Below is a ranking of the 66 private colleges in Massachusetts with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Harvard University leads the list by accepting 3% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
3% |
|
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA |
5% |
|
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA |
6% |
|
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA |
10% |
|
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA |
10% |
|
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA |
10% |
|
Boston UniversityBoston, MA |
11% |
|
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA |
14% |
|
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA |
16% |
|
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA |
20% |
|
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA |
20% |
|
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA |
21% |
|
Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA |
22% |
|
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA |
35% |
|
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA |
38% |
|
Laboure CollegeBoston, MA |
41% |
|
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA |
42% |
|
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA |
43% |