Popular Massachusetts Colleges Easy to Get Into
Massachusetts has 38 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, accepting 88% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Salem State University, Framingham State University and University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate 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
Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Salem, MA
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Salem State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The campus sits in the historic coastal city of Salem north of Boston.
- SAT Range 990-1160
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Net Price $17,541
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 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
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 Dartmouth
- Public 4 Year
- North Dartmouth, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
UMass Dartmouth is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and visual design. The suburban campus features distinctive modernist architecture in southeastern Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1050-1270
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $21,094
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
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
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
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
Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Wentworth is a private institute of technology known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and design. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1110-1320
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $35,604
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
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
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
American International College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Sep 7 application deadline
AIC is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus sits in a residential section of Springfield.
- SAT Range 940-1110
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Net Price $23,086
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
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