Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Amherst, MA  • 

Amherst College is a private not-for-profit university based in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 471 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 12%.

#1 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Williamstown, MA  • 

Williams College is a private not-for-profit university based in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 548 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 14%.

#2 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Wellesley, MA  • 

Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit university based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 605 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 22%.

#3 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Northampton, MA  • 

Smith College is a private not-for-profit university based in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 639 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 31%.

#4 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Worcester, MA

College of the Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit university based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 819 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 39%.

#5 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Wellesley, MA

Babson College is a private not-for-profit university based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 550 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 24%.

#6 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  South Hadley, MA

Mount Holyoke College is a private not-for-profit university based in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 529 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 50%.

#7 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Worcester, MA  • 

Clark University is a private not-for-profit university based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 615 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 56%.

#8 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Norton, MA

Wheaton College is a private not-for-profit university based in Norton, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 502 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 47%.

#9 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Easton, MA

Stonehill College is a private not-for-profit university based in Easton, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 667 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 72%.

#10 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Boston, MA

Simmons College is a private not-for-profit university based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 407 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 60%.

#11 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts

4 Year  •  Buzzards Bay, MA

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a public university based in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 392 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 83%.

#12 in Best Small Colleges in Massachusetts