Colleges in
Massachusetts.

All 73 accredited 4-year colleges and universities in Massachusetts, 13 public and 60 private. Ranked by 4-year graduation rate. Click any school for full details.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

Harvard University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

97%

grad rate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

96%

grad rate

Williams College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

95%

grad rate

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

94%

grad rate

Amherst College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

94%

grad rate

Tufts University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

93%

grad rate

Babson College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

93%

grad rate

Wellesley College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

91%

grad rate

Boston College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

91%

grad rate

Northeastern University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

90%

grad rate

Smith College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

89%

grad rate

Boston University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

89%

grad rate

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

89%

grad rate

College of the Holy Cross

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

88%

grad rate

Bentley University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

88%

grad rate

Brandeis University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

86%

grad rate

Mount Holyoke College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

85%

grad rate

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Massachusetts · Public

83%

grad rate

Stonehill College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

78%

grad rate

Emerson College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

78%

grad rate

Clark University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

77%

grad rate

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Massachusetts · Public

77%

grad rate

The New England Conservatory of Music

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

76%

grad rate

Endicott College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

76%

grad rate

Assumption University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

75%

grad rate

Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

74%

grad rate

Simmons University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

72%

grad rate

Merrimack College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

71%

grad rate

Regis College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

71%

grad rate

Springfield College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

71%

grad rate

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Massachusetts · Public

69%

grad rate

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

68%

grad rate

Gordon College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

68%

grad rate

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Massachusetts · Public

67%

grad rate

Berklee College of Music

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

67%

grad rate

Emmanuel College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

67%

grad rate

Hult International Business School

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

66%

grad rate

College of Our Lady of the Elms

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

66%

grad rate

Western New England University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

64%

grad rate

Nichols College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

63%

grad rate

MCPHS University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

63%

grad rate

Suffolk University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

60%

grad rate

Lesley University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

60%

grad rate

Worcester State University

Massachusetts · Public

58%

grad rate

Montserrat College of Art

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

57%

grad rate

Hampshire College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

56%

grad rate

Lasell University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

56%

grad rate

Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

55%

grad rate

Westfield State University

Massachusetts · Public

55%

grad rate

Bridgewater State University

Massachusetts · Public

54%

grad rate

Fitchburg State University

Massachusetts · Public

54%

grad rate

Northpoint Bible College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

52%

grad rate

Salem State University

Massachusetts · Public

52%

grad rate

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Massachusetts · Public

52%

grad rate

Bay Path University

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

51%

grad rate

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Massachusetts · Public

51%

grad rate

University of Massachusetts-Boston

Massachusetts · Public

50%

grad rate

Curry College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

50%

grad rate

Framingham State University

Massachusetts · Public

49%

grad rate

Dean College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

48%

grad rate

Boston Baptist College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

44%

grad rate

American International College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

44%

grad rate

Anna Maria College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

44%

grad rate

Boston Architectural College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

36%

grad rate

Fisher College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

28%

grad rate

Cambridge College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

New England College of Optometry

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

Northeastern University Professional Programs

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

Saint John's Seminary

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

Sattler College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

William James College

Massachusetts · Private nonprofit

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