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Massachusetts Colleges

Massachusetts Colleges Summary

Massachusetts is known for its college towns (Boston and Amherst), and it has more than 180 colleges and adult education institutions. Only eight states have more colleges than Massachusetts. Less than 40 of these schools are public, making up just about 20% of the total post secondary schools in the state. Only two US states have a lower percentage of public schools.

Students in Massachusetts are more likely to live in dorms than in other states. Over 35% live in dorms, and only three states have a higher percentage of their students living in dorms. Due to some of the highly selective colleges, such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the average SAT scores in the state are over 530.

The largest college in Massachusetts is the University of Massachusetts with over 50,000 students. Other large and highly respected colleges in Massachusetts include Boston University and Boston College.

http://www.doe.mass.edu/ is the web site for the Massachusetts Department of Education. The mailing address for the Mass DOE is:

350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148

Massachusetts Colleges and Career Schools

SchoolCityStudentsDormsOpen AdmissionTypical SAT Range
Ailano School of CosmetologyBrockton38 Yes 
American International CollegeSpringfield2,678781NoV: 430-560
M: 440-570
W: 420-510
Amherst CollegeAmherst1,6831,838NoV: 670-770
M: 660-760
W: 670-760
Andover Newton Theological SchoolNewton Centre350141No 
Anna Maria CollegePaxton1,244459NoV: 380-480
M: 370-480
Assumption CollegeWorcester2,8721,932NoV: 490-570
M: 490-570
Atlantic Union CollegeSouth Lancaster56267Yes 
Babson CollegeWellesley3,4341,620NoV: 560-640
M: 590-680
W: 570-650
Bancroft School of Massage TherapyWorcester112 No 
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington403380NoV: 620-730
M: 535-680
W: 600-680
Bay Path CollegeLongmeadow1,603375NoV: 450-550
M: 430-520
W: 450-550
Bay State CollegeBoston354156No 
Bay State School of TechnologyCanton244 Yes 
Becker CollegeWorcester1,800685NoV: 380-490
M: 380-490
Benjamin Franklin Institute of TechnologyBoston513 Yes 
Bentley CollegeWaltham5,6363,328NoV: 550-630
M: 600-680
W: 550-640
Berklee College of MusicBoston4,090850No 
Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield2,267 Yes 
Blessed John XXIII National SeminaryWeston5680No 
Blue Hills Regional Technical SchoolCanton55 No 
Boston Architectural CollegeBoston1,338 Yes 
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston153135NoV: 460-500
M: 420-540
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill14,6217,325NoV: 610-710
M: 630-720
W: 620-710
Boston Graduate School of PsychoanalysisBrookline178 No 
Boston UniversityBoston32,05310,622NoV: 580-680
M: 600-690
W: 590-690
Brandeis UniversityWaltham5,3332,669NoV: 630-730
M: 630-730
Branford Hall Career InstituteSpringfield  Yes 
Bridgewater State CollegeBridgewater9,9342,613NoV: 450-550
M: 460-560
Bristol Community CollegeFall River7,388 Yes 
Brockton Hospital School of NursingBrockton287 No 
Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston8,806 Yes 
Butera School of ArtBoston56 No 
Cambridge CollegeCambridge5,355 Yes 
Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable4,299 Yes 
Catherine Hinds Institute of EstheticsWoburn245 Yes 
Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston UniversityWaltham  Yes 
Clark UniversityWorcester3,2101,813NoV: 553-660
M: 543-650
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee1,258 NoV: 410-500
M: 410-520
W: 425-530
College of the Holy CrossWorcester2,8472,342No 
Conway School of Landscape DesignConway19 No 
Cortiva Institute Muscular Therapy InstituteWatertown225 Yes 
Curry CollegeMilton3,1821,423NoV: 462-573
