Massachusetts has 63 colleges with published admissions data — 13 public and 50 private. Acceptance rates range from 4% to 100%, with Harvard University admitting the smallest share of applicants. The median net price — what students actually pay after grants — is $26,998 a year. Median earnings ten years after enrolling are $63,494.
Average annual net price after grants.
Graduate earnings relative to one year's net price.
Median earnings 10 years after entering.
Share finishing within six years.
| College | Acceptance | SAT range | In-state tuition | Net price | Earnings | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 4% | 1510–1580 | $61,676 | $19,066 | $101,817 | 98% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5% | 1520–1580 | $62,396 | $20,111 | $143,372 | 96% |
| Northeastern University | 5% | 1440–1540 | $66,162 | $30,915 | $92,538 | 91% |
| Williams College | 8% | 1490–1570 | $68,560 | $17,716 | $88,665 | 94% |
| Amherst College | 9% | 1490–1580 | $70,480 | $23,367 | $77,644 | 94% |
| Boston University | 11% | 1420–1530 | $68,102 | $24,402 | $83,238 | 89% |
| Tufts University | 12% | 1470–1560 | $70,704 | $39,998 | $83,214 | 94% |
| Wellesley College | 14% | 1460–1560 | $67,176 | $25,496 | $84,803 | 92% |
| Boston College | 16% | 1440–1540 | $70,702 | $41,704 | $103,937 | 91% |
| Babson College | 17% | 1390–1530 | $57,152 | $40,514 | $123,938 | 93% |
| College of the Holy Cross | 18% | 1240–1410 | $64,500 | $38,782 | $90,543 | 87% |
| Smith College | 21% | 1420–1540 | $65,178 | $27,579 | $64,027 | 89% |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 25% | 1493–1558 | $66,398 | $25,171 | $129,455 | 96% |
| Mount Holyoke College | 36% | 1380–1530 | $67,018 | $26,441 | $58,418 | 84% |
| Clark University | 40% | 1288–1460 | $58,867 | $28,714 | $62,381 | 77% |
| Brandeis University | 41% | 1390–1520 | $68,080 | $35,736 | $77,231 | 86% |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | 41% | — | $60,750 | $46,754 | $34,483 | 73% |
| Berklee College of Music | 44% | — | $52,040 | $49,465 | $33,647 | 67% |
| Bentley University | 45% | 1280–1430 | $61,000 | $37,930 | $120,959 | 87% |
| Anna Maria College | 50% | — | $44,571 | $28,333 | $46,651 | 46% |
| Emerson College | 51% | 1270–1420 | $57,056 | $49,180 | $62,832 | 77% |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 60% | 1310–1500 | $17,772 | $22,383 | $71,631 | 83% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 60% | — | $60,965 | $43,071 | $103,470 | 90% |
| Hult International Business School | 61% | — | $57,160 | $45,447 | — | 67% |
| Stonehill College | 66% | — | $57,490 | $33,016 | $77,745 | 76% |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 68% | 1220–1390 | $63,960 | $29,822 | $67,725 | 73% |
| Sattler College | 69% | 1140–1310 | $787 | — | — | 81% |
| Gordon College | 69% | 1130–1355 | $30,700 | $24,883 | $52,119 | 69% |
| Regis College | 70% | — | $49,680 | $27,477 | $52,873 | 72% |
| Merrimack College | 70% | — | $53,962 | $37,927 | $75,584 | 70% |
| Simmons University | 70% | 1220–1390 | $46,874 | $25,265 | $63,494 | 72% |
| Fisher College | 71% | — | $35,689 | $26,649 | $49,669 | 28% |
| Endicott College | 71% | 1193–1340 | $40,650 | $40,654 | $58,336 | 76% |
| Springfield College | 72% | 1080–1330 | $45,174 | $30,587 | $48,036 | 74% |
| Dean College | 74% | — | $46,526 | $30,684 | $38,109 | 54% |
| Hampshire College | 75% | — | $58,896 | $24,034 | $46,938 | 54% |
| Emmanuel College | 76% | 1170–1340 | $48,550 | $26,706 | $68,245 | 68% |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 76% | — | $15,400 | $24,100 | $43,582 | 69% |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 80% | — | $22,490 | $25,203 | $51,724 | 44% |
| Nichols College | 81% | 1028–1236 | $42,705 | $33,036 | $58,063 | 63% |
| Lasell University | 81% | 1030–1158 | $27,040 | $27,511 | $49,705 | 59% |
| Westfield State University | 81% | — | $12,179 | $16,721 | $57,346 | 54% |
| Suffolk University | 82% | 1090–1300 | $47,550 | $29,618 | $67,506 | 61% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 83% | 1180–1370 | $16,966 | $17,163 | $64,874 | 65% |
| Assumption University | 83% | — | $51,356 | $29,498 | $74,895 | 75% |
| Western New England University | 84% | 1090–1300 | $47,820 | $27,290 | $73,157 | 64% |
| Framingham State University | 84% | 1100–1280 | $11,920 | $16,114 | $52,349 | 48% |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | 84% | 1070–1290 | $15,908 | $17,707 | $65,865 | 49% |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 85% | 1160–1416 | $40,530 | $39,545 | $125,557 | 62% |
| Bay Path University | 85% | 1010–1210 | $38,302 | $14,271 | $55,383 | 44% |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | 85% | — | $43,325 | $17,545 | $51,540 | 68% |
| Fitchburg State University | 87% | 1060–1230 | $11,346 | $14,262 | $53,874 | 55% |
| Curry College | 88% | 1050–1230 | $47,970 | $29,207 | $54,400 | 51% |
| Bridgewater State University | 88% | 1060–1263 | $11,808 | $16,383 | $57,466 | 53% |
| Worcester State University | 88% | 1026–1283 | $11,786 | $13,381 | $60,624 | 62% |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 90% | — | $12,436 | $16,068 | $48,102 | 56% |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 91% | 1050–1270 | $15,612 | $20,927 | $68,804 | 52% |
| Boston Baptist College | 91% | — | $14,304 | $17,933 | $34,159 | 14% |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 91% | 1110–1320 | $42,884 | $34,170 | $82,721 | 68% |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 95% | — | $11,420 | $21,582 | $82,392 | 74% |
| Salem State University | 96% | — | $12,338 | $15,996 | $56,662 | 50% |
| Lesley University | 97% | — | $34,256 | $31,152 | $51,173 | 58% |
| American International College | 100% | — | $44,230 | $23,274 | $53,124 | 46% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price is the average annual cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Earnings are median earnings 10 years after entering. A dash means the figure isn’t published for that school.
Worcester State University has the lowest average net price in Massachusetts at $13,381 a year after grants and scholarships. Fitchburg State University ($14,262) is next.
Students who enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology report median earnings of $143,372 ten years after entering.
Massachusetts has 63 colleges with published admissions data — 13 public and 50 private. Acceptance rates range from 4% to 100%.
The median in-state tuition at public colleges in Massachusetts is $12,338 a year, before room, board and other costs.
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