Massachusetts Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 60 private colleges in Massachusetts with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in Massachusetts? Tufts University leads the list with a tuition and fee total of $72,262. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS 2025 survey and reflect reported costs for academic year 2024/2025.

List of Massachusetts Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
College	Tuition In State
Tufts University Medford, Massachusetts	$72,262
Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	$72,004
Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington, Massachusetts	$71,944
Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts	$71,140
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, Massachusetts	$71,024
Boston University Boston, Massachusetts	$69,534
Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts	$69,078
Williams College Williamstown, Massachusetts	$68,880
Wellesley College Wellesley, Massachusetts	$67,472
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts	$67,334
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Massachusetts	$67,256
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts	$66,802
Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts	$65,486
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts	$65,350
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, Massachusetts	$64,680
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts	$62,802
The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, Massachusetts	$62,590
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts	$62,230

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.