Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Massachusetts Public Colleges to get in is 86.34% for the academic year 2023-2024.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,775 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,037 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Salem State University Salem, MAPublic, 4-year | 96.00% 3.34% | 17.00% | 1,090 | $18,961 ($11,978) | 6,539 | 55.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 2 2 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MAPublic, 4-year | 95.00% 5.60% | 37.97% | - | $23,910 ($10,816) | 1,425 | 79.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 3 - | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MAPublic, 4-year | 92.03% 0.42% | 13.03% | - | $20,829 ($11,884) | 938 | 55.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 4 3 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year | 92.00% 3.52% | 15.01% | 1,150 | $31,750 ($15,208) | 7,457 | 54.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 3 | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year | 90.01% 3.95% | 16.00% | 1,110 | $17,126 ($11,046) | 6,554 | 56.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Worcester State University Worcester, MAPublic, 4-year | 90.01% 2.35% | 21.00% | 1,145 | $17,366 ($11,286) | 5,311 | 58.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year | 89.00% 1.29% | 21.00% | 1,130 | $17,529 ($11,389) | 9,604 | 56.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Framingham State University Framingham, MAPublic, 4-year | 85.01% 2.40% | 14.01% | 1,150 | $17,710 ($11,630) | 4,111 | 54.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 0.95% | 19.00% | 1,250 | $35,396 ($16,570) | 17,153 | 71.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 1 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MAPublic, 4-year | 83.00% 2.24% | 14.00% | 1,180 | $37,171 ($15,495) | 15,586 | 51.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 89.71% | 18.80% | 1,151 | $23,775 ($12,730) | 7,468 | 58.90% | 14 to 1 |