Below is a ranking of the 83 colleges in Massachusetts with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Harvard University leads the list by accepting 3% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
3% |
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA |
5% |
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Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA |
6% |
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Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA |
10% |
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Tufts UniversityMedford, MA |
10% |
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Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA |
10% |
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Boston UniversityBoston, MA |
11% |
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Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA |
14% |
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Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA |
16% |
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Babson CollegeWellesley, MA |
20% |
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Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA |
20% |
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College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA |
21% |
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Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA |
22% |
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Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA |
35% |
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Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA |
38% |
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Laboure CollegeBoston, MA |
41% |
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Clark UniversityWorcester, MA |
42% |
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The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA |
43% |