University of Massachusetts-Boston has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 51% last year.
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth with 54% and Salem State University with 55% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Massachusetts Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $32,274 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,098 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 83.40% and the average SAT score is 1,156 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MAPublic, 4-year | 51.00% 1.98% | $37,171 ($15,495) | 14.00% | 83.00% | 1,180 | 15,586 | 16 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year | 54.00% 0.13% | $31,750 ($15,208) | 15.01% | 92.00% | 1,150 | 7,457 | 15 to 1 |
| 3 - | Salem State University Salem, MAPublic, 4-year | 55.00% 1.75% | $18,961 ($11,978) | 17.00% | 96.00% | 1,090 | 6,539 | 12 to 1 |
| 4 3 | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year | 56.00% 6.44% | $17,529 ($11,389) | 21.00% | 89.00% | 1,130 | 9,604 | 17 to 1 |
| 4 - | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year | 56.00% 1.11% | $17,126 ($11,046) | 16.00% | 90.01% | 1,110 | 6,554 | 12 to 1 |
| 6 - | Worcester State University Worcester, MAPublic, 4-year | 58.00% 2.90% | $17,366 ($11,286) | 21.00% | 90.01% | 1,145 | 5,311 | 14 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Suffolk University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 60.00% 0.32% | $45,380 | 14.00% | 85.00% | 1,190 | 6,734 | 13 to 1 |
| 8 - | Berklee College of Music Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 68.00% 1.04% | $50,270 | 41.99% | 50.01% | - | 8,282 | 10 to 1 |
| 8 2 | Merrimack College North Andover, MAPrivate, 4-year | 68.00% 1.04% | $51,786 | 11.00% | 74.00% | - | 5,505 | 13 to 1 |
| 10 1 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year | 71.00% 1.97% | $35,396 ($16,570) | 19.00% | 85.00% | 1,250 | 17,153 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 59.70% | $32,274 ($13,282) | 19.00% | 83.40% | 1,156 | 8,873 | 14 to 1 |