M: 463-525
Dean CollegeFranklin1,302855NoV: 390-490
M: 380-490
Diman Regional Technical InstituteFall River93 No 
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy1,075686NoV: 440-580
M: 430-570
W: 440-580
EINE IncTewksbury37 Yes 
Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage TherapyMedford106 No 
Emerson CollegeBoston4,3801,629NoV: 590-680
M: 550-650
W: 570-670
Emmanuel CollegeBoston2,4671,307NoV: 480-580
M: 460-560
Empire Beauty SchoolsBoston, Framingham, Hyannis, Lowell, Malden, Waltham  Yes 
Endicott CollegeBeverly3,7101,559NoV: 490-560
M: 500-590
W: 480-570
Episcopal Divinity SchoolCambridge10849No 
Everest InstituteBrighton, Chelsea  Yes 
FINE Mortuary College LLCNorwood70 Yes 
Fisher CollegeBoston1,225305No 
Fitchburg State CollegeFitchburg6,6921,500NoV: 450-540
M: 450-550
Framingham State CollegeFramingham5,9031,517NoV: 470-560
M: 470-560
Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringNeedham299355NoV: 690-780
M: 740-800
W: 670-760
Gibbs SchoolsBoston  Yes 
Gordon CollegeWenham1,6481,382NoV: 530-650
M: 520-630
W: 530-640
Gordon Conwell Theological SeminarySouth Hamilton2,134366No 
Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield2,236 Yes 
Hair in Motion Beauty AcademyWorcester34 Yes 
Hallmark Institute of PhotographyTurners Falls229 No 
Hampshire CollegeAmherst1,4311,194NoV: 610-700
M: 540-660
W: 600-690
Harvard UniversityCambridge25,69012,809NoV: 700-800
M: 700-790
W: 700-790
Hebrew CollegeNewton Centre201 Yes 
Henris School of Hair DesignFitchburg28 Yes 
Holy Cross School of TheologyBrookline186188Yes 
Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke6,461 Yes 
ITT Technical InstituteNorwood, Woburn  Yes 
Jolie Hair and Beauty AcademyLudlow  Yes 
Kaplan Career InstituteBoston, Charlestown  Yes 
Kay Harvey Academy of Hair DesignWest Springfield74 Yes 
La Baron Hairdressing AcademyBrockton26 Yes 
La Baron Hairdressing AcademyNew Bedford33 Yes 
Laboure CollegeBoston548 No 
Lasell CollegeNewton1,4031,044NoV: 450-530
M: 450-540
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingMedford33812NoV: 450-550
M: 490-540
W: 540-550
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts BostonCambridge  Yes 
Le Cordon Bleu Schools North AmericaCambridge  Yes 
Lesley UniversityCambridge7,003638NoV: 450-600
M: 460-560
W: 480-580
Lincoln Tech®Brockton, Lowell, Somerville  Yes 
Longy School of MusicCambridge223 No 
Lowell Academy of HairdressingLowell86 Yes 
Mansfield Beauty SchoolsSpringfield45 Yes 
Mansfield Beauty SchoolsQuincy72 Yes 
Marian Court CollegeSwampscott257 No 
Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills5,018 Yes 
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston2,312370NoV: 510-600
M: 480-580
W: 490-590
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams1,841867NoV: 440-570
M: 430-550
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health ScienceBoston3,626739NoV: 460-540
M: 480-580
W: 460-550
Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic InternshipBoston22 No 
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge10,2205,200NoV: 660-760
M: 720-800
W: 660-750
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay1,1351,100NoV: 440-560
M: 480-580
Massachusetts School of Barbering and Men's HairstylingQuincy56 Yes 
Massachusetts School of LawAndover636 No 
Massachusetts School of Professional PsychologyBoston304 No 
Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton7,064 Yes 
Medical Professional InstituteMalden44 Yes 
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover2,0981,570NoV: 520-580
M: 530-590
W: 520-570
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston864 No 
Middlesex Community CollegeBedford8,124 Yes 
Mildred ElleyPittsfield140 Yes 
Montserrat College of ArtBeverly285 Yes 
Monty TechFitchburg41 Yes 
