Admission Comparison between Massachusetts Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 731,232 students have applied to Massachusetts colleges and 271,144 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Massachusetts colleges is 61.5%. Of the admitted students, 52,559 students finally enrolled in one of Massachusetts colleges.
2 Massachusetts colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 41 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Massachusetts colleges is 1,329.
Massachusetts College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- Northeastern University has the largest number of applicants of 98,425 and University of Massachusetts-Amherst has the most admitted students of 30,020.
- The average acceptance rate of Massachusetts colleges is 61.5% and Harvard University has the lowest acceptance rate of 3.6%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 27.6% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield of 85.8%.
- The average SAT score is 1,329 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score of 1,560.
Massachusetts Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Massachusetts colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson College Wellesley, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 9,381 | 1,603 | 625 | 17.1% | 39 | - | - |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 6,010 | 5,121 | 673 | 85.2% | 13 | - | - |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,000 | 252 | 110 | 25.2% | 44 | - | - |
| Boston Baptist College Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 11 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% | 10 | - | - |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 2,756 | 2,102 | 363 | 76.3% | 17 | - | - |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School Bourne, MA Public, Less than 2 years | 21 | 15 | 12 | 71.4% | 80 | - | - |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing Brockton, MA Private, 2-4 years | 41 | 14 | 12 | 34.1% | 86 | - | - |
| Dean College Franklin, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 4,617 | 3,403 | 296 | 73.7% | 9 | - | - |
| Hult International Business School Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,761 | 1,065 | 139 | 60.5% | 13 | - | - |
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School Marlborough, MA Public, Less than 2 years | 62 | 53 | 19 | 85.5% | 36 | - | - |
| Greater Lowell Technical School Tyngsboro, MA Public, Less than 2 years | 24 | 18 | 18 | 75.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Laboure College of Healthcare Milton, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 32 | 16 | 16 | 50.0% | 100 | - | - |
| The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,112 | 457 | 135 | 41.1% | 30 | - | - |
| Diman Regional Technical Institute Fall River, MA Public, Less than 2 years | 130 | 51 | 5 | 39.2% | 10 | - | - |
| Fisher College Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 3,527 | 2,493 | 153 | 70.7% | 6 | - | - |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Medford, MA Private, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monty Tech Fitchburg, MA Public, Less than 2 years | 59 | 49 | 28 | 83.1% | 57 | - | - |
| Southeastern Technical Institute South Easton, MA Public, Less than 2 years | 299 | 211 | 88 | 70.6% | 42 | - | - |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 28,232 | 1,284 | 1,102 | 4.5% | 86 | - | - |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 54,008 | 1,970 | 1,647 | 3.6% | 84 | - | - |
| Williams College Williamstown, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 15,411 | 1,272 | 547 | 8.3% | 43 | - | - |
| Tufts University Medford, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 34,432 | 3,957 | 1,801 | 11.5% | 46 | - | - |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 98,425 | 5,133 | 2,759 | 5.2% | 54 | - | - |
| Amherst College Amherst, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 13,743 | 1,238 | 480 | 9.0% | 39 | - | - |
| Boston University Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 78,769 | 8,749 | 3,268 | 11.1% | 37 | - | - |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 35,037 | 5,755 | 2,501 | 16.4% | 43 | - | - |
| Wellesley College Wellesley, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 8,714 | 1,224 | 583 | 14.0% | 48 | - | - |
| College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 9,568 | 1,685 | 835 | 17.6% | 50 | - | - |
| Bentley University Waltham, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 11,012 | 4,961 | 1,056 | 45.1% | 21 | - | - |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 1,265 | 1,198 | 457 | 94.7% | 38 | - | - |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 12,559 | 7,555 | 1,366 | 60.2% | 18 | - | - |
| Brandeis University Waltham, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 10,462 | 4,237 | 735 | 40.5% | 17 | - | - |
| Smith College Northampton, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 8,666 | 1,820 | 645 | 21.0% | 35 | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 50,261 | 30,020 | 5,388 | 59.7% | 18 | - | - |
| Endicott College Beverly, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 5,522 | 3,932 | 836 | 71.2% | 21 | - | - |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 5,985 | 5,459 | 1,084 | 91.2% | 20 | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 13,781 | 11,444 | 2,068 | 83.0% | 18 | - | - |
| Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 5,226 | 1,883 | 512 | 36.0% | 27 | - | - |
| Emerson College Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 10,378 | 5,325 | 828 | 51.3% | 16 | - | - |
| Emmanuel College Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 6,099 | 4,614 | 516 | 75.7% | 11 | - | - |
| Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 9,096 | 7,987 | 1,551 | 87.8% | 19 | - | - |
| Clark University Worcester, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 11,452 | 4,528 | 486 | 39.5% | 11 | - | - |
| Gordon College Wenham, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,366 | 1,638 | 353 | 69.2% | 22 | - | - |
| Springfield College Springfield, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 3,284 | 2,361 | 448 | 71.9% | 19 | - | - |
| Salem State University Salem, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 7,953 | 7,625 | 858 | 95.9% | 11 | - | - |
| Berklee College of Music Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 7,050 | 3,069 | 1,395 | 43.5% | 45 | - | - |
| Assumption University Worcester, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 5,900 | 4,896 | 497 | 83.0% | 10 | - | - |
| Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,047 | 892 | 139 | 85.2% | 16 | - | - |
| Nichols College Dudley, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,296 | 1,856 | 336 | 80.8% | 18 | - | - |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 5,835 | 3,952 | 511 | 67.7% | 13 | - | - |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 1,208 | 1,084 | 125 | 89.7% | 12 | - | - |
| Stonehill College Easton, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 8,383 | 5,556 | 777 | 66.3% | 14 | - | - |
| American International College Springfield, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,540 | 2,529 | 284 | 99.6% | 11 | - | - |
| Anna Maria College Paxton, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 6,906 | 3,474 | 225 | 50.3% | 6 | - | - |
| Hampshire College Amherst, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,132 | 1,605 | 231 | 75.3% | 14 | - | - |
| Western New England University Springfield, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 7,567 | 6,317 | 790 | 83.5% | 13 | - | - |
| Suffolk University Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 10,308 | 8,487 | 923 | 82.3% | 11 | - | - |
| Merrimack College North Andover, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 14,070 | 9,852 | 971 | 70.0% | 10 | - | - |
| Simmons University Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 4,773 | 3,340 | 361 | 70.0% | 11 | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 21,262 | 17,813 | 2,187 | 83.8% | 12 | - | - |
| Regis College Weston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 3,432 | 2,395 | 180 | 69.8% | 8 | - | - |
| Worcester State University Worcester, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 5,156 | 4,537 | 756 | 88.0% | 17 | - | - |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,269 | 1,082 | 118 | 85.3% | 11 | - | - |
| Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 4,582 | 3,983 | 539 | 86.9% | 14 | - | - |
| Framingham State University Framingham, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 4,532 | 3,789 | 587 | 83.6% | 15 | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 10,669 | 9,670 | 1,303 | 90.6% | 13 | - | - |
| Curry College Milton, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 5,313 | 4,657 | 535 | 87.7% | 11 | - | - |
| Lesley University Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,526 | 2,447 | 193 | 96.9% | 8 | - | - |
| Westfield State University Westfield, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 6,816 | 5,549 | 841 | 81.4% | 15 | - | - |
| Lasell University Newton, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 3,057 | 2,483 | 341 | 81.2% | 14 | - | - |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 54 | 43 | 11 | 79.6% | 26 | - | - |
| Average | 731,232 | 271,144 | 52,559 | 61.5% | 28 | - | - |
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