Acceptance Rate Comparison between Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts is 28.47%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 21.14%.

A total of 257,111 have applied, 73,212 admitted, and 15,474 students have enrolled one of Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts .

Of the Massachusetts colleges, Northeastern University is the tightest school to admit with 6.00% acceptance rate, and Boston University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 11.00%.

You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts .

Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table

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2024 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Colleges in Boston, Massachusetts
School Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Admission Yield
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA	7,167	3,584	1,505	50.01%	41.99%
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA	14	14	4	100.00%	28.57%
Boston UniversityBoston, MA	80,495	8,854	3,187	11.00%	36.00%
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA	11,092	5,213	990	47.00%	18.99%
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA	5,937	4,809	529	81.00%	11.00%
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA	3,436	2,440	195	71.01%	7.99%
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA	3,027	2,331	420	77.01%	18.02%
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA	6,010	5,109	664	85.01%	13.00%
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA	96,631	5,798	2,899	6.00%	50.00%
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA	4,871	3,215	354	66.00%	11.01%
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA	10,101	8,586	1,202	85.00%	14.00%
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA	959	412	107	42.96%	25.97%
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA	20,918	17,362	2,431	83.00%	14.00%
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA	6,453	5,485	987	85.00%	17.99%
Average	18,365	5,229	1,105	28.47%	21.14%

*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)

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