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Boston Colleges and Schools

Colleges in Boston

There are at least 37 colleges in Boston, listed and descibed below. These schools represent 120,304 or more students (full-time and part-time), a combined student body equivalent to 98,643 full-time students, and a reported 28,035 dorm rooms.

(Please also check for colleges in the nearby cities and towns, shown at the left.)

The largest schools here include Boston University, Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts - Boston and Suffolk University. For a prestigious selective school, you might want to look at Boston University, Emerson College or Northeastern University.

Of Note For College Students

  • There are a lot of studio and one-bedroom apartments in Boston.
  • Housing and buildings in Boston tend to be older than other areas.
  • A lot of people walk and bicycle in Boston.

Boston QuickSchools™

We call these QuickSchools™ -- Our term for schools with flexible schedules, simple applications, online info request forms, and very rapid response to requests for info.

Everest Institute
Brighton, Massachusetts

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career training programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

  • Programs: Health and Human Services, History, Medical Assisting and Nursing
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework
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Boston Open Admission Colleges

Schools open to most or all qualified applicants (qualifications vary).
Based on 2005 information.

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
41 Berkeley St
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: automotive tech, electrician, electronics tech, biomedical tech, computer engineering tech, mechanical engineering tech, architectural drafting, HVAC.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
  • Student Body: 382 students, 365 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Member of a national athletic association.

Boston Architectural Center
320 Newbury St
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-2703

  • Programs: architecture, architectural services, interior architecture, environmental design.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
  • Student Body: 1,032 students, 971 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Bunker Hill Community College
250 New Rutherford Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02129-2925

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, general studies, medical assistant, registered nursing, accounting, radiation therapist, psychology, surgical tech.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
  • Student Body: 7,837 students, 4,217 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Empire Beauty School - Boston
867 Boylston St
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

  • Programs: cosmetology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 85 students, 61 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Placement assistance.

New England College of Finance
10 High Street, Suite 204
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

  • Programs: business.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
  • Student Body: 492 students, 195 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services.

RETS Technical Center
570 Rutherford Ave
Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129

  • Programs: HVAC, medical assistant, electronics tech.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
  • Student Body: 330 students, 330 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Placement assistance.

Roxbury Community College
1234 Columbus Ave
Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts 02120-3400

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: liberal arts and humanities, registered nursing, criminal justice and safety, business management, early childhood education, licensed practical nurse, computer support, mental health services tech.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
  • Student Body: 2,236 students, 1,353 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Member of a national athletic association.

Urban College of Boston
178 Tremont St 7th Fl
Boston, Massachusetts 02111-1093

  • Programs: early childhood education, human services, general studies.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
  • Student Body: 789 students, 324 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Credit for experience.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Wentworth Institute of Technology
550 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: architectural engineering tech, computer science, electronics tech, construction management, mechanical engineering tech, computer engineering tech, architecture, civil engineering tech.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
  • Student Body: 3,636 students, 3,335 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 1,933 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Colleges With Selective Admissions

These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2005 information.

Bay State College
122 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: fashion merchandising, criminal justice and safety, business management, child care management, medical assistant, animation and special effects, education, accounting.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Associate's. Bachelor's.
  • Student Body: 778 students, 692 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 221 student capacity.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Flexibility: Weekend classes available. AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston St
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

  • Programs: music theory and composition, music, various music studies, music performance, music management, music teaching, music therapy.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's.
  • Student Body: 4,037 students, 3,815 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 800 student capacity.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Flexibility: AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services.

Boston Baptist College
950 Metropolitan Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02136-4030

  • Programs: bible studies.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
  • Student Body: 141 students, 134 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 115 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 480-540. Math: 450-590.
  • Flexibility: Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Boston University
One Sherborn St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, psychology, communication studies, law, international relations, economics, journalism, computer science.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 30,957 students, 27,540 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 10,686 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 600-690. Math: 610-700.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Butera School of Art
111 Beacon St
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

  • Programs: commercial art.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
  • Student Body: 61 students, 61 full-time equivalent.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Emerson College
120 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-4624

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: marketing, creative writing, radio and television, cinematography, drama, broadcast journalism, journalism, publishing.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 4,326 students, 4,039 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 1,468 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 590-670. Math: 560-650.
  • Flexibility: AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Emmanuel College
400 the Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, registered nursing, communication studies, biology, liberal arts and sciences, education, human resources, counseling psychology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
  • Student Body: 2,209 students, 1,853 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 1,101 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 490-600. Math: 470-580.
  • Flexibility: AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Fisher College
118 Beacon St
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, general studies, early childhood education, fashion merchandising, legal assistant, medical coding, computer and info science, accounting.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
  • Student Body: 1,105 students, 886 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 269 student capacity.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Member of a national athletic association.

