Below is a ranking of the 13 public colleges in Massachusetts with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Salem State University leads the list by accepting 96% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Salem State UniversitySalem, MA |
96% |
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Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA |
95% |
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Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA |
92% |
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University of Massachusetts DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA |
92% |
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Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA |
90% |
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Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA |
90% |
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Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA |
89% |
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Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA |
85% |
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University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA |
85% |
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University of Massachusetts BostonBoston, MA |
83% |
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Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA |
81% |
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Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA |
77% |
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University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA |
58% |