2024 Tightest Massachusetts Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Massachusetts colleges, Harvard University has the tightest acceptance rate (3.24%) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the second lowest rate (3.96%) based on academic year 2022-2023 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Massachusetts Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Massachusetts colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Massachusetts Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | 61,221 | 1,984 | 1,646 | 3.2% | 83.0% | $59,076 | 30,631 | 1,550 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 33,767 | 1,337 | 1,136 | 4.0% | 85.0% | $60,156 | 11,858 | 1,560 |
| 3 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | 91,000 | 6,191 | 2,519 | 6.8% | 40.7% | $63,141 | 30,013 | 1,500 |
| 4 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | 14,864 | 1,079 | 467 | 7.3% | 43.3% | $67,280 | 1,898 | 1,510 |
| 5 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | 15,321 | 1,302 | 577 | 8.5% | 44.3% | $64,860 | 2,222 | 1,530 |
| 6 | Tufts University Medford, MA | 34,882 | 3,381 | 1,695 | 9.7% | 50.1% | $67,844 | 13,431 | 1,510 |
| 7 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | 8,491 | 1,152 | 585 | 13.6% | 50.8% | $64,320 | 2,447 | 1,490 |
| 8 | Boston University Boston, MA | 80,796 | 11,607 | 3,635 | 14.4% | 31.3% | $65,168 | 36,714 | 1,440 |
| 9 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | 40,494 | 6,748 | 2,335 | 16.7% | 34.6% | $67,680 | 15,287 | 1,490 |
| 10 | Babson College Wellesley, MA | 7,607 | 1,700 | 656 | 22.3% | 38.6% | $56,032 | 3,989 | 1,440 |
Qualified Massachusetts Colleges in Core Admission Stats
