List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 102 colleges in Massachusetts with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Harvard University leads the list by accepting 4% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
4% |
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA |
4% |
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Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA |
9% |
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Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA |
9% |
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Tufts UniversityMedford, MA |
11% |
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Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA |
16% |
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Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA |
18% |
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Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA |
18% |
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Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA |
19% |
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Boston UniversityBoston, MA |
19% |
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Babson CollegeWellesley, MA |
25% |
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Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA |
30% |
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Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA |
39% |
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College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA |
43% |
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The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA |
43% |
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Emerson CollegeBoston, MA |
45% |
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The Boston ConservatoryBoston, MA |
46% |
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Clark UniversityWorcester, MA |
48% |