Universities in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 135 postsecondary institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education: 40 public, 73 private nonprofit, 22 for-profit, together enrolling about 310,977 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Public | 23,671 |
| 2 | Boston UniversityBoston · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Private | 18,248 |
| 3 | Northeastern UniversityBoston · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Private | 17,326 |
| 4 | University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Public | 11,512 |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Public | 11,434 |
| 6 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Private | 10,085 |
| 7 | Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 8,612 |
| 8 | Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater · Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Public | 7,829 |
| 9 | Harvard UniversityCambridge · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Private | 7,601 |
| 10 | Berklee College of MusicBoston · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Private | 7,468 |
| 11 | Tufts UniversityMedford · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Private | 7,061 |
| 12 | Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 6,447 |
| 13 | Bristol Community CollegeFall River · Mixed Associate Medium | Public | 6,083 |
| 14 | Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Private | 5,447 |
| 15 | Middlesex Community CollegeBedford · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 5,412 |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth · R2: High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Public | 5,221 |
| 17 | Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 4,759 |
| 18 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Private | 4,535 |
| 19 | Bentley UniversityWaltham · Special Focus: Business | Private | 4,474 |
| 20 | North Shore Community CollegeDanvers · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 4,393 |
| 21 | Salem State UniversitySalem · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Public | 4,291 |
| 22 | Suffolk UniversityBoston · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium | Private | 4,268 |
| 23 | Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 4,235 |
| 24 | Worcester State UniversityWorcester · Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Public | 3,930 |
| 25 | Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Private | 3,916 |
| 26 | Emerson CollegeBoston · Special Focus: Arts, Music, and Design | Private | 3,870 |
| 27 | Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 3,837 |
| 28 | Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston · Special Focus: Technology, Engineering, and Sciences | Private | 3,747 |
| 29 | Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 3,685 |
| 30 | Brandeis UniversityWaltham · R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Private | 3,618 |
| 31 | Westfield State UniversityWestfield · Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Public | 3,615 |
| 32 | Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke · Mixed Associate Medium | Public | 3,591 |
| 33 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | 3,451 |
| 34 | Endicott CollegeBeverly · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium | Private | 3,125 |
| 35 | College of the Holy CrossWorcester · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 3,106 |
| 36 | Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 3,059 |
| 37 | Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable · Professions-focused Associate Small | Public | 2,911 |
| 38 | Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Public | 2,752 |
| 39 | Babson CollegeWellesley · Special Focus: Business | Private | 2,728 |
| 40 | Western New England UniversitySpringfield · Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Small | Private | 2,603 |
| 41 | Framingham State UniversityFramingham · Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Public | 2,566 |
| 42 | Smith CollegeNorthampton · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 2,544 |
| 43 | Stonehill CollegeEaston · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 2,528 |
| 44 | Quincy CollegeQuincy · Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium | Public | 2,300 |
| 45 | Wellesley CollegeWellesley · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 2,300 |
| 46 | Clark UniversityWorcester · R2: High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Private | 2,214 |
| 47 | Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 2,169 |
| 48 | Williams CollegeWilliamstown · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 2,076 |
| 49 | Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing · Professions-focused Associate Small | Public | 1,977 |
| 50 | Amherst CollegeAmherst · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 1,911 |
| 51 | Emmanuel CollegeBoston · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 1,854 |
| 52 | Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston · Special Focus: Arts, Music, and Design | Public | 1,831 |
| 53 | Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | 1,802 |
| 54 | Curry CollegeMilton · Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small | Private | 1,780 |
| 55 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 1,773 |
| 56 | Springfield CollegeSpringfield · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Small | Private | 1,751 |
| 57 | Simmons UniversityBoston · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium | Private | 1,670 |
| 58 | Assumption UniversityWorcester · Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small | Private | 1,669 |
| 59 | Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield · Mixed Associate Small | Public | 1,395 |
| 60 | Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay · Mixed Baccalaureate | Public | 1,395 |
| 61 | Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield · Professions-focused Associate Small | Public | 1,358 |
| 62 | Gordon CollegeWenham · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Private | 1,278 |
| 63 | Lasell UniversityNewton · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small | Private | 1,226 |
| 64 | Fisher CollegeBoston · Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small | Private | 1,167 |
| 65 | Nichols CollegeDudley · Special Focus: Business | Private | 1,163 |
| 66 | Lesley UniversityCambridge · Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium | Private | 1,122 |
| 67 | Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Small | Private | 1,108 |
| 68 | Dean CollegeFranklin · Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small | Private | 1,089 |
| 69 | American International CollegeSpringfield · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Small | Private | 1,017 |
| 70 | Regis CollegeWeston · Special Focus: Nursing | Private | 956 |
| 71 | College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small | Private | 949 |
| 72 | Anna Maria CollegePaxton · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small · Closed, effective 2026-05-31 | Private | 906 |
| 73 | Hampshire CollegeAmherst · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences · Closing, effective 2026-12-31 | Private | 839 |
| 74 | Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams · Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Public | 713 |
| 75 | Hult International Business SchoolCambridge · Special Focus: Business | Private | 618 |
