Below is a ranking of the 67 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 |
4% | |
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA |
7% | |
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA |
7% | |
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA |
8% | |
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA |
10% | |
Boston UniversityBoston, MA |
14% | |
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA |
14% | |
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA |
17% | |
Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA |
19% | |
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA |
22% | |
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA |
23% | |
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA |
36% | |
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA |
38% | |
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA |
39% | |
Laboure CollegeBoston, MA |
39% | |
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA |
40% | |
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA |
43% |