Massachusetts Public Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

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.
Table. Easiest Massachusetts Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Salem State University Salem, MAPublic, 4-year 96.00%
3.34%
17.00%1,090$18,961
($11,978)
6,53955.00%12 to 1
2
2
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MAPublic, 4-year 95.00%
5.60%
37.97%-$23,910
($10,816)
1,42579.00%12 to 1
3
-
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MAPublic, 4-year 92.03%
0.42%
13.03%-$20,829
($11,884)
93855.00%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)
7,45754.00%15 to 1
5
3
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year 90.01%
3.95%
16.00%1,110$17,126
($11,046)
6,55456.00%12 to 1
5
1
Worcester State University Worcester, MAPublic, 4-year 90.01%
2.35%
21.00%1,145$17,366
($11,286)
5,31158.00%14 to 1
7
2
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year 89.00%
1.29%
21.00%1,130$17,529
($11,389)
9,60456.00%17 to 1
8
1
Framingham State University Framingham, MAPublic, 4-year 85.01%
2.40%
14.01%1,150$17,710
($11,630)
4,11154.00%11 to 1
9
-
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year 85.00%
0.95%
19.00%1,250$35,396
($16,570)
17,15371.00%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)
15,58651.00%16 to 1
Average89.71%18.80%1,151$23,775
($12,730)
7,46858.90%14 to 1