Massachusetts 4-Years Colleges where Students Complete in Time

Harvard University has the highest 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 97% last year.

Tufts University with 93% and Northeastern University with 91% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Massachusetts 4-Years Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $59,898 and graduate tuition & fees is $43,804 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 29.20% and the average SAT score is 1,450 at the schools.

Table. Massachusetts 4-Years Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year 97.00%
0.26%
$59,07684.02%3.00%1,55030,6317 to 1
2
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Tufts University Medford, MAPrivate, 4-year 93.00%
0.81%
$67,84450.00%10.00%1,51013,43110 to 1
3
1
Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 91.00%
0.43%
$63,14150.00%6.00%1,50030,01316 to 1
4
1
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year 90.00%
0.78%
$67,68041.00%16.00%1,49015,28712 to 1
5
-
Boston University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 88.00%
1.35%
$65,16836.00%11.00%1,47036,71411 to 1
5
3
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MAPrivate, 4-year 88.00%
0.81%
$58,87020.00%58.00%-7,30813 to 1
7
1
Bentley University Waltham, MAPrivate, 4-year 87.00%
0.98%
$58,15022.00%48.00%1,3305,16512 to 1
7
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Brandeis University Waltham, MAPrivate, 4-year 87.00%
0.53%
$64,94622.01%35.00%1,4705,58110 to 1
9
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year 83.00%
0.71%
$39,293
($17,357)
18.00%58.00%1,39032,22918 to 1
10
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Emerson College Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 77.00%
1.77%
$54,81618.99%47.00%1,3405,89115 to 1
Average88.10%$59,898
($17,357)
36.20%29.20%1,45018,22512 to 1