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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Boston College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$52,930 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$58,894 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$58,782 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$53,736 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$55,090 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$54,794 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$58,916 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Boston College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$9,026 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$2,600 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$8,306 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$4,540 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$2 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$13,646 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$13,550 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$222 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$9,702 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,622 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,142 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$3,526 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$11,835 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$23,828 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$5,524 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$4,304 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$3,684 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$6,202 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$6,742 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$30,172 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gordon College Wenham, MA	$40,002 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Boston College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$53,892 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$59,771 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$60,135 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$52,773 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$63,320 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$49,658 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$51,644 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$50,728 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$63,362 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$63,238 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$70,702 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$61,749 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$70,702 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$62,077 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Boston College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$7,906 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$8,014 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$2,016 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$3,452 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,926 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,388 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$5,174 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$710 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$1,143 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$5,787 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$8,290 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,434 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,890 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$8,014 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$396 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$5,722 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$3,622 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$814 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$328 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$5,304 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$5,208 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$6,621 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$13,042 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$17,532 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$7,152 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$11,428 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$360 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$3,412 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$17,302 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$14 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$12,352 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$7,897 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$1,102 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$8,857 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$12,008 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$3,102 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$17,162 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$1,742 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$7,240 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$24,122 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$17,442 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$11,304 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$28,270 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$5,052 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$4,266 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$68 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$2,870 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$92 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$3,840 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Boston College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$4,792 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$8,086 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$1,944 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$3,204 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$40 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$5,677 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$6,422 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$4,456 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$6,558 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$9,409 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$3,662 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$2,024 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$4,912 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$3,060 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$5,472 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$13,622 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$4,094 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$20,641 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026