Massachusetts Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 13 public colleges in Massachusetts with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Massachusetts Amherst leads the list by accepting 64% of high school students that applied.

List of Massachusetts Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA

64%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston, MA

79%
University of Massachusetts Boston

Boston, MA

81%
Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

82%
Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

86%
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, MA

86%
Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

87%
Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

88%
Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

88%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

89%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams, MA

92%
Salem State University

Salem, MA

93%
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA

96%