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Colleges & Universities in Massachusetts

Every college in Massachusetts that we cover, each with its page and sources.

62 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

62 colleges

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Massachusetts: 62 colleges · 49 private nonprofit, 13 public · campus setting: 34 city, 23 suburb, 3 rural, 2 town

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Colleges in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (38)Colleges in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (14)Colleges in the Worcester, MA metro area (8)

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Colleges with rolling admissionEarly action deadlinesRegular decision deadlinesMost affordable colleges: lowest net priceNCAA Division I collegesNCAA Division III collegesColleges in a city settingColleges in a suburban settingColleges in a town settingColleges in a rural settingColleges that give credit for a 3 on an AP exam
CollegeCityPublic/privateSettingStudentsAthleticsDistance
American International CollegeSpringfieldPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize1,331NCAA Division II
Amherst CollegeAmherstPrivate nonprofitCity, small1,910NCAA Division III
Anna Maria CollegePaxtonPrivate nonprofitRural, near a city995NCAA Division III
Assumption UniversityWorcesterPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize1,688NCAA Division II
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadowPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large1,278
Bentley UniversityWalthamPrivate nonprofitCity, small4,350NCAA Division II
Berklee College of MusicBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large7,608
Boston Architectural CollegeBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large306
Boston CollegeChestnut HillPrivate nonprofitCity, small10,083NCAA Division I
Boston UniversityBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large18,656NCAA Division I
Brandeis UniversityWalthamPrivate nonprofitCity, small3,675NCAA Division III
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewaterPublicSuburb, large8,172NCAA Division III
Cambridge CollegeBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large717
Clark UniversityWorcesterPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize2,369NCAA Division III
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopeePrivate nonprofitSuburb, large1,038NCAA Division III
College of the Holy CrossWorcesterPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize3,035NCAA Division I
Curry CollegeMiltonPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large1,818NCAA Division III
Dean CollegeFranklinPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large1,151NCAA Division III
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincyPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large379
Emerson CollegeBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large4,171NCAA Division III
Emmanuel CollegeBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,973NCAA Division III
Endicott CollegeBeverlyPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large3,176NCAA Division III
Fisher CollegeBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,384NAIA
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburgPublicSuburb, midsize3,133NCAA Division III
Framingham State UniversityFraminghamPublicCity, small2,817NCAA Division III
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedhamPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large402
Gordon CollegeWenhamPrivate nonprofitRural, near a city1,293NCAA Division III
Hampshire CollegeAmherstPrivate nonprofitRural, near a city717
Harvard UniversityCambridgePrivate nonprofitCity, midsize9,095NCAA Division I
Lasell UniversityNewtonPrivate nonprofitCity, small1,183NCAA Division III
Lesley UniversityCambridgePrivate nonprofitCity, midsize1,342NCAA Division III
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBostonPublicCity, large1,876
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth AdamsPublicTown, near a city836NCAA Division III
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgePrivate nonprofitCity, midsize4,576NCAA Division III
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards BayPublicSuburb, large1,271NCAA Division III
Merrimack CollegeNorth AndoverPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large4,199NCAA Division I
Montserrat College of ArtBeverlyPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large276
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth HadleyPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large2,209
Nichols CollegeDudleyPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large1,152NCAA Division III
Northeastern UniversityBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large15,891NCAA Division I
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large2,525
Regis CollegeWestonPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large1,096NCAA Division III
Salem State UniversitySalemPublicSuburb, large4,853NCAA Division III
Simmons UniversityBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,760
Smith CollegeNorthamptonPrivate nonprofitCity, small2,506
Springfield CollegeSpringfieldPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize1,924NCAA Division III
Stonehill CollegeEastonPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large2,515NCAA Division I
Suffolk UniversityBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large4,484NCAA Division III
The New England Conservatory of MusicBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large393
Tufts UniversityMedfordPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large6,877NCAA Division III
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherstPublicCity, small23,936NCAA Division I
University of Massachusetts-BostonBostonPublicCity, large12,373NCAA Division III
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth DartmouthPublicSuburb, midsize5,602NCAA Division III
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowellPublicSuburb, large12,128NCAA Division I
Wellesley CollegeWellesleyPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large2,418NCAA Division III
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBostonPrivate nonprofitCity, large3,813NCAA Division III
Western New England UniversitySpringfieldPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize2,584NCAA Division III
Westfield State UniversityWestfieldPublicSuburb, large3,788NCAA Division III
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)NortonPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large1,778NCAA Division III
Williams CollegeWilliamstownPrivate nonprofitTown, near a city2,112NCAA Division III
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcesterPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize5,453NCAA Division III
Worcester State UniversityWorcesterPublicCity, midsize4,734NCAA Division III