| # | College | Fit Score | First-Gen Rate | Pell Rate | Net Price <$30k | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bay Path University
Longmeadow |
72
✅ Good
|
— | 63.8% | $11,948 | 72.8% |
| 2 |
Cambridge College
Boston |
69
✅ Good
|
— | 30% | — | 100% |
| 3 |
William James College
Newton |
69
✅ Good
|
— | 55.6% | — | — |
| 4 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge |
68
✅ Good
|
— | 19.3% | $-2,533 | 99.1% |
| 5 |
Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education
Springfield |
67
✅ Good
|
— | 58.9% | — | — |
| 6 |
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee |
66
✅ Good
|
— | 45.1% | $8,099 | 76% |
| 7 |
Amherst College
Amherst |
65
✅ Good
|
— | 19.8% | $1,086 | 97.3% |
| 8 |
Williams College
Williamstown |
65
✅ Good
|
— | 17.6% | $-2,610 | 96.9% |
| 9 |
Smith College
Northampton |
63
✅ Good
|
— | 17.9% | $1,363 | 94.3% |
| 10 |
Wellesley College
Wellesley |
63
✅ Good
|
— | 21.1% | $2,546 | 96.5% |
| 11 |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams |
62
✅ Good
|
— | 41.3% | $9,845 | 75.7% |
| 12 |
Salem State University
Salem |
61
✅ Good
|
— | 35.4% | $10,516 | 75.3% |
| 13 |
Northeastern University
Boston |
60
✅ Good
|
— | 12.3% | $2,264 | 96.9% |
| 14 |
Worcester State University
Worcester |
60
✅ Good
|
— | 30% | $8,793 | 78.1% |
| 15 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell |
59
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 30% | $9,943 | 84% |
| 16 |
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston |
59
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 41.6% | $14,070 | 70.4% |
| 17 |
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater |
58
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 31.9% | $10,007 | 75.1% |
| 18 |
Boston College
Chestnut Hill |
57
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 12.9% | $4,284 | 96% |
| 19 |
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg |
57
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 32.8% | $10,204 | 69.5% |
| 20 |
Harvard University
Cambridge |
57
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 16.4% | $8,697 | 98.3% |
| 21 |
Westfield State University
Westfield |
57
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 33% | $10,751 | 73.9% |
| 22 |
Framingham State University
Framingham |
56
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 36.9% | $11,934 | 71% |
| 23 |
Boston University
Boston |
54
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 19.2% | $9,500 | 94.7% |
| 24 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst |
54
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 19.9% | $10,164 | 91.9% |
| 25 |
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay |
54
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 19% | $8,757 | 86.8% |
| 26 |
Boston Baptist College
Boston |
53
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 54.6% | — | 33.3% |
| 27 |
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley |
53
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 21.9% | $10,882 | 88.6% |
| 28 |
Hampshire College
Amherst |
52
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 39.3% | $13,749 | 78.4% |
| 29 |
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth |
51
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 37% | $15,976 | 63.6% |
| 30 |
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham |
51
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 12.1% | — | 98% |
| 31 |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston |
50
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 29.5% | $16,351 | 89.1% |
| 32 |
Simmons University
Boston |
49
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 33.2% | $18,027 | 84.8% |
| 33 |
Tufts University
Medford |
49
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 12% | $11,284 | 95.5% |
| 34 |
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester |
47
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 14.8% | $14,343 | 94.8% |
| 35 |
Brandeis University
Waltham |
46
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 15% | $13,363 | 87% |
| 36 |
Lasell University
Newton |
46
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 31.3% | $18,334 | 70.4% |
| 37 |
Montserrat College of Art
Beverly |
46
