Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Massachusetts Colleges

There are 88 active four-years colleges and universities in Massachusetts - 15 public and 73 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Massachusetts is 67%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 63% to 67%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 11 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 12 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	63%	60%	66%
2014-15	63%	61%	65%
2015-16	64%	61%	67%
2016-17	65%	62%	68%
2017-18	65%	63%	69%
2018-19	67%	64%	70%
2019-20	67%	65%	71%
2020-21	67%	63%	70%
2021-22	69%	66%	72%
2022-23	67%	63%	70%
Average	65.70%	62.80%	68.80%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	20%
2014-15	19%
2015-16	19%
2016-17	21%
2017-18	22%
2018-19	22%
2019-20	19%
2020-21	17%
2021-22	18%
2022-23	18%
Average	19.50%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	81%	65%
2014-15	83%	55%
2015-16	81%	56%
2016-17	81%	63%
2017-18	81%	60%
2018-19	80%	58%
2019-20	80%	59%
2020-21	79%	63%
2021-22	79%	63%
2022-23	80%	56%
Average	80.50%	59.80%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	12:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	12:1
2016-17	12:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	12:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	11.50:1

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4-Year Colleges

Harvard University Private, four-years | Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private, four-years | Cambridge
Northeastern University Private, four-years | Boston
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Public, four-years | Amherst
Boston University Private, four-years | Boston
Boston College Private, four-years | Chestnut Hill
Berklee College of Music Private, four-years | Boston
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Private, four-years | Norton
Tufts University Private, four-years | Medford
College of the Holy Cross Private, four-years | Worcester

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Graduate

Northeastern University Private, four-years | Boston
Boston University Private, four-years | Boston
Harvard University Private, four-years | Cambridge
Tufts University Private, four-years | Medford
Westfield State University Public, four-years | Westfield
Lesley University Private, four-years | Cambridge
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Public, four-years | Amherst
Berklee College of Music Private, four-years | Boston
MGH Institute of Health Professions Private, four-years | Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private, four-years | Cambridge

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Online Schools

Harvard University Private, four-years | Cambridge
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Northeastern University Private, four-years | Boston
Massachusetts School of Law Private, four-years | Andover
Boston College Private, four-years | Chestnut Hill
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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Massachusetts Colleges

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