Below list contains officially recognized/accredited Massachusetts Universities, Colleges or other higher education institutions
Important : All universities are arranged according to their web ranking, which is based on the popularity of university/college website all over the world
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| Rank | University | Town |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1861. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in cambridge, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 157 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Cambridge |
| 2 |
Harvard University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1636. Harvard University is located in cambridge, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 382 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Cambridge |
| 3 |
Boston University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1839. Boston University is located in boston ..., massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 179 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Boston ... |
| 4 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1863. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in amherst, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 155 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Amherst |
| 5 |
Tufts University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1852. Tufts University is located in medford, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 166 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Medford |
| 6 |
Northeastern University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1898. Northeastern University is located in boston, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 120 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Boston |
| 7 |
Brandeis University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1948. Brandeis University is located in waltham, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 70 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Waltham |
| 8 |
Boston College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1863. Boston College is located in chestnut hill, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 155 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Chestnut Hill |
| 9 |
Berklee College of Music
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1945. Berklee College of Music is located in boston, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on students past academic record and grades. This 73 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Boston |
| 10 |
Clark University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1887. Clark University is located in worcester, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on students past academic record and grades. This 131 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Worcester |
| 11 |
Wellesley College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1870. Wellesley College is located in wellesley, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 148 years old higher education institution provides admission to Women Only and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Wellesley |
| 12 |
Hult International Business School
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 2003. Hult International Business School is located in cambridge ..., massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations. This 15 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Cambridge ... |
| 13 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1865. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in worcester, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on students past academic record and grades. This 153 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Worcester |
| 14 |
Smith College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1871. Smith College is located in northampton, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on students past academic record and grades. This 147 years old higher education institution provides admission to Women Only and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Northampton |
| 15 |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1895. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is located in north dartmouth, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on students past academic record and grades. This 123 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
North Dartmouth |
| 16 |
Williams College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1793. Williams College is located in williamstown, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 225 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Williamstown |
| 17 |
University of Massachusetts Boston
Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1964. University of Massachusetts Boston is located in boston, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 54 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Boston |
| 18 |
Babson College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1919. Babson College is located in babson park, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 99 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Babson Park |
| 19 |
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1894. University of Massachusetts Lowell is located in lowell, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 124 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Lowell |
| 20 |
Bentley University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1917. Bentley University is located in waltham, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 101 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Waltham |
| 21 |
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Control Type : Housing : Founded in 1876. School of the Museum of Fine Arts is located in boston, massachusetts, united states is a higher education university. The university admission process is . This 142 years old higher education institution provides admission to and |
Boston |
| 22 |
College of the Holy Cross
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1843. College of the Holy Cross is located in worcester, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on students past academic record and grades. This 175 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Worcester |
| 23 |
Amherst College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1821. Amherst College is located in amherst, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 197 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Amherst |
| 24 |
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Control Type : Public Housing : Not reported Founded in 1962. University of Massachusetts Medical School is located in worcester, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations. This 56 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Worcester |
| 25 |
Simmons College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1899. Simmons College is located in boston, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 119 years old higher education institution provides admission to Women Only and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Boston |
| 26 |
Suffolk University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1906. Suffolk University is located in boston ..., massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 112 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Boston ... |
| 27 |
Mount Holyoke College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1888. Mount Holyoke College is located in south hadley, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on students past academic record and grades. This 130 years old higher education institution provides admission to Women Only and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
South Hadley |
| 28 |
Bridgewater State University
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes Founded in 1840. Bridgewater State University is located in bridgewater, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 178 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Bridgewater |
| 29 |
Hampshire College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1965. Hampshire College is located in amherst, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on students past academic record and grades. This 53 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Amherst |
| 30 |
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes Founded in 1997. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering is located in needham, massachusetts, united states is a Non-Profit higher education university. The university admission process is based on entrance examinations and students past academic record and grades. This 21 years old higher education institution provides admission to Men and Women (coed) and Yes, international applicants are welcome to apply for admission |
Needham |
| 31 |
Gordon College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Wenham ... |
| 32 |
Assumption College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Worcester |
| 33 |
Lesley University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Cambridge ... |
| 34 |
Stonehill College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Easton |
| 35 |
Emmanuel College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Boston |
| 36 |
The Boston Conservatory
Control Type : Housing : |
Boston |
| 37 |
Endicott College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Beverly |
| 38 |
Dean College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Franklin |
| 39 |
Pine Manor College
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Chestnut Hill |
| 40 |
New England Conservatory
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Boston |
| 41 |
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Brookline ... |
| 42 |
Curry College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Milton |
| 43 |
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Boston |
| 44 |
Fisher College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Boston ... |
| 45 |
Merrimack College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
North Andover |
| 46 |
Framingham State University
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes |
Framingham |
| 47 |
American International College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Springfield |
| 48 |
Bay Path University
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Longmeadow |
| 49 |
Bay Path College
Control Type : Housing : |
Longmeadow |
| 50 |
Mount Ida College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Newton |
| 51 |
Regis College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Weston |
| 52 |
Salem State University
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes |
Salem |
| 53 |
Lasell College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Newton |
| 54 |
Anna Maria College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Paxton |
| 55 |
Wheelock College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Boston |
| 56 |
MCPHS University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Boston ... |
| 57 |
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Chicopee |
| 58 |
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes |
Buzzards Bay |
| 59 |
Hebrew College
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Newton Centre |
| 60 |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes |
North Adams |
| 61 |
Westfield State University
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes |
Westfield |
| 62 |
Worcester State University
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes |
Worcester |
| 63 |
Fitchburg State University
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes |
Fitchburg |
| 64 |
New England Law | Boston
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Boston |
| 65 |
Cambridge College
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Cambridge |
| 66 |
Becker College
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Worcester ... |
| 67 |
Nichols College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Dudley |
| 68 |
Conway School of Landscape Design
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Conway |
| 69 |
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Boston |
| 70 |
Western New England University
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Springfield ... |
| 71 |
Bay State College
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Boston ... |
| 72 |
Montserrat College of Art
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Beverly |
| 73 |
The New England College of Optometry
Control Type : Housing : |
Boston |
| 74 |
New England College of Optometry
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Boston |
| 75 |
Massachusetts School of Law at Andover
Control Type : Housing : |
Andover |
| 76 |
Massachusetts School of Law
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Andover |
| 77 |
Marian Court College
Control Type : Housing : |
Swampscott |
| 78 |
Labouré College
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Milton |
| 79 |
Emerson College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Boston |
| 80 |
William James College
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Newton |
| 81 |
Newbury College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Brookline |
| 82 |
Northpoint Bible College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Haverhill |
| 83 |
Wheaton College, Massachusetts
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Norton |
| 84 |
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Great Barrington |
| 85 |
Boston Architectural College
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Boston |
| 86 |
Springfield College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Springfield |
| 87 |
Eastern Nazarene College
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Quincy |
| 88 |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Control Type : Public Housing : Yes |
Boston |
| 89 |
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Control Type : Private Housing : Yes |
Boston |
| 90 |
The National Graduate School of Quality Management
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Falmouth ... |
| 91 |
The New England Institute of Art
Control Type : Private Housing : Not reported |
Brookline |