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Colleges and universities in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is home to 143 Title IV-eligible colleges and universities, enrolling about 485,926 students in total.

Of these, 43 are public and 100 private. The largest by enrollment include Boston, Northeastern, and UM. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 69% and the median average net price is $24,741.

Institutions
143
indexed
Combined enrollment
485,926
students
Median grad rate
69%
reporting
Median net price
$24,741
reporting
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How the 143 institutions in Massachusetts break down

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By control
Public
43
30% of all
State and locally governed
Private
100
70% of all
76 nonprofit · 24 for-profit
By level
4-year
87
61% of all
Bachelor's and above
2-year
21
15% of all
Associate degrees
Less-than-2-year
33
23% of all
Certificate programs

2 institutions have no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.

100 institutionsPrivate · of 143

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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
96.9%
Enrollment
2,557
Net price
$31,152
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Private (nonprofit)

Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
84.4%
Enrollment
317
Net price
$38,530
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Private (for-profit)

Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute

Lowell, Massachusetts

Grad rate
82%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
66
Net price
$14,839
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)Land-grant

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Grad rate
96%
Admit rate
4.5%
Enrollment
11,886
Net price
$20,111
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Private (for-profit)

Massachusetts School of Barbering

Quincy, Massachusetts

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
44
Net price
$15,216
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Private (nonprofit)

Massachusetts School of Law

Andover, Massachusetts

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
273
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (nonprofit)

MCPHS University

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
85.2%
Enrollment
5,945
Net price
$39,545
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
70.0%
Enrollment
5,862
Net price
$37,927
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Private (nonprofit)

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
1,672
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (for-profit)

Mildred Elley - Pittsfield Campus

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
46
Net price
$26,900
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, Massachusetts

Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
227
Net price
$33,216
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Private (for-profit)

Motoring Technical Training Institute

Seekonk, Massachusetts

Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
99.0%
Enrollment
312
Net price
$20,255
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts

Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
36.0%
Enrollment
2,275
Net price
$26,441
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Private (for-profit)

National Aviation Academy of New England

Concord, Massachusetts

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
241
Net price
$27,871
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Private (nonprofit)

New England College of Optometry

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
515
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

New England Hair Academy

Malden, Massachusetts

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
87
Net price
$16,917
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Private (nonprofit)

New England Law - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
1,131
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts

North Andover, Massachusetts

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
430
Net price
$16,164
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Nichols College

Dudley, Massachusetts

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
80.8%
Enrollment
1,392
Net price
$33,036
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Private (nonprofit)

North Bennet Street School

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
155
Net price
$27,251
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
5.2%
Enrollment
32,553
Net price
$30,915
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Northeastern University Professional Programs

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
7,411
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (nonprofit)

Northpoint Bible College

Haverhill, Massachusetts

Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
122
Net price
$23,635
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Private (nonprofit)

Pope St John XXIII National Seminary

Weston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
—
Net price
Grad-only
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Regis College

Weston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
69.8%
Enrollment
2,517
Net price
$27,477
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Private (for-profit)

Rob Roy Academy - Fall River

Fall River, Massachusetts

Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
97
Net price
$29,124
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Private (for-profit)

Rob Roy Academy - New Bedford

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
15
Net price
$25,805
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Private (for-profit)

Rob Roy Academy - Taunton

Taunton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
23
Net price
$20,493
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Private (for-profit)

Rob Roy Academy - Worcester

Worcester, Massachusetts

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
109
Net price
$25,383
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Private (nonprofit)

Saint John's Seminary

Brighton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
86
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (nonprofit)

Sattler College

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
69.0%
Enrollment
57
Net price
No federal aid
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Private (nonprofit)

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing

Brockton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
34.2%
Enrollment
146
Net price
$22,761
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
70.0%
Enrollment
4,666
Net price
$25,265
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
21.0%
Enrollment
2,857
Net price
$27,579
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Private (for-profit)

Spa Tech Institute - North Andover

North Andover, Massachusetts

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
118
Net price
$38,758
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Private (for-profit)

Spa Tech Institute - Plymouth

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
233
Net price
$31,895
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Private (for-profit)

Spa Tech Institute - Westboro

Westborough, Massachusetts

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
182
Net price
$28,170
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
71.9%
Enrollment
2,599
Net price
$30,587
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Springfield College - Regional, Online, and Continuing Education

Springfield, Massachusetts

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
380
Net price
No freshman cohort
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Stonehill College

Easton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
66.3%
Enrollment
2,674
Net price
$33,016
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
82.3%
Enrollment
6,356
Net price
$29,618
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Private (for-profit)

Technology Learning Center

Oxford, Massachusetts

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
31
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (nonprofit)

The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
41.1%
Enrollment
853
Net price
$46,754
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Grad rate
94%
Admit rate
11.5%
Enrollment
13,599
Net price
$39,998
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Special Focus Two-Year: Other FieldsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Urban College of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
868
Net price
$6,957
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts

Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
14.1%
Enrollment
2,407
Net price
$25,496
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
91.2%
Enrollment
4,191
Net price
$34,170
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Western New England University

Springfield, Massachusetts

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
83.5%
Enrollment
3,674
Net price
$27,290
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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges and universities are in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts has 143 Title IV-eligible institutions in this dataset, drawn from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Together they enroll about 485,926 students.
What are the largest universities in Massachusetts?
By total enrollment, the largest institutions in Massachusetts are Boston, Northeastern, UM, Harvard, and UM.
What is the average graduation rate and net price in Massachusetts?
The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 69%, and the median average net price is $24,741. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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