2026 Most Enrolled Students in Massachusetts Rankings
Among Massachusetts colleges, Boston University has the largest number of students (37,737) and Northeastern University has the second largest number of students (32,553) based on academic year 2023-2024 college enrollment data.
The following table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students in Massachusetts having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students in Massachusetts
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston University Boston, MA | 37,737 | 15,963 | 21,774 | 18,805 | 18,932 | 5,423 | $68,102 | 11.1% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | 32,553 | 15,644 | 16,909 | 17,432 | 15,121 | 1,730 | $66,162 | 5.2% | 16 to 1 |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | 31,726 | 15,245 | 16,481 | 23,920 | 7,806 | 3,511 | $40,449 | 59.7% | 17 to 1 |
| 4 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | 30,259 | 13,812 | 16,447 | 8,844 | 21,415 | 7,584 | $61,676 | 3.7% | 7 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA | 16,598 | 9,314 | 7,284 | 12,122 | 4,476 | 5,089 | $36,264 | 83.0% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA | 15,575 | 6,619 | 8,956 | 12,138 | 3,437 | 1,700 | $38,115 | 83.8% | 15 to 1 |
| 7 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | 15,432 | 7,082 | 8,350 | 10,314 | 5,118 | 732 | $70,702 | 16.4% | 10 to 1 |
| 8 | Tufts University Medford, MA | 13,599 | 5,595 | 8,004 | 7,126 | 6,473 | 469 | $70,704 | 11.5% | 10 to 1 |
| 9 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 11,886 | 6,650 | 5,236 | 4,535 | 7,351 | 46 | $62,396 | 4.6% | 3 to 1 |
| 10 | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA | 9,727 | 3,842 | 5,885 | 8,270 | 1,457 | 1,092 | $17,874 | 87.8% | 17 to 1 |
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