Massachusetts Public Colleges with Low Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Massachusetts Public Colleges with Lowest Yield is 18.33% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 13.03% and Westfield State University (13.99%) and University of Massachusetts-Boston (14.00%) are following it in the list of Massachusetts Public Colleges with Lowest Yield.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 13.03% and Westfield State University has the second lowest yield of 13.99%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,373 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,728 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 85.11% and the average SAT score is 1,181 at the schools.

Table. Massachusetts Public Colleges With Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MAPublic, 4-year 13.03%
0.12%
92.03%-$20,829
($11,884)
93855.00%9 to 1
2
1
Westfield State University Westfield, MAPublic, 4-year 13.99%
0.88%
81.00%-$17,962
($11,882)
4,70259.00%14 to 1
3
1
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MAPublic, 4-year 14.00%
1.49%
83.00%1,180$37,171
($15,495)
15,58651.00%16 to 1
4
3
Framingham State University Framingham, MAPublic, 4-year 14.01%
1.62%
85.01%1,150$17,710
($11,630)
4,11154.00%11 to 1
5
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University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year 15.01%
0.62%
92.00%1,150$31,750
($15,208)
7,45754.00%15 to 1
6
1
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year 16.00%
2.31%
90.01%1,110$17,126
($11,046)
6,55456.00%12 to 1
7
1
Salem State University Salem, MAPublic, 4-year 17.00%
1.29%
96.00%1,090$18,961
($11,978)
6,53955.00%12 to 1
8
2
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year 18.00%
1.36%
58.00%1,390$39,293
($17,357)
32,22983.00%18 to 1
9
1
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year 19.00%
0.61%
85.00%1,250$35,396
($16,570)
17,15371.00%17 to 1
10
1
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year 21.00%
0.68%
89.00%1,130$17,529
($11,389)
9,60456.00%17 to 1
Average16.10%85.11%1,181$25,373
($13,444)
10,48759.40%14 to 1