Laboure College
2120 Dorchester Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02124-5698

  • Programs: registered nursing, electroencephalographic tech, radiation therapist, medical records tech, human nutrition.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
  • Student Body: 762 students, 348 full-time equivalent.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

MGH Institute of Health Professions
36 1st Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02129-4557

  • Programs: physical therapy, various nursing, communication disorders, health professions, communication disorders services.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 744 students, 501 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare.

Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5882

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: painting, art education, photography, multimedia, graphic design, illustration, commercial art, sculpture.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
  • Student Body: 2,127 students, 1,718 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 370 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 520-630. Math: 480-580.
  • Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science
179 Longwood Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5896

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: pharmacy, physician assistant, dental hygienist, health service and sciences, pharmacy administration, pharmacy courses, medical psychology, radiographyer.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 2,897 students, 2,721 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 720 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 470-560. Math: 490-570.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship
Fruit St
Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2696

  • Programs: dietitian.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
  • Student Body: 12 students, 12 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling.

Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
221 Rivermoor St
Boston, Massachusetts 02132

  • Programs: clinical psychology, psychopharmacology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 245 students, 206 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Remedial services.

New England College of Optometry
424 Beacon St
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

  • Programs: optometry, vision science, ophthalmic support services.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 436 students, 423 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services.

New England School of Law
154 Stuart St
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

  • Programs: law.
  • Degrees/Certificates: First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 1,106 students, 926 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Study abroad option.

New England School of Photography
537 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

  • Programs: photography.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
  • Student Body: 106 students, 106 full-time equivalent.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Flexibility: AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

North Bennet Street School
39 North Bennet St
Boston, Massachusetts 02113-1914

  • Programs: musical instrument repair, carpentry, furniture design, locksmith, jewelrymaking, precision production.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
  • Student Body: 152 students, 152 full-time equivalent.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Notable: Placement assistance.

Northeastern University
360 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: finance, business, criminal justice and safety, law, marketing, school psychology, MIS, accounting.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 22,604 students, 19,552 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 7,446 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 560-650. Math: 580-670.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Saint John's Seminary
127 Lake St
Brighton, Massachusetts 02135

  • Programs: theological and ministerial studies, ministry, theology, pre-ministerial studies.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 100 students, 67 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 92 student capacity.

School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Boston
230 the Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5596

  • Programs: fine arts, art education.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
  • Student Body: 1,043 students, 784 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 60 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 520-660. Math: 470-610.
  • Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

Simmons College
300 the Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5898

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: library science, education, social work, registered nursing, special ed, physical therapy, communication studies, psychology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 4,805 students, 3,278 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 1,167 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 510-610. Math: 500-590.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Pl Beacon Hill
Boston, Massachusetts 02108

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: law, business management, accounting, finance, criminology, marketing, public administration, public relations.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 8,471 students, 6,799 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 777 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 460-570. Math: 460-560.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Member of a national athletic association.

The Boston Conservatory
8 the Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

  • Programs: music, various performing arts, dance.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
  • Student Body: 569 students, 565 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 191 student capacity.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

The New England Conservatory of Music
290 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: violin, guitar, and strings, voice, jazz, piano, music performance, music theory and composition, music pedagogy, musicology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 801 students, 775 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 169 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 400-401. Math: 400-401.
  • Flexibility: AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

University of Massachusetts - Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, Massachusetts 02125-3393

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: psychology, teacher education, English, business management, registered nursing, sociology, political science, biology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 11,862 students, 8,655 full-time equivalent.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 420-550. Math: 460-580.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Wheelock College
200 the Riverway
Boston, Massachusetts 02215-4176

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: early childhood education, elementary school teaching, social work, special ed, child development, family studies, reading teaching, visual and performing arts.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's.
  • Student Body: 1,029 students, 884 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 450 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 450-560. Math: 430-530.
  • Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

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Colleges in Nearby Cities and Towns

(Student count includes part-time and full-time; not all students live in the city or town. Data as of 2005.)

City/TownCollegesPop.
(2000)		StudentsDorms
Brookline Colleges557,1072,943853
Cambridge Colleges8101,35547,95419,056
Chelsea Colleges135,080  
Malden Colleges556,340371 
Medford Colleges355,76510,1633,433
Somerville Colleges177,478  

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