| 76 | Cambridge CollegeBoston · Special Focus: Business · Merging, effective 2024-06-30 | Private | 532 |
| 77 | Laboure College of HealthcareMilton · Special Focus: Nursing · Closing, effective 2026-08-31 | Private | 525 |
| 78 | Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston · Special Focus: Applied and Career Studies | Private | 483 |
| 79 | Urban College of BostonBoston · Professions-focused Associate Small | Private | 438 |
| 80 | New England Tractor Trailer Training School of MassachusettsNorth Andover · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 430 |
| 81 | The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston · Special Focus: Arts, Music, and Design | Private | 393 |
| 82 | Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham · Special Focus: Technology, Engineering, and Sciences | Private | 377 |
| 83 | Motoring Technical Training InstituteSeekonk · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 312 |
| 84 | Boston Architectural CollegeBoston · Special Focus: Graduate Studies | Private | 280 |
| 85 | Southeastern Technical InstituteSouth Easton · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 260 |
| 86 | National Aviation Academy of New EnglandConcord · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 241 |
| 87 | Spa Tech Institute-PlymouthPlymouth · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 233 |
| 88 | Montserrat College of ArtBeverly · Special Focus: Arts, Music, and Design | Private | 226 |
| 89 | Jupiter Beauty AcademyBoston · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 201 |
| 90 | COLLECTIV Academy-WorcesterWorcester · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 192 |
| 91 | FINE Mortuary CollegeNorwood · Special Focus: Applied and Career Studies | Private for-profit | 185 |
| 92 | Spa Tech Institute-WestboroWestborough · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 182 |
| 93 | Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing EducationSpringfield · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small | Private | 176 |
| 94 | Catherine Hinds Institute of EstheticsWoburn · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 174 |
| 95 | Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingMedford · Special Focus: Nursing | Private | 174 |
| 96 | MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston · Special Focus: Nursing | Private | 164 |
| 97 | North Bennet Street SchoolBoston · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 155 |
| 98 | Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of NursingBrockton · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 146 |
| 99 | Spa Tech Institute-North AndoverNorth Andover · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 118 |
| 100 | Rob Roy Academy-WorcesterWorcester · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 109 |
| 101 | Rob Roy Academy-Fall RiverFall River · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 97 |
| 102 | Empire Beauty School-MaldenMalden · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 95 |
| 103 | New England Hair AcademyMalden · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 87 |
| 104 | Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill · Special Focus: Theological Studies | Private | 86 |
| 105 | Greater Lowell Technical SchoolTyngsboro · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 80 |
| 106 | Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolFranklin · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 72 |
| 107 | Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical SchoolBourne · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 70 |
| 108 | Lowell Academy Hairstyling InstituteLowell · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 66 |
| 109 | Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline · Special Focus: Theological Studies | Private | 64 |
| 110 | Sattler CollegeBoston · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 57 |
| 111 | Monty TechFitchburg · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 48 |
| 112 | Assabet Valley Regional Technical SchoolMarlborough · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 47 |
| 113 | EINE IncTewksbury · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 47 |
| 114 | Massachusetts School of BarberingQuincy · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 44 |
| 115 | Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School DistrictUpton · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 42 |
| 116 | Charles H McCann Technical SchoolNorth Adams · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 41 |
| 117 | Alexander AcademyLunenburg · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 39 |
| 118 | William James CollegeNewton · Special Focus: Graduate Studies | Private | 39 |
| 119 | Shawsheen Valley School of Practical NursingBillerica · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 37 |
| 120 | Technology Learning CenterOxford · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 31 |
| 121 | Rob Roy Academy-TauntonTaunton · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 23 |
| 122 | DiGrigoli School of CosmetologyWest Springfield · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 21 |
| 123 | Boston Baptist CollegeBoston · Special Focus: Theological Studies | Private | 19 |
| 124 | Diman Regional Technical InstituteFall River · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Public | 17 |
| 125 | Rob Roy Academy-New BedfordNew Bedford · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 15 |
| 126 | Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge · Special Focus: Arts, Music, and Design | Private | 10 |
| 127 | Saint John's SeminaryBrighton · Special Focus: Theological Studies | Private | 7 |
| 128 | Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncBrookline · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | – |
| 129 | Conway School of Landscape DesignNorthampton · Special Focus: Graduate Studies | Private | – |
| 130 | Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminarySouth Hamilton · Special Focus: Theological Studies | Private | – |
| 131 | Hebrew CollegeNewton · Special Focus: Theological Studies | Private | 0 |
| 132 | Massachusetts School of LawAndover · Special Focus: Law | Private | – |
| 133 | New England College of OptometryBoston · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | – |
| 134 | New England Law-BostonBoston · Special Focus: Law | Private | – |
| 135 | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester · R2: High Research Spending and Doctorate Production | Public | – |
This is a directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
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Frequently asked
How many colleges and universities are in Massachusetts?
135 postsecondary institutions in Massachusetts report to the U.S. Department of Education: 40 public, 73 private nonprofit, 22 for-profit. Together they enroll about 310,977 undergraduates (2024-25 data). 3 of them have since closed or announced a closure and are kept here for reference, marked on the row.
Which Massachusetts college enrolls the most undergraduates?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst in Amherst, with about 23,671 undergraduates (2024-25 data). It is the largest of the 135 institutions listed on this page by undergraduate enrollment.
Where does this Massachusetts college data come from?
The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and IPEDS collections, most recent release (2024-25). Every figure is federal, published and free to check. Nothing on this page is estimated or AI-generated.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.