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Colleges in Massachusetts

All 86 Massachusetts colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Massachusetts ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Elite 5% 89
2 Harvard University Cambridge Elite 4% 88
3 Williams College Williamstown Elite 8% 85
4 Amherst College Amherst Elite 9% 82
5 Wellesley College Wellesley Highly Selective 14% 81
6 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham Selective 25% 80
7 Northeastern University Boston Elite 5% 78
8 Boston University Boston Highly Selective 11% 77
9 Boston College Chestnut Hill Highly Selective 16% 77
10 Babson College Wellesley Highly Selective 17% 76
11 Tufts University Medford Highly Selective 11% 76
12 Smith College Northampton Selective 21% 73
13 College of the Holy Cross Worcester Highly Selective 18% 70
14 Bentley University Waltham Moderate 45% 69
15 Brandeis University Waltham Moderate 41% 66
16 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Selective 36% 64
17 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst Moderate 60% 64
18 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Moderate 60% 61
19 Clark University Worcester Selective 40% 60
20 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell Open 83% 57
21 MCPHS University Boston Open 85% 56
22 Emerson College Boston Moderate 51% 55
23 Simmons University Boston Open 70% 54
24 University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston Open 84% 54
25 Stonehill College Easton Open 66% 54
26 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston Open 91% 53
27 Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Boston Open — 53
28 Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton Open 68% 52
29 Emmanuel College Boston Open 76% 52
30 Western New England University Springfield Open 83% 51
31 Worcester State University Worcester Open 88% 51
32 Quincy College Quincy Open — 51
33 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay Open 95% 50
34 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth Open 91% 50
35 Suffolk University Boston Open 82% 50
36 Assumption University Worcester Open 83% 49
37 Endicott College Beverly Open 71% 49
38 Merrimack College North Andover Open 70% 49
39 Westfield State University Westfield Open 81% 48
40 Framingham State University Framingham Open 84% 47
41 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater Open 88% 47
42 Gordon College Wenham Open 69% 47
43 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg Open 87% 47
44 Bay Path University Longmeadow Open 85% 46
45 Regis College Weston Open 70% 45
46 Springfield College Springfield Open 72% 45
47 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams Open 90% 44
48 Curry College Milton Open 88% 43
49 Eastern Nazarene College Quincy Open — 42
50 Salem State University Salem Open 96% 42
51 College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee Open 85% 42
52 Hampshire College Amherst Open 75% 42
53 Lasell University Newton Open 81% 41
54 Nichols College Dudley Open 81% 41
55 Anna Maria College Paxton Moderate 50% 40
56 Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge Open — 40
57 Lesley University Cambridge Open 97% 39
58 Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline Open 80% 38
59 Fisher College Boston Open 71% 38
60 Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington Open 96% 36
61 American International College Springfield Open 100% 34
62 Northpoint Bible College Haverhill Open — 34
63 Dean College Franklin Open 74% 31
64 Boston Baptist College Boston Open 91% 29
65 Hult International Business School Cambridge Moderate 60% 29
— Berklee College of Music Boston Moderate 44% —
— Boston Architectural College Boston Open — —
— Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc Brookline Open — —
— Cambridge College Boston Open — —
— Conway School of Landscape Design Northampton Open — —
— Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton Open — —
— Hebrew College Newton Open — —
— Laboure College of Healthcare Milton Moderate 50% —
— Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston Open 76% —
— Massachusetts School of Law Andover Open — —
— MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston Open — —
— Montserrat College of Art Beverly Open — —
— New England College of Optometry Boston Open — —
— New England Law-Boston Boston Open — —
— Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston Open — —
— Saint John's Seminary Brighton Open — —
— Sattler College Boston Open 69% —
— Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education Springfield Open — —
— The New England Conservatory of Music Boston Moderate 41% —
— University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester Open — —
— William James College Newton Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →