Colleges in Massachusetts: acceptance rates and selectivity

36 colleges in Massachusetts, sorted from most to least selective. The hardest to get into is Harvard University at 4%. Open any school for its full profile, or calculate your odds with CollegeCalcAI.

Schools covered
36
Massachusetts
Most selective
4%
Harvard University
Average acceptance
49%
across listed schools
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Hardest colleges in Massachusetts, ranked

All Massachusetts schools

Most to least selective.

Harvard University
4%acceptance · MA
Northeastern University
5%acceptance · MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5%acceptance · MA
Williams College
8%acceptance · MA
Amherst College
9%acceptance · MA
Boston University
11%acceptance · MA
Tufts University
11%acceptance · MA
Wellesley College
14%acceptance · MA
Boston College
16%acceptance · MA
Babson College
17%acceptance · MA
College of the Holy Cross
18%acceptance · MA
Smith College
21%acceptance · MA
Mount Holyoke College
36%acceptance · MA
Clark University
40%acceptance · MA
Brandeis University
41%acceptance · MA
Bentley University
45%acceptance · MA
Anna Maria College
50%acceptance · MA
Emerson College
51%acceptance · MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst
60%acceptance · MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
60%acceptance · MA
Eastern Nazarene College
62%acceptance · MA
Stonehill College
66%acceptance · MA
Wheaton College (MA)
68%acceptance · MA
Gordon College
69%acceptance · MA
Merrimack College
70%acceptance · MA
Endicott College
71%acceptance · MA
Fisher College
71%acceptance · MA
Springfield College
72%acceptance · MA
Emmanuel College (MA)
76%acceptance · MA
Nichols College
81%acceptance · MA
Suffolk University
82%acceptance · MA
UMass Lowell
83%acceptance · MA
Assumption University
83%acceptance · MA
Bridgewater State University
88%acceptance · MA
Curry College
88%acceptance · MA
American International College
100%acceptance · MA