2026 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Name: 2026 Best Colleges in Massachusetts (Kollegio college rankings)
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60 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

Financial

Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

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$67,000

In-state tuition

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#2 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Harvard University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,143

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,872

#3 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

4.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,510

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#4 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Amherst College

Amherst

Acceptance rate

9.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#5 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Wellesley College

Wellesley

Acceptance rate

13.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,424

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#6 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Boston University

Boston

Acceptance rate

10.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#7 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Northeastern University

Boston

Acceptance rate

5.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#8 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Babson College

Babson Park

Acceptance rate

19.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$54,944

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#9 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Boston College

Chestnut Hill

Acceptance rate

15.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,530

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#10 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Tufts University

Medford

Acceptance rate

10.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$61,646

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#11 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Bentley University

Waltham

Acceptance rate

48.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,910

Avg. Cost after Aid

$42,000

#12 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

Acceptance rate

21.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#13 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,640

Avg. Cost after Aid

$48,000

#14 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

Acceptance rate

59.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$15,791

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#15 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Brandeis University

Waltham

Acceptance rate

35.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,408

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#16 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Smith College

Northampton

Acceptance rate

19.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,830

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#17 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Stonehill College

Easton

Acceptance rate

72.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$47,808

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#18 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts--Lowell

Lowell

Acceptance rate

83.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$15,078

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#19 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay

Acceptance rate

80.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$1,946

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#20 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Assumption University

Worcester

Acceptance rate

86.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$45,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#21 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

Acceptance rate

85.4%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$37,050

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#22 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

Acceptance rate

71.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$54,118

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,934

#23 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Clark University

Worcester

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$49,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#24 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Merrimack College

North Andover

Acceptance rate

73.6%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$43,842

Avg. Cost after Aid

$36,000

#25 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

Acceptance rate

38.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

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