In average, 87% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Massachusetts Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $26,348. For all undergraduate students, 79.74% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $23,118

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $12,788 for state residents and $42,686 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Massachusetts Colleges is $62,845 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $36,497.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Massachusetts Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Massachusetts Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
American International CollegeSpringfield, MA$42,97095.00%$35,06196.00%$30,064
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$67,28058.00%$58,69361.00%$58,328
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA$43,064100.00%$33,50391.00%$27,748
Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA$49,414100.00%$32,49299.00%$30,263
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA$56,03268.00%$30,51366.00%$29,393
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington, MA$66,59398.00%$38,11989.00%$37,165
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA$37,22797.00%$27,91385.00%$12,546
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA$18,90684.00%$11,29680.00%$9,871
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA$58,15081.00%$30,73376.00%$30,657
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA$50,27059.00%$19,30050.00%$19,958
Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA$26,80059.00%$6,61342.00%$6,690
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA$14,304100.00%$10,85498.00%$6,462
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA$67,68040.00%$49,99244.00%$47,075
Boston UniversityBoston, MA$65,16848.00%$51,56549.00%$46,070
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$64,94664.00%$33,73363.00%$37,319
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA$17,529 ($11,389)82.00%$8,61671.00%$7,986
Cambridge CollegeBoston, MA$18,072100.00%$7,13943.00%$4,360
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA$55,16096.00%$29,71696.00%$28,344
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA$42,06198.00%$27,10982.00%$19,598
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA$60,85060.00%$39,61563.00%$39,014
Curry CollegeMilton, MA$45,82099.00%$29,40283.00%$13,482
Dean CollegeFranklin, MA$44,960100.00%$29,97294.00%$28,715
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA$28,610100.00%$20,90097.00%$19,924
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA$54,81678.00%$24,36076.00%$24,566
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA$46,686100.00%$29,95695.00%$27,979
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA$39,21297.00%$16,53390.00%$17,090
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA$35,01397.00%$25,40679.00%$15,356
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA$17,126 ($11,046)76.00%$7,09362.00%$6,904
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA$17,710 ($11,630)77.00%$8,06959.00%$8,313
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA$61,802100.00%$40,52295.00%$39,739
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA$28,100100.00%$15,18196.00%$15,071
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA$56,630100.00%$44,835100.00%$40,098
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$59,07656.00%$61,80146.00%$55,433
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA$22,490100.00%$10,326100.00%$7,132
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA$50,93674.00%$20,19673.00%$19,846
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA$33,663--51.00%$4,097
Lasell UniversityNewton, MA$26,000100.00%$32,75798.00%$34,893
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA$32,780100.00%$16,27989.00%$14,103
Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, MA$52,925100.00%$31,776100.00%$25,961
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA$42,180 ($14,960)100.00%$8,49497.00%$7,460
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA$20,829 ($11,884)100.00%$9,044100.00%$9,643
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA$23,910 ($10,816)99.00%$11,80497.00%$8,200
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA$38,85099.00%$18,09395.00%$13,234
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA$51,78697.00%$27,72995.00%$25,169
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA$93,980--30.00%$13,784
Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA$39,000100.00%$20,165100.00%$18,872
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA$64,14280.00%$39,30478.00%$39,190
Nichols CollegeDudley, MA$40,375100.00%$26,51593.00%$21,773
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA$63,14182.00%$42,33167.00%$33,757
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA$48,899--41.00%$13,016
Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA$14,16096.00%$7,18185.00%$6,143
Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA$7,536 ($7,536)71.00%$7,29360.00%$5,781
Regis CollegeWeston, MA$47,770100.00%$31,08878.00%$25,323
Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MA$29,463--100.00%$41,233
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA$18,961 ($11,978)99.00%$8,56274.00%$8,626
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA$45,538100.00%$36,60698.00%$32,022
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA$61,56864.00%$49,10970.00%$47,628
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA$43,707100.00%$28,37699.00%$26,331
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA$19,152--84.00%$3,275
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA$53,400100.00%$34,71098.00%$30,810
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA$45,38097.00%$27,85692.00%$25,800
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA$58,55096.00%$22,06891.00%$21,601
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA$67,84439.00%$51,61340.00%$49,857
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA$39,293 ($17,357)85.00%$12,35077.00%$11,636
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA$37,171 ($15,495)99.00%$11,10498.00%$8,917
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA$31,750 ($15,208)97.00%$10,05581.00%$10,092
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA$35,396 ($16,570)82.00%$11,98368.00%$10,220
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA$64,32059.00%$61,32861.00%$56,816
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA$41,01099.00%$18,23789.00%$17,287
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA$46,43097.00%$24,78193.00%$22,299
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA$17,962 ($11,882)93.00%$6,90463.00%$6,551
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA$62,08098.00%$41,66599.00%$39,088
William James CollegeNewton, MA$10,655--100.00%$7,398
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$64,86045.00%$57,12153.00%$57,850
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA$58,87096.00%$27,05994.00%$27,715
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA$17,366 ($11,286)100.00%$5,88195.00%$4,925
Average$42,686 ($12,788)87%$26,348 80%$23,118
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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