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Boston, MA
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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Boston University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$50,330 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$56,294 lower in-state tuition	77% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$56,182 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$51,136 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$52,490 lower in-state tuition	80% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$52,194 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$56,316 lower in-state tuition	77% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	$56,756 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Boston University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$6,426 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$2,600 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$5,706 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$1,940 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$2,602 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$11,046 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$10,950 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$2,378 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$7,102 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$22 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$458 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$926 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$9,235 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$21,228 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$2,924 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$1,704 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$1,084 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$3,602 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$4,142 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$27,572 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gordon College Wenham, MA	$37,402 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Boston University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$51,292 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$57,171 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$57,535 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$50,173 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$60,720 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$47,058 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$49,044 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$48,128 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$60,762 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$60,638 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$68,102 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$59,149 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$52,398 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$68,102 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$59,477 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Boston University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$5,306 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$5,414 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$584 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$852 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$326 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,212 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$2,574 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$3,310 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$3,743 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$3,187 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$5,690 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$166 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$290 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,414 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$2,204 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$3,122 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$1,022 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$1,786 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$2,928 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$2,704 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$2,608 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$4,021 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$10,442 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$14,932 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$4,552 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$8,828 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$2,240 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$812 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$14,702 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$2,586 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$9,752 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$5,297 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$1,498 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$6,257 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$9,408 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$502 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$14,562 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$858 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$4,640 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$21,522 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$14,842 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$8,704 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$25,670 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$2,452 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$1,666 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$2,668 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$270 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$2,692 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$1,240 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Boston University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$3,995 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$2,872 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$85 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$220 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$392 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=164988.

Last updated: August 2026