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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Amherst College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$52,708 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$58,672 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$58,560 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$53,514 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$54,868 lower in-state tuition	82% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$54,572 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$58,694 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Amherst College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$8,804 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$2,378 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$222 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$8,084 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$4,318 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$224 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$13,424 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$13,328 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$9,480 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,400 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$1,920 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$3,304 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$11,613 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$23,606 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$5,302 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$4,082 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$3,462 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$5,980 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$6,520 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$29,950 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Amherst College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$49,836 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$58,671 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$53,670 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$59,549 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$59,913 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$52,551 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$59,544 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$63,098 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$49,436 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$70,480 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$51,422 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$57,224 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$50,506 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$63,140 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$63,016 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$70,480 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$61,527 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$61,649 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$70,480 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$61,855 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Amherst College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$7,684 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$7,792 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$5,250 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$1,794 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$3,230 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,704 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,166 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$2,463 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$4,952 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$932 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$1,365 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$5,565 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$2,770 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$8,068 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,212 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,668 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$7,792 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$174 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$5,500 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$3,400 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$592 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$11,709 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$550 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$5,082 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$4,986 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$6,399 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$12,820 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$17,310 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$6,930 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$11,206 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$138 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$3,190 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$208 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$12,130 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$7,675 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$880 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$8,635 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$2,880 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$16,940 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$1,520 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$7,018 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$13,330 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$3,840 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$11,082 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$4,830 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$4,044 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$290 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$2,648 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$314 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Amherst College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$6,070 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$4,582 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$5,060 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$4,206 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$3,114 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$2,435 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$1,130 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$1,867 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$1,588 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$2,500 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$4,530 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$2,374 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$2,702 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$26,560 lower in-state tuition	91% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=164465.

Last updated: August 2026