For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Massachusetts colleges is 38.32%, 263,689 accepted out of 688,115 applicants.
For Massachusetts college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 15,737 (2.34%) compared to last year, from 672,378 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 427, which is less than -0.81% last year.
Massachusetts colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.15% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Massachusetts colleges. The yield decreased by 0.55%.
Among Massachusetts colleges, Harvard University has the lowest acceptance rate of 3.00% with 1,708 accepted students out of 56,937 applicants. Northeastern University has the most number of applicants of 96,631 and University of Massachusetts-Amherst has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,264.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Massachusetts. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 56,937 -4,284 | 1,708 -276 | 1,435 -211 | 3.00% -0.24% | 84.02% 1.06% |
| Northeastern University | 96,631 5,631 | 5,798 -393 | 2,899 380 | 6.00% -0.80% | 50.00% 9.31% |
| Tufts University | 34,003 -879 | 3,400 19 | 1,700 5 | 10.00% 0.31% | 50.00% -0.13% |
| Amherst College | 12,727 -2,137 | 1,273 194 | 496 29 | 10.00% 2.74% | 38.96% -4.32% |
| Williams College | 11,465 -3,856 | 1,147 -155 | 539 -38 | 10.00% 1.50% | 46.99% 2.67% |
| Boston University | 80,495 -301 | 8,854 -2,753 | 3,187 -448 | 11.00% -3.37% | 36.00% 4.68% |
| Wellesley College | 8,184 -307 | 1,146 -6 | 573 -12 | 14.00% 0.43% | 50.00% -0.78% |
| Boston College | 36,069 -4,425 | 5,771 -977 | 2,366 31 | 16.00% -0.66% | 41.00% 6.40% |
| Smith College | 9,869 2,600 | 1,974 312 | 651 32 | 20.00% -2.86% | 32.98% -4.26% |
| Babson College | 7,995 388 | 1,599 -101 | 640 -16 | 20.00% -2.35% | 40.03% 1.44% |
| College of the Holy Cross | 8,670 1,634 | 1,821 -737 | 819 -84 | 21.00% -15.36% | 44.98% 9.68% |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 928 66 | 204 39 | 100 25 | 21.98% 2.84% | 49.02% 3.57% |
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School | 27 8 | 9 | 9 | 33.33% -14.04% | 100.00% |
| Brandeis University | 11,282 1,365 | 3,949 41 | 869 -117 | 35.00% -4.41% | 22.01% -3.22% |
| Mount Holyoke College | 5,030 136 | 1,911 -35 | 573 29 | 37.99% -1.77% | 29.98% 2.03% |
| Laboure College of Healthcare | 37 -66 | 15 -25 | 6 -6 | 40.54% 1.71% | 40.00% 10.00% |
| Clark University | 10,730 1,943 | 4,507 85 | 631 -72 | 42.00% -8.32% | 14.00% -1.90% |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | 959 144 | 412 106 | 107 59 | 42.96% 5.41% | 25.97% 10.28% |
| Emerson College | 11,092 -1,017 | 5,213 37 | 990 -12 | 47.00% 4.25% | 18.99% -0.37% |
| Bentley University | 10,482 820 | 5,031 -561 | 1,107 -34 | 48.00% -9.88% | 22.00% 1.60% |
| Southeastern Technical Institute | 181 10 | 89 36 | 76 27 | 49.17% 18.18% | 85.39% -7.06% |
| Berklee College of Music | 7,167 -119 | 3,584 -367 | 1,505 -122 | 50.01% -4.22% | 41.99% 0.81% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | 23 12 | 12 11 | 8 7 | 52.17% 43.08% | 66.67% -33.33% |
| Hult International Business School | 2,268 -11 | 1,202 114 | 180 -35 | 53.00% 5.26% | 14.98% -4.78% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 11,809 210 | 6,849 182 | 1,370 16 | 58.00% 0.52% | 20.00% -0.31% |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 50,424 4,973 | 29,246 375 | 5,264 -325 | 58.00% -5.52% | 18.00% -1.36% |
| Eastern Nazarene College | 904 216 | 533 107 | 85 13 | 58.96% -2.96% | 15.95% -0.95% |
| Gordon College | 2,579 1,184 | 1,522 242 | 335 18 | 59.02% -32.74% | 22.01% -2.76% |
| Diman Regional Technical Institute | 22 11 | 14 3 | 14 3 | 63.64% -36.36% | 100.00% |
| Simmons University | 4,871 870 | 3,215 156 | 354 -38 | 66.00% -10.46% | 11.01% -1.80% |
| Hampshire College | 2,216 126 | 1,551 111 | 264 36 | 69.99% 1.09% | 17.02% 1.19% |
| Springfield College | 3,614 65 | 2,530 -154 | 481 -48 | 70.01% -5.62% | 19.01% -0.70% |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 4,702 671 | 3,338 134 | 534 40 | 70.99% -8.49% | 16.00% 0.58% |
