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Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Public Colleges for University of Massachusetts Lowell
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$806 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$5,158 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$5,046 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$1,354 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westfield State University Westfield, MA	$4,787 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$1,058 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$5,180 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	$5,620 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA	$5,546 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA	$4,530 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges

Compare with Massachusetts Private Colleges for University of Massachusetts Lowell
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$44,710 higher in-state tuition	79% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$51,136 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$53,736 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$45,430 higher in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$49,196 higher in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$53,738 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$40,090 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$40,186 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$53,514 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$44,034 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$51,114 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$51,594 higher in-state tuition	75% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$50,210 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$23,684 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Suffolk University Boston, MA	$30,584 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$25,918 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$41,901 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$29,908 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$48,212 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Springfield College Springfield, MA	$28,208 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emmanuel College Boston, MA	$31,584 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$49,432 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Western New England University Springfield, MA	$30,854 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$50,052 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$47,534 higher in-state tuition	65% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	$46,994 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$23,564 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gordon College Wenham, MA	$13,734 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA	$26,359 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of Massachusetts Lowell
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$156 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$6,035 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$6,399 lower in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$6,100 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$963 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$9,584 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$24 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$4,078 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$2,092 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$5,652 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$9,428 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$392 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$2,666 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine Orono, ME	$3,640 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$3,008 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$9,626 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$9,502 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$16,966 lower in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$8,013 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$8,214 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$2,236 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$189 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$7,967 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$9,514 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$8,135 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$8,394 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$994 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$1,262 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$798 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$16,966 lower in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$8,377 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$7,663 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$1,758 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$1,758 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$8,341 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$1,758 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$2,686 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$16,071 lower in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Massachusetts Lowell
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$45,830 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$45,722 higher in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$51,720 higher in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$50,284 higher in-state tuition	79% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$50,810 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$52,348 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$48,562 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$54,446 higher in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$54,879 higher in-state tuition	79% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$47,949 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$45,446 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$51,302 higher in-state tuition	78% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$38,514 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$50,846 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$45,722 higher in-state tuition	64% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$53,340 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$48,014 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$50,114 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$52,922 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$54,064 higher in-state tuition	64% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$36,054 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$48,432 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$48,528 higher in-state tuition	76% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$47,115 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$36,324 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$40,694 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$36,204 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$46,584 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$29,586 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$37,017 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$30,784 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$42,308 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$53,376 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$30,294 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$50,324 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$32,144 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$36,434 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$53,722 higher in-state tuition	71% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$41,384 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$45,839 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$52,634 higher in-state tuition	76% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$44,879 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$41,728 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$50,634 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$36,574 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$51,994 higher in-state tuition	69% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$35,711 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$46,496 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$29,614 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Massachusetts Lowell
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$1,195 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$961 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$9,689 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN	$2,356 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$7,384 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$9,305 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$2,326 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$9,465 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$2,157 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$8,135 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	$5,648 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$7,128 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	$7,776 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	$8,230 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=166513.

Last updated: August 2026