Colleges in Massachusetts: A Parent's Guide

Below are colleges across Massachusetts with acceptance rates, SAT/ACT ranges, and net price data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Schools are listed by admission selectivity, most selective first.

• Harvard University
  3% acceptance · $59,076 in-state tuition
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  5% acceptance · $60,156 in-state tuition
• Northeastern University
  6% acceptance · $63,141 in-state tuition
• Amherst College
  10% acceptance · $67,280 in-state tuition
• Tufts University
  10% acceptance · $67,844 in-state tuition
• Wellesley College
  10% acceptance · $67,844 in-state tuition
• Boston University
  11% acceptance · $65,168 in-state tuition
• Williams College
  14% acceptance · $64,320 in-state tuition
• Boston College
  16% acceptance · $67,680 in-state tuition
• Smith College
  20% acceptance · $61,568 in-state tuition
• Mount Holyoke College
  21% acceptance · $60,850 in-state tuition
• Brandeis University
  35% acceptance · $64,946 in-state tuition
• Bunker Hill Community College
  42% acceptance · $55,160 in-state tuition
• Berklee College of Music
  50% acceptance · $50,270 in-state tuition
• University of Massachusetts-Boston
  58% acceptance · $17,357 in-state tuition
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  59% acceptance · $59,070 in-state tuition
• College of the Holy Cross
  83% acceptance · $46,430 in-state tuition
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst
  85% acceptance · $16,570 in-state tuition
• Middlesex Community College
  88% acceptance · $42,061 in-state tuition
• New England Conservatory of Music
  89% acceptance · $11,389 in-state tuition
• Northern Essex Community College
  — · $5,352 in-state tuition