Private Colleges in Massachusetts, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
Massachusetts has 33 private colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is Harvard University at 4%; the most accessible is American International College at 100%, and the median private college in the state admits 50%. 12 schools admit 30% of applicants or fewer. Private colleges set their own aid policies, so the sticker price on this list says little about what a family actually pays; the acceptance rate says a lot about where to apply.
- Harvard University4%acceptanceMost selectiveMA · SAT 1580
- Northeastern University5%acceptanceMost selectiveMA · SAT 1530
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology5%acceptanceMost selectiveMA · SAT 1570
- Williams College8%acceptanceMost selectiveMA · SAT 1530
- Amherst College9%acceptanceMost selectiveMA · SAT 1540
- Boston University11%acceptanceHighly selectiveMA · SAT 1500
- Tufts University11%acceptanceHighly selectiveMA · SAT 1530
- Wellesley College14%acceptanceHighly selectiveMA · SAT 1500
- Boston College16%acceptanceHighly selectiveMA · SAT 1520
- Babson College17%acceptanceHighly selectiveMA · SAT 1420
- College of the Holy Cross18%acceptanceHighly selectiveMA · SAT 1400
- Smith College21%acceptanceHighly selectiveMA · SAT 1440
- Mount Holyoke College36%acceptanceSelectiveMA · SAT 1380
- Clark University40%acceptanceSelectiveMA · SAT 1230
- Brandeis University41%acceptanceSelectiveMA · SAT 1460
- Bentley University45%acceptanceSelectiveMA · SAT 1360
- Anna Maria College50%acceptanceSelectiveMA · SAT 1230
- Emerson College51%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1230
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute60%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1440
- Eastern Nazarene College62%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1080
- Stonehill College66%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1260
- Wheaton College (MA)68%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1250
- Gordon College69%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1250
- Merrimack College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1200
- Endicott College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1220
- Fisher College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1120
- Springfield College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1210
- Emmanuel College (MA)76%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1230
- Nichols College81%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1230
- Suffolk University82%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1230
- Assumption University83%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1150
- Curry College88%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1080
- American International College100%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1150
Your chances at these colleges
Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.
Which of the Private Colleges in Massachusetts can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?
By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 20 of the 32 colleges here, including Mount Holyoke College, Clark University and Brandeis University. 1 more is a Target (25 to 44%), such as Smith College. The other 11 are Reach. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.
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