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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Massachusetts Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$44,624 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$50,588 lower in-state tuition	83% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$50,476 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$45,430 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$46,784 lower in-state tuition	86% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$46,488 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$50,610 lower in-state tuition	83% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Massachusetts Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$720 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$5,706 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$8,306 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$3,766 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$8,308 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$5,340 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$5,244 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$8,084 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$1,396 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$5,684 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$6,164 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$4,780 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$3,529 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$15,522 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$2,782 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$4,002 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$4,622 higher in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$2,104 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$1,564 higher in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$21,866 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Massachusetts Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$45,586 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$51,465 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$51,829 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$44,467 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$55,014 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$41,352 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$43,338 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$42,422 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$55,056 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$54,932 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$62,396 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$53,443 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$62,396 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$53,771 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Massachusetts Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$400 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$292 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$6,290 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$4,854 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$5,380 higher in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$6,918 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$3,132 higher in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$9,016 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$9,449 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,519 higher in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$16 higher in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$5,872 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$5,416 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$292 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$7,910 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,584 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$4,684 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$7,492 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$8,634 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$3,002 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$3,098 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$1,685 higher in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$4,736 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$9,226 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$1,154 higher in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$3,122 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$7,946 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$4,894 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$8,292 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$4,046 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$409 higher in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$7,204 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$551 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$5,204 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$8,856 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$6,564 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$1,066 higher in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$2,998 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$4,040 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$8,374 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$5,436 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$8,398 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$4,466 higher in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$6,643 higher in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$3,524 higher in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$3,504 higher in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$1,186 lower in-state tuition	87% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ	$21,548 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Champlain College Burlington, VT	$14,546 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Massachusetts Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$3,514 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$6,362 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$5,102 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$8,266 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$2,629 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$1,884 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$3,850 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$1,748 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$6,282 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$3,394 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$5,246 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$2,834 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$4,212 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$12,335 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=166683.

Last updated: August 2026