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 35% | $25,388 | 90.9% |
| 38 |
Regis College
Weston |
46
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 31% | $21,415 | 79% |
| 39 |
American International College
Springfield |
45
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 44.8% | $24,437 | 56.7% |
| 40 |
Northpoint Bible College
Haverhill |
45
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 51.1% | $23,323 | 40% |
| 41 |
Clark University
Worcester |
44
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 23.1% | $18,188 | 86.2% |
| 42 |
Fisher College
Boston |
43
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 39.7% | $25,071 | 54.6% |
| 43 |
Assumption University
Worcester |
41
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 22% | $19,885 | 83.9% |
| 44 |
Nichols College
Dudley |
41
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 25.5% | $22,054 | 72.5% |
| 45 |
Springfield College
Springfield |
41
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 22.4% | $22,519 | 80.7% |
| 46 |
Western New England University
Springfield |
41
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 24.5% | $20,726 | 74% |
| 47 |
Anna Maria College
Paxton |
40
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 34.3% | $25,554 | 60.3% |
| 48 |
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy |
40
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 31.9% | $21,523 | 57.3% |
| 49 |
Emmanuel College
Boston |
40
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 22.4% | $20,399 | 78.6% |
| 50 |
Suffolk University
Boston |
40
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 30% | $24,745 | 75.4% |
| 51 |
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton |
40
⚠️ Fair
|
— | 22.2% | $20,076 | 82.2% |
| 52 |
Bentley University
Waltham |
39
⚠️ Low
|
— | 16.1% | $21,196 | 92.7% |
| 53 |
Boston Architectural College
Boston |
39
⚠️ Low
|
— | 28.8% | $24,056 | 75% |
| 54 |
Curry College
Milton |
39
⚠️ Low
|
— | 30.9% | $23,806 | 66.2% |
| 55 |
Gordon College
Wenham |
39
⚠️ Low
|
— | 20.8% | $21,829 | 84.4% |
| 56 |
Lesley University
Cambridge |
39
⚠️ Low
|
— | 30.6% | $24,799 | 72.3% |
| 57 |
Dean College
Franklin |
38
⚠️ Low
|
— | 33.7% | $26,996 | 68.4% |
| 58 |
Babson College
Wellesley |
37
⚠️ Low
|
— | 16.3% | $23,641 | 94.6% |
| 59 |
MCPHS University
Boston |
36
⚠️ Low
|
— | 30.1% | $35,206 | 74% |
| 60 |
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston |
36
⚠️ Low
|
— | 23.1% | $27,018 | 83.8% |
| 61 |
Stonehill College
Easton |
35
⚠️ Low
|
— | 17.1% | $23,605 | 84% |
| 62 |
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Brookline |
34
⚠️ Low
|
— | 24.2% | $24,953 | 71.4% |
| 63 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester |
34
⚠️ Low
|
— | 11.9% | $24,018 | 93.7% |
| 64 |
Berklee College of Music
Boston |
32
⚠️ Low
|
— | 16.2% | $42,734 | 88.6% |
| 65 |
Sattler College
Boston |
32
⚠️ Low
|
— | 0% | — | 75% |
| 66 |
Merrimack College
North Andover |
30
⚠️ Low
|
— | 15.6% | $31,710 | 79.3% |
| 67 |
Emerson College
Boston |
29
⚠️ Low
|
— | 15.5% | $32,650 | 87.4% |
| 68 |
Endicott College
Beverly |
29
⚠️ Low
|
— | 13% | $29,780 | 84.4% |
| 69 |
The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston |
27
⚠️ Low
|
— | 7.4% | $47,882 | 88.4% |
| 70 |
Hult International Business School
Cambridge |
25
⚠️ Low
|
— | 7.4% | $43,305 | 80.3% |
| 71 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston |
19
⚠️ Low
|
— | 11% | — | — |
| 72 |
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston |
16
⚠️ Low
|
— | 0% | — | — |
| 73 |
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc
Brookline |
0
⚠️ Low
|
— | — | — | — |
| 74 |
Conway School of Landscape Design
Northampton |
0
⚠️ Low
|
— | — | — | — |
| 75 |
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
South Hamilton |
0
⚠️ Low
|
— | — | — | — |
| 76 |
Hebrew College
Newton |
0
⚠️ Low
|
— | — | — | — |
| 77 |
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Worcester |
0
⚠️ Low
|
— | — | — | — |
| 78 |
New England College of Optometry
Boston |
0
⚠️ Low
|
— | — | — | — |
| 79 |
New England Law-Boston
Boston |
0
⚠️ Low
|
— | — | — | — |
| 80 |
Saint John's Seminary
Brighton |
0
⚠️ Low
|
— | 0% | — | — |
| 81 |
Massachusetts School of Law
Andover |
0
⚠️ Low
|
— | — | — | — |
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.