2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Boston, MA  • 

Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit university based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,329 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 52%.

#25 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Amherst, MA

Hampshire College is a private not-for-profit university based in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 325 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 62%.

#26 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Cambridge, MA

Lesley University is a private not-for-profit university based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 383 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 72%.

#27 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  North Andover, MA

Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit university based in North Andover, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 855 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 81%.

#28 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Worcester, MA

Assumption College is a private not-for-profit university based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 492 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 78%.

#29 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Boston, MA

Emmanuel College is a private not-for-profit university based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 474 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 72%.

#30 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Springfield, MA

Springfield College is a private not-for-profit university based in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 660 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 69%.

#31 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Boston, MA

MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit university based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 770 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 83%.

#32 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Boston, MA

Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit university based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,061 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 83%.

#33 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University is a private not-for-profit university based in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 144 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 62%.

#34 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Chicopee, MA

College of Our Lady of the Elms is a private not-for-profit university based in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 173 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 79%.

#35 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Quincy, MA

Eastern Nazarene College is a private not-for-profit university based in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 153 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 67%.

#36 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts