2026 Tightest Massachusetts Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Massachusetts colleges, Harvard University has the tightest acceptance rate (3.65%) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the second lowest rate (4.55%) based on academic year 2023-2024 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 | 54,008 | 1,970 | 1,647 | 3.6% | 83.6% | $61,676 | 30,259 | 1,550 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 28,232 | 1,284 | 1,102 | 4.5% | 85.8% | $62,396 | 11,886 | 1,560 |
| 3 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | 98,425 | 5,133 | 2,759 | 5.2% | 53.8% | $66,162 | 32,553 | 1,490 |
| 4 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | 15,411 | 1,272 | 547 | 8.3% | 43.0% | $68,560 | 2,164 | 1,540 |
| 5 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | 13,743 | 1,238 | 480 | 9.0% | 38.8% | $70,480 | 1,914 | 1,540 |
| 6 | Boston University Boston, MA | 78,769 | 8,749 | 3,268 | 11.1% | 37.4% | $68,102 | 37,737 | 1,480 |
| 7 | Tufts University Medford, MA | 34,432 | 3,957 | 1,801 | 11.5% | 45.5% | $70,704 | 13,599 | 1,510 |
| 8 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | 8,714 | 1,224 | 583 | 14.0% | 47.6% | $67,176 | 2,407 | 1,520 |
| 9 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | 35,037 | 5,755 | 2,501 | 16.4% | 43.5% | $70,702 | 15,432 | 1,500 |
| 10 | Babson College Wellesley, MA | 9,381 | 1,603 | 625 | 17.1% | 39.0% | $57,152 | 3,932 | 1,460 |
Qualified Massachusetts Colleges in Core Admission Stats