| Fisher College | 3,436 103 | 2,440 -34 | 195 1 | 71.01% -3.22% | 7.99% 0.15% |
| Endicott College | 5,562 132 | 4,005 24 | 881 10 | 72.01% -1.30% | 22.00% 0.12% |
| Bay Path University | 966 178 | 705 109 | 113 -26 | 72.98% -2.65% | 16.03% -7.29% |
| Stonehill College | 7,915 646 | 5,778 440 | 636 -101 | 73.00% -0.44% | 11.01% -2.80% |
| Merrimack College | 13,693 518 | 10,133 300 | 1,115 -67 | 74.00% -0.63% | 11.00% -1.02% |
| Dean College | 5,382 522 | 3,983 292 | 358 15 | 74.01% -1.94% | 8.99% -0.30% |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 3,027 429 | 2,331 288 | 420 11 | 77.01% -1.63% | 18.02% -2.00% |
| Emmanuel College | 5,937 151 | 4,809 198 | 529 -39 | 81.00% 1.31% | 11.00% -1.32% |
| Westfield State University | 6,273 -352 | 5,081 -319 | 711 -92 | 81.00% -0.51% | 13.99% -0.88% |
| Lasell University | 3,060 227 | 2,509 435 | 301 -13 | 81.99% 8.78% | 12.00% -3.14% |
| Western New England University | 6,534 406 | 5,423 30 | 705 116 | 83.00% -5.01% | 13.00% 2.08% |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | 20,918 1,406 | 17,362 1,605 | 2,431 -10 | 83.00% 2.24% | 14.00% -1.49% |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | 109 27 | 92 19 | 12 1 | 84.40% -4.62% | 13.04% -2.03% |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 6,453 916 | 5,485 374 | 987 155 | 85.00% -7.31% | 17.99% 1.71% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 12,628 375 | 10,734 202 | 2,039 102 | 85.00% -0.95% | 19.00% 0.61% |
| Suffolk University | 10,101 402 | 8,586 168 | 1,202 -58 | 85.00% -1.79% | 14.00% -0.97% |
| MCPHS University | 6,010 312 | 5,109 80 | 664 -95 | 85.01% -3.25% | 13.00% -2.09% |
| Framingham State University | 4,342 -184 | 3,691 -265 | 517 27 | 85.01% -2.40% | 14.01% 1.62% |
| Assumption University | 4,694 659 | 4,084 763 | 490 121 | 87.00% 4.70% | 12.00% 0.89% |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | 1,442 265 | 1,269 199 | 203 57 | 88.00% -2.91% | 16.00% 2.36% |
| Nichols College | 2,117 -241 | 1,863 -138 | 335 18 | 88.00% 3.14% | 17.98% 2.14% |
| Bridgewater State University | 8,631 -176 | 7,682 -43 | 1,613 43 | 89.00% 1.29% | 21.00% 0.68% |
| Regis College | 2,490 -351 | 2,216 -306 | 222 19 | 89.00% 0.23% | 10.02% 1.97% |
| Worcester State University | 4,745 27 | 4,271 135 | 897 98 | 90.01% 2.35% | 21.00% 1.68% |
| Anna Maria College | 3,965 451 | 3,569 1,124 | 250 48 | 90.01% 20.43% | 7.00% -1.26% |
| Fitchburg State University | 4,353 1,269 | 3,918 1,264 | 627 141 | 90.01% 3.95% | 16.00% -2.31% |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 21 -17 | 19 -3 | 14 10 | 90.48% 32.59% | 73.68% 55.50% |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 9,794 957 | 9,010 569 | 1,352 33 | 92.00% -3.52% | 15.01% -0.62% |
| Curry College | 6,903 2,160 | 6,351 2,200 | 508 18 | 92.00% 4.48% | 8.00% -3.80% |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 1,543 87 | 1,420 74 | 185 8 | 92.03% -0.42% | 13.03% -0.12% |
| Lesley University | 2,509 -635 | 2,358 -353 | 189 -51 | 93.98% 7.75% | 8.02% -0.83% |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 1,120 92 | 1,064 145 | 404 87 | 95.00% 5.60% | 37.97% 3.48% |
| Salem State University | 4,852 -241 | 4,658 -61 | 792 -71 | 96.00% 3.34% | 17.00% -1.29% |
| American International College | 2,258 -449 | 2,190 -229 | 285 -46 | 96.99% 7.63% | 13.01% -0.67% |
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | 179 25 | 174 27 | 103 9 | 97.21% 1.76% | 59.20% -4.75% |
| Boston Baptist College | 14 1 | 14 1 | 4 -1 | 100.00% | 28.57% -9.89% |
| Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Blue Hills Regional Technical School | 38 28 | 38 34 | 38 35 | 100.00% 60.00% | 100.00% 25.00% |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | 36 8 | 36 12 | 28 7 | 100.00% 14.29% | 77.78% -9.72% |
| Greater Lowell Technical School | 11 -2 | 11 -2 | 11 -2 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Monty Tech | 9 -43 | 9 -32 | 9 -1 | 100.00% 21.15% | 100.00% 75.61% |