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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$48,626 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$54,590 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$54,478 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$49,432 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$50,786 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$50,490 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$54,612 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$4,722 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$1,704 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$4,304 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$4,002 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$236 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$4,306 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$9,342 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$9,246 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$4,082 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$5,398 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$1,682 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,162 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$778 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$7,531 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$19,524 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$1,220 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$620 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$1,898 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$2,438 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$25,868 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$49,588 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$55,467 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$55,831 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$48,469 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$59,016 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$45,354 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$47,340 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$46,424 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$59,058 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$58,934 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$66,398 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$57,445 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$66,398 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$57,773 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$3,602 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$3,710 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$1,168 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$2,288 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$852 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$1,378 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$2,916 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$870 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$5,014 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$5,447 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$1,483 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$3,986 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$1,870 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$1,414 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$3,710 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$3,908 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$1,418 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$682 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$3,490 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$4,632 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$1,000 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$904 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$2,317 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$8,738 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$13,228 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$2,848 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$7,124 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$3,944 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$892 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$12,998 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$4,290 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$8,048 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$3,593 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$3,202 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$4,553 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$7,704 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$1,202 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$12,858 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$2,562 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$2,936 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$19,818 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$9,248 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$7,000 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$748 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$38 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$4,372 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$1,434 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$4,396 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$464 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$1,988 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$500 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$978 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$124 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$12,722 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$968 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$1,647 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$2,952 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$2,215 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$2,494 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$1,582 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$40,540 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$448 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$1,708 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$5,122 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$1,706 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$7,749 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$27,670 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$1,380 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$22,478 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026