Massachusetts Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 84 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.

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

Cambridge, MA

3%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

4%
Amherst College

Amherst, MA

7%
Northeastern University

Boston, MA

7%
Williams College

Williamstown, MA

8%
Tufts University

Medford, MA

10%
Boston University

Boston, MA

14%
Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

14%
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

17%
Olin College of Engineering

Needham, MA

19%
Babson College

Wellesley, MA

22%
Smith College

Northampton, MA

23%
College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

36%
The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA

38%
Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

39%
Laboure College

Boston, MA

39%
Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

40%
Emerson College

Boston, MA

43%