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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for University of Massachusetts Amherst
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$5,964 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$5,852 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$806 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$2,160 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$1,864 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$5,986 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	$6,426 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for University of Massachusetts Amherst
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$43,904 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$50,330 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$52,930 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$44,624 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$48,390 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$52,932 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$39,284 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$39,380 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$52,708 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$43,228 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$50,308 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$50,788 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$49,404 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$22,878 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$41,095 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$29,102 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$47,406 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Springfield College Springfield, MA	$27,402 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emmanuel College Boston, MA	$30,778 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$48,626 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$49,246 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$46,728 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$46,188 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$22,758 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gordon College Wenham, MA	$12,928 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of Massachusetts Amherst
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$2,872 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$5,963 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$962 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$6,841 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$7,205 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$157 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$6,836 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$10,390 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$3,272 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$17,772 lower in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$1,286 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$1,860 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$4,516 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine Orono, ME	$4,446 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$2,202 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$10,432 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$10,308 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$17,772 lower in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$8,819 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$1,430 higher in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$8,773 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$10,320 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$9,200 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$2,068 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$7,780 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$8,941 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$17,772 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$9,147 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$3,492 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Massachusetts Amherst
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$45,024 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$44,916 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$47,458 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$50,914 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$49,478 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$50,004 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$51,542 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$50,245 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$47,756 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$53,640 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$54,073 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$47,143 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$49,938 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$44,640 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$50,496 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$50,040 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$44,916 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$52,534 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$47,208 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$49,308 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$52,116 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$40,999 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$53,258 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$35,248 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$47,626 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$47,722 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$46,309 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$35,518 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$39,888 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$35,398 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$45,778 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$29,978 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$41,502 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$52,570 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$49,518 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$31,338 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$35,628 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$52,916 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$40,578 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$45,033 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$51,828 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$44,073 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$40,922 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$49,828 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$35,768 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$51,188 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$34,905 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$45,690 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$28,808 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Massachusetts Amherst
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$11,391 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$6,084 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$36 lower in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$2,569 lower in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$6,322 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$8,778 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$1,824 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$4,528 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$2,050 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$6,169 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$4,799 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$8,973 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$1,425 lower in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$7,780 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$1,358 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$4,031 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$2,106 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$5,714 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$1,014 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$1,768 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$4,154 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$558 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$8,674 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=166629.

Last updated: August 2026