2026 Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

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35 Massachusetts schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Small Colleges ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Small Colleges

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#2 Best Small Colleges

Wellesley College

Wellesley

Acceptance rate

13.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,424

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#3 Best Small Colleges

Amherst College

Amherst

Acceptance rate

9.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#4 Best Small Colleges

Smith College

Northampton

Acceptance rate

19.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,830

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#5 Best Small Colleges

Babson College

Babson Park

Acceptance rate

19.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$54,944

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#6 Best Small Colleges

Clark University

Worcester

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$49,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#7 Best Small Colleges

Stonehill College

Easton

Acceptance rate

72.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$47,808

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#8 Best Small Colleges

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

Acceptance rate

38.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#9 Best Small Colleges

Assumption University

Worcester

Acceptance rate

86.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$45,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#10 Best Small Colleges

Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

Acceptance rate

71.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$54,118

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,934

#11 Best Small Colleges

Simmons University

Boston

Acceptance rate

66.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$41,872

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#12 Best Small Colleges

Thomas Aquinas College - New England

Northfield

Acceptance rate

88.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$26,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#13 Best Small Colleges

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay

Acceptance rate

80.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$1,946

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#14 Best Small Colleges

Emmanuel College

Boston

Acceptance rate

80.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$43,152

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#15 Best Small Colleges

Western New England University

Springfield

Acceptance rate

83.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$37,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#16 Best Small Colleges

Gordon College

Wenham

Acceptance rate

58.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$25,250

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#17 Best Small Colleges

Regis College

Weston

Acceptance rate

89.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$44,809

Avg. Cost after Aid

$36,000

#18 Best Small Colleges

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston

Acceptance rate

77.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$1,030

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#19 Best Small Colleges

Springfield College

Springfield

Acceptance rate

70.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$39,170

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#20 Best Small Colleges

Lesley University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

94.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$29,200

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#21 Best Small Colleges

Elms College

Chicopee

Acceptance rate

87.7%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$37,605

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#22 Best Small Colleges

Hult International Business School

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

53.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$43,514

Avg. Cost after Aid

$42,402

#23 Best Small Colleges

Bay Path University

Longmeadow

Acceptance rate

73.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,781

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#24 Best Small Colleges

Nichols College

Dudley

Acceptance rate

88.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$36,050

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#25 Best Small Colleges

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

Acceptance rate

89.9%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$970

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

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