · Private · 18,248 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $36,503
    Get in
    13%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    90%
    Due
    Jan 5

  3. Northeastern University

    Boston · Private · 17,326 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $29,060
    Get in
    5.6%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    91%
    Due
    Jan 1

  4. University of Massachusetts-Boston

    Boston · Public · 11,512 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $22,548
    Get in
    84%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    51%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  5. University of Massachusetts-Lowell

    Lowell · Public · 11,434 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $17,362
    Get in
    83%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    69%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  6. Boston College

    Chestnut Hill · Private · 10,085 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $38,930
    Get in
    16%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    90%
    Due
    Jan 4

  7. Bridgewater State University

    Bridgewater · Public · 7,829 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $18,061
    Get in
    88%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    52%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge · Private · 7,601 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $19,148
    Get in
    4.2%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    97%
    Due
    Jan 1

  9. Berklee College of Music

    Boston · Private · 7,468 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $47,587
    Get in
    44%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    73%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  10. Tufts University

    Medford · Private · 7,061 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $38,797
    Get in
    11%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    94%
    Due
    Jan 4

  11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Worcester · Private · 5,447 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $43,885
    Get in
    60%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    90%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  12. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

    North Dartmouth · Public · 5,221 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $20,319
    Get in
    91%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    49%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge · Private · 4,535 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $14,815
    Get in
    4.6%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    96%
    Due
    Jan 4

  14. Bentley University

    Waltham · Private · 4,474 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $38,969
    Get in
    47%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    88%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  15. Salem State University

    Salem · Public · 4,291 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $12,921
    Get in
    96%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    49%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  16. Suffolk University

    Boston · Private · 4,268 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $40,008
    Get in
    82%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    59%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  17. Worcester State University

    Worcester · Public · 3,930 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $13,866
    Get in
    88%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    57%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  18. Merrimack College

    North Andover · Private · 3,916 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $39,219
    Get in
    70%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    69%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  19. Emerson College

    Boston · Private · 3,870 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $49,215
    Get in
    51%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    80%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  20. Wentworth Institute of Technology

    Boston · Private · 3,747 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $30,134
    Get in
    91%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    63%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  21. Brandeis University

    Waltham · Private · 3,618 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $30,606
    Get in
    45%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    81%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  22. Westfield State University

    Westfield · Public · 3,615 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $16,484
    Get in
    81%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    49%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  23. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

    Boston · Private · 3,451 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $43,891
    Get in
    85%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    61%
    Due
    Not checked yet

  24. Endicott College

    Beverly · Private · 3,125 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $39,219
    Get in
    71%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    74%
    Due
    Not checked yet

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