| Rankings |
Schools |
| 1 |
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Tuition: $40,866
Total enrollment: 19,872
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 6.3%
Average freshman retention rate: 98%
6-year graduation rate: 97%
Classes with under 20 students: 78.0%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1390-1590 |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Tuition: $42,050
Total enrollment: 10,894
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 9.7%
Average freshman retention rate: 98%
6-year graduation rate: 93%
Classes with under 20 students: 66.8%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1410-1570 |
| 3 |
Tufts University (Medford, MA)
Tuition: $44,666
Total enrollment: 10,775
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 21.9%
Average freshman retention rate: 97%
6-year graduation rate: 90%
Classes with under 20 students: 69.1%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1360-1500 |
| 4 |
Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Tuition: $43,878
Total enrollment: 13,906
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 28.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 95%
6-year graduation rate: 91%
Classes with under 20 students: 52.0%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1260-1440 |
| 5 |
Brandeis University (Waltham, MA)
Tuition: $43,708
Total enrollment: 5,828
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 40.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 93%
6-year graduation rate: 91%
Classes with under 20 students: 61.5%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1230-1450 |
| 6 |
Boston University (Boston, MA)
Tuition: $42,994
Total enrollment: 32,439
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 49.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 91%
6-year graduation rate: 85%
Classes with under 20 students: 54.9%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1180-1370 |
| 7 |
Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
Tuition: $39,736
Total enrollment: 19,719
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 34.5%
Average freshman retention rate: 93%
6-year graduation rate: 77%
Classes with under 20 students: 63.5%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1250-1430 |
| 8 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
Tuition: $41,380
Total enrollment: 5,778
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 56.7%
Average freshman retention rate: 94%
6-year graduation rate: 76%
Classes with under 20 students: 65.2%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1200-1400 |
| 9 |
Clark University (Worcester, MA)
Tuition: $38,450
Total enrollment: 3,462
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 67.9%
Average freshman retention rate: 89%
6-year graduation rate: 80%
Classes with under 20 students: 59.7%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1080-1310 |
| 10 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA)
Tuition: in-state: $13,230, out-of-state: $26,645
Total enrollment: 28,084
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 65.6%
Average freshman retention rate: 88%
6-year graduation rate: 67%
Classes with under 20 students: 41.8%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1090-1280 |
| 11 |
University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA)
Tuition: in-state: $11,852,
out-of-state: $18,965
Total enrollment: 15,431
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 65.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 79%
6-year graduation rate: 50%
Classes with under 20 students: 56.8%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1000-1210 |
| 12 |
University of Massachusetts Boston (Boston, MA)
Tuition: N/A
Total enrollment: 15,741
Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 68.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 76%
6-year graduation rate: 40%
Classes with under 20 students: 33.3%
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 930-1140 |
