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Colleges in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area

Colleges located in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, largest first.

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

38 colleges

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CollegeStateSettingDistance
Boston UniversityMACity, large
Northeastern UniversityMACity, large
University of Massachusetts-BostonMACity, large
University of Massachusetts-LowellMASuburb, large
University of New Hampshire-Main CampusNHTown, near a city
Boston CollegeMACity, small
Harvard UniversityMACity, midsize
Bridgewater State UniversityMASuburb, large
Berklee College of MusicMACity, large
Tufts UniversityMASuburb, large
Salem State UniversityMASuburb, large
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMACity, midsize
Suffolk UniversityMACity, large
Bentley UniversityMACity, small
Merrimack CollegeMASuburb, large
Emerson CollegeMACity, large
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyMACity, large
Brandeis UniversityMACity, small
Endicott CollegeMASuburb, large
Framingham State UniversityMACity, small
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsMACity, large
Wellesley CollegeMASuburb, large
Emmanuel CollegeMACity, large
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMACity, large
Curry CollegeMASuburb, large
Simmons UniversityMACity, large
Fisher CollegeMACity, large
Lesley UniversityMACity, midsize
Gordon CollegeMARural, near a city
Lasell UniversityMACity, small
Dean CollegeMASuburb, large
Regis CollegeMASuburb, large
Cambridge CollegeMACity, large
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMASuburb, large
The New England Conservatory of MusicMACity, large
Eastern Nazarene CollegeMASuburb, large
Boston Architectural CollegeMACity, large
Montserrat College of ArtMASuburb, large

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