Easiest Massachusetts Colleges to Get Into
Massachusetts has 38 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
10 colleges accept 100% of applicants in Massachusetts. Examples include American International College, Boston Architectural College, Cambridge College and Eastern Nazarene College.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in Massachusetts, or the most selective colleges.
Bridgewater State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bridgewater, MA
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- 88% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Bridgewater State is a public university known for undergraduate education and aviation science. The campus is set in the small town of Bridgewater in southeastern Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1060-1263
- Avg GPA 3.21
- Net Price $15,646
Curry College
- Private 4 Year
- Milton, MA
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1.8 | 4 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Curry is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and communication. The suburban campus sits in Milton just south of Boston.
- SAT Range 1050-1230
- Avg GPA 3.01
- Net Price $29,917
Worcester State University
- Public 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- 88% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Worcester State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The urban campus sits in Worcester, a mid-sized Massachusetts city west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1026-1283
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $12,778
Fitchburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fitchburg, MA
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- 87% acceptance rate
Fitchburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The campus is located in the small city of Fitchburg in north-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1060-1230
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Net Price $15,340
Bay Path University
- Private 4 Year
- Longmeadow, MA
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- 85% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Bay Path is a private university known for educating undergraduate women in business, health sciences, and cybersecurity. The residential campus sits in suburban Longmeadow near Springfield.
- SAT Range 1010-1210
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $15,463
MCPHS University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 85% acceptance rate
MCPHS is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Longwood Medical Area.
- SAT Range 1160-1416
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $41,506
College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Private 4 Year
- Chicopee, MA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Elms College is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small campus is in Chicopee in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1150-1320
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $19,870
Framingham State University
- Public 4 Year
- Framingham, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Framingham State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nutrition, and fashion design. The suburban campus sits in the MetroWest area west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Net Price $16,114
University of Massachusetts Boston
- Public 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 84% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
UMass Boston is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and environmental science. The urban waterfront campus sits on Columbia Point along Boston Harbor.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Net Price $17,768
Assumption University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Assumption is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $29,748
University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Public 4 Year
- Lowell, MA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
UMass Lowell is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and sciences. The urban campus sits along the Merrimack River in Lowell.
- SAT Range 1180-1370
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $16,530
Western New England University
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 83% acceptance rate
Western New England is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and pharmacy. The residential campus sits in Springfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $27,056
Suffolk University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 82% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Suffolk is a private university known for undergraduate business, government, and communications. The compact urban campus sits on Beacon Hill near Boston's government center.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $33,832
Lasell University
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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4.8 | 18 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
Lasell is a private university known for undergraduate fashion design, merchandising, and business. The suburban Newton campus sits just outside Boston.
- SAT Range 1030-1158
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Net Price $27,773
Nichols College
- Private 4 Year
- Dudley, MA
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- 81% acceptance rate
Nichols is a private college known for undergraduate business, management, and sport management. The residential campus sits in the small town of Dudley in south-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1028-1236
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Net Price $32,337
Westfield State University
- Public 4 Year
- Westfield, MA
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- 81% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Westfield State is a public university known for undergraduate education and criminal justice. The campus sits in the small city of Westfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $17,406
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
- Private 4 Year
- Brookline, MA
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- 80% acceptance rate
Hellenic College is a small private Greek Orthodox college known for undergraduate religious studies, classics, and Hellenic studies. The campus sits in Brookline, a residential suburb of Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $23,870
Emmanuel College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 76% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Emmanuel is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and the sciences. The Fenway campus shares classes and facilities with neighboring schools through a consortium.
- SAT Range 1170-1340
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $31,121