Massachusetts Private Colleges Ranked by Smallest Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 62 private colleges in Massachusetts with the smallest enrollment of full and part time students. Boston Baptist College leads the list with a population of 43 students.

Enrollment is a measure of the size of the student body. Larger schools are more likely to offer a wider range of programs and services while smaller schools may have a more intimate and personalized experience.

List of Massachusetts Private Colleges Ranked by Smallest Enrollment
College	Enrollment
Anna Maria College Paxton, Massachusetts	1,202
College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, Massachusetts	1,268
Nichols College Dudley, Massachusetts	1,392
Gordon College Wenham, Massachusetts	1,595
Fisher College Boston, Massachusetts	1,652
Lasell University Newton, Massachusetts	1,668
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, Massachusetts	1,785
Cambridge College Boston, Massachusetts	1,835
Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts	1,914
Emmanuel College Boston, Massachusetts	1,983
Curry College Milton, Massachusetts	1,994
Hult International Business School Cambridge, Massachusetts	2,008
American International College Springfield, Massachusetts	2,037
Assumption University Worcester, Massachusetts	2,037
Williams College Williamstown, Massachusetts	2,164
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Massachusetts	2,275
Wellesley College Wellesley, Massachusetts	2,407
Regis College Weston, Massachusetts	2,517

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.