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 | |
|---|---|---|
|
The Boston ConservatoryBoston, MA |
46% |
|
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA |
47% |
|
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA |
48% |
|
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA |
50% |
|
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA |
53% |
|
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA |
58% |
|
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA |
59% |
|
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA |
59% |
|
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA |
66% |
|
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA |
70% |
|
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA |
70% |
|
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA |
71% |
|
Wheaton CollegeNorton, MA |
71% |
|
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA |
72% |
|
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA |
73% |
|
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA |
73% |
|
Dean CollegeFranklin, MA |
74% |
|
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA |
74% |