2026 Best Student-Faculty Ratio in Massachusetts

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60 Massachusetts schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Student-Faculty Ratio ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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268763

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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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1200

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#1 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

4.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,510

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#2 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Harvard University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,143

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,872

#3 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#4 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Amherst College

Amherst

Acceptance rate

9.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#5 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Wellesley College

Wellesley

Acceptance rate

13.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,424

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#6 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Smith College

Northampton

Acceptance rate

19.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,830

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#7 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

Acceptance rate

21.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#8 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Brandeis University

Waltham

Acceptance rate

35.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,408

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#9 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Boston College

Chestnut Hill

Acceptance rate

15.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,530

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#10 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Tufts University

Medford

Acceptance rate

10.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$61,646

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#11 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Boston University

Boston

Acceptance rate

10.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#12 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Clark University

Worcester

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$49,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#13 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

Acceptance rate

38.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#14 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Simmons University

Boston

Acceptance rate

66.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$41,872

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#15 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Bentley University

Waltham

Acceptance rate

48.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,910

Avg. Cost after Aid

$42,000

#16 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Assumption University

Worcester

Acceptance rate

86.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$45,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#17 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Thomas Aquinas College - New England

Northfield

Acceptance rate

88.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$26,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#18 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

MCPHS University

Boston

Acceptance rate

85.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#19 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

Acceptance rate

71.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$54,118

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,934

#20 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Stonehill College

Easton

Acceptance rate

72.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$47,808

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#21 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

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

#22 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,640

Avg. Cost after Aid

$48,000

#23 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Berklee College of Music

Boston

Acceptance rate

49.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$45,468

Avg. Cost after Aid

$48,000

#24 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Gordon College

Wenham

Acceptance rate

58.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$25,250

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#25 Best Student-Faculty Ratio

Bay Path University

Longmeadow

Acceptance rate

73.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,781

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

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