Massachusetts Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

University of Massachusetts-Boston has the lowest 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 51% last year.

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth with 54% and Salem State University with 55% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Massachusetts Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $32,274 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,098 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 83.40% and the average SAT score is 1,156 at the schools.

Table. Massachusetts Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MAPublic, 4-year 51.00%
1.98%
$37,171
($15,495)
14.00%83.00%1,18015,58616 to 1
2
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University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year 54.00%
0.13%
$31,750
($15,208)
15.01%92.00%1,1507,45715 to 1
3
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Salem State University Salem, MAPublic, 4-year 55.00%
1.75%
$18,961
($11,978)
17.00%96.00%1,0906,53912 to 1
4
3
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year 56.00%
6.44%
$17,529
($11,389)
21.00%89.00%1,1309,60417 to 1
4
-
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year 56.00%
1.11%
$17,126
($11,046)
16.00%90.01%1,1106,55412 to 1
6
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Worcester State University Worcester, MAPublic, 4-year 58.00%
2.90%
$17,366
($11,286)
21.00%90.01%1,1455,31114 to 1
7
2
Suffolk University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 60.00%
0.32%
$45,38014.00%85.00%1,1906,73413 to 1
8
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Berklee College of Music Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 68.00%
1.04%
$50,27041.99%50.01%-8,28210 to 1
8
2
Merrimack College North Andover, MAPrivate, 4-year 68.00%
1.04%
$51,78611.00%74.00%-5,50513 to 1
10
1
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year 71.00%
1.97%
$35,396
($16,570)
19.00%85.00%1,25017,15317 to 1
Average59.70%$32,274
($13,282)
19.00%83.40%1,1568,87314 to 1