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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

Control and level come from IPEDS institutional characteristics. Pick a tile to see just that slice of the list.

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.

143 institutions

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Private (nonprofit)

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham, Massachusetts

Grad rate
96%
Admit rate
25.2%
Enrollment
405
Net price
$25,171
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Gordon College

Wenham, Massachusetts

Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
69.2%
Enrollment
1,595
Net price
$24,883
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Private (nonprofit)

Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary

South Hamilton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
1,352
Net price
Grad-only
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Public

Greater Lowell Technical School

Tyngsboro, Massachusetts

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
75.0%
Enrollment
80
Net price
$19,205
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Community CollegePublic

Greenfield Community College

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
1,689
Net price
$7,679
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Hampshire College

Amherst, Massachusetts

Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
75.3%
Enrollment
844
Net price
$24,034
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Grad rate
98%
Admit rate
3.6%
Enrollment
30,259
Net price
$19,066
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Private (nonprofit)

Hebrew College

Newton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
163
Net price
Grad-only
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Brookline, Massachusetts

Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
79.6%
Enrollment
274
Net price
$25,203
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Grad rate
29%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,200
Net price
$8,068
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Private (nonprofit)

Hult International Business School

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
60.5%
Enrollment
2,008
Net price
$45,447
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Private (for-profit)

Jupiter Beauty Academy

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
201
Net price
Not reported
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Private (nonprofit)

Laboure College of Healthcare

Milton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
50.0%
Enrollment
530
Net price
$36,863
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Lasell University

Newton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
81.2%
Enrollment
1,668
Net price
$27,511
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (nonprofit)

Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing

Medford, Massachusetts

Grad rate
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Enrollment
174
Net price
No freshman cohort
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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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Community CollegePublic

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

Grad rate
17%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,578
Net price
$7,169
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Public

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
76.3%
Enrollment
1,989
Net price
$24,100
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BaccalaureatePublic

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams, Massachusetts

Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
89.7%
Enrollment
896
Net price
$16,068
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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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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPublic

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
94.7%
Enrollment
1,488
Net price
$21,582
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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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Community CollegePublic

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
19%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
5,574
Net price
$8,460
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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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Community CollegePublic

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, Massachusetts

Grad rate
23%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
9,374
Net price
$2,624
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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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Public

Monty Tech

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
83.0%
Enrollment
48
Net price
$41,748
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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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Community CollegePublic

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, Massachusetts

Grad rate
24%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
3,694
Net price
$7,931
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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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Community CollegePublicHSI

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts

Grad rate
18%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
5,743
Net price
$9,000
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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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Community CollegePublicHSI

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, Massachusetts

Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,721
Net price
$6,046
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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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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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