First-Gen Fit Rankings: Massachusetts

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 81 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

✅ 14 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 37 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 30 Low (<40)

#	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.

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