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley2,2042,057No 
Mount Ida CollegeNewton1,429894NoV: 390-480
M: 380-480
W: 390-480
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner4,147 Yes 
National Graduate School of Quality ManagementFalmouth252 No 
New England College of OptometryBoston464 No 
New England Hair AcademyMalden161 Yes 
New England School of AcupunctureNewton220 No 
New England School of LawBoston1,103 No 
New England School of PhotographyBoston142 No 
Newbury College BrooklineBrookline1,202371Yes 
Nichols CollegeDudley1,477851NoV: 405-490
M: 420-520
W: 420-450
North Bennet Street SchoolBoston155 No 
North Shore Community CollegeDanvers7,107 Yes 
Northeastern UniversityBoston24,4347,499NoV: 570-660
M: 600-680
Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill6,526 Yes 
Pine Manor CollegeChestnut Hill472494NoV: 350-450
M: 350-430
Quincy CollegeQuincy3,932 Yes 
Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester6,654 Yes 
Regis CollegeWeston1,511448NoV: 400-510
M: 400-500
W: 400-500
Rob Roy AcademyWorcester204 Yes 
Rob Roy Academy Fall RiverFall River157 Yes 
Rob Roy Academy New BedfordNew Bedford38 Yes 
Rob Roy Academy TauntonTaunton71 Yes 
Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing2,398 Yes 
Saint John's SeminaryBrighton11892No 
Salem State CollegeSalem10,0851,410NoV: 430-530
M: 430-540
Salter CollegeWorcester  Yes 
School of the Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston79760NoV: 520-635
M: 480-590
W: 493-600
Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical SchoolBillerica42 No 
Simmons CollegeBoston4,7331,130NoV: 500-600
M: 480-590
W: 510-610
Smith CollegeNorthampton3,0652,419NoV: 590-710
M: 560-670
W: 590-700
Southeastern Technical InstituteSouth Easton123 Yes 
Southern New England School of LawNorth Dartmouth256 No 
Spa Tech InstituteIpswich, Plymouth, Westboro  Yes 
Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield6,074 Yes 
Stonehill CollegeEaston2,4501,889NoV: 540-630
M: 550-640
Suffolk UniversityBoston9,103874NoV: 460-560
M: 460-570
W: 460-560
Sullivan and Cogliano Training CenterBrockton320 Yes 
The Art InstitutesBrookline  Yes 
The Boston ConservatoryBoston630196No 
The Career Institute of American International CollegeBraintree, Cambridge, Framingham, Springfield, Woburn  Yes 
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston787154No 
The Salter SchoolFall River, Malden, Tewksbury  Yes 
Tufts UniversityMedford9,7583,634NoV: 670-750
M: 670-740
W: 670-740
Universal Technical InstituteNorwood  Yes 
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst25,87311,990NoV: 510-610
M: 520-630
University of Massachusetts Medical School WorcesterWorcester1,013 No 
University of Massachusetts BostonBoston13,433 NoV: 430-550
M: 450-570
University of Massachusetts DartmouthNorth Dartmouth9,0804,173NoV: 470-560
M: 490-580
University of Massachusetts LowellLowell11,6352,199NoV: 480-520
M: 500-610
University of PhoenixBraintree, Westborough  Yes 
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical SchoolBourne68 No 
Urban College of BostonBoston673 Yes 
Wellesley CollegeWellesley2,3802,195NoV: 660-750
M: 640-730
W: 660-730
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston3,7281,933Yes 
Western New England CollegeSpringfield3,6571,988NoV: 460-550
M: 480-590
Westfield State CollegeWestfield5,3922,510NoV: 460-550
M: 460-560
Weston Jesuit School of TheologyCambridge149 No 
Wheaton CollegeNorton1,6571,565No 
Wheelock CollegeBoston1,086545NoV: 440-530
M: 420-530
W: 440-530
Williams CollegeWilliamstown2,0731,927NoV: 660-760
M: 660-760
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester4,1581,226NoV: 560-670
M: 630-710
W: 560-660
Worcester State CollegeWorcester5,3581,000NoV: 450-540
M: 460-560
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