Massachusetts Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

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.

List of Massachusetts Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

4%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

4%
Amherst College

Amherst, MA

9%
Williams College

Williamstown, MA

9%
Tufts University

Medford, MA

11%
Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

16%
Northeastern University

Boston, MA

18%
Olin College of Engineering

Needham, MA

18%
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

19%
Boston University

Boston, MA

19%
Babson College

Wellesley, MA

25%
Smith College

Northampton, MA

30%
Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

39%
College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

43%
The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA

43%
Emerson College

Boston, MA

45%
The Boston Conservatory

Boston, MA

46%
Clark University

Worcester, MA

48%