List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts

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A red brick building at Harvard University
Massachusetts Hall at Harvard University
A building with a steeple in the foreground with a brick-clad structure in the brackground
Old Chapel at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the W. E. B. Du Bois Library in the background

There are 104 colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.<ref name="Carnegie1">Template:Cite web</ref> Of Massachusetts post-secondary institutions, 94 are officially recognized by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), while most are accredited by multiple higher education accreditation agencies.

These institutions include fourteen research universities, twenty-one master's universities, and thirty-four special-focus institutions. Eighty-five of Massachusetts' post-secondary institutions are private, of which five are for-profit. Thirty of the state's post-secondary institutions are public, a number which excludes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was founded by the Morrill Land-Grant Acts, but later became a private institution.<ref name="Kneeland">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="LoC">Template:Cite news</ref>

Harvard University is the state's oldest post-secondary institution, having been founded in 1636.<ref name=AH>Template:Cite web</ref> Boston University is the state's largest institution of higher learning in terms of enrollment, having 36,624 students in the fall of 2023 while Conway School of Landscape Design is the state's smallest college with an enrollment of 18.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="NCES-CSLD">Template:Cite web</ref> The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the state's largest public university, with an enrollment of 28,518 students.<ref name="NCES-UMA">Template:Cite web</ref> Massachusetts is also home to a number of internationally recognized universities, including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which are ranked among the top ten universities in the world.<ref name=USNews>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=THE>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the state's sole public land-grant university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Massachusetts system.<ref name="LGU1">Template:Cite web</ref> There are also eleven Catholic post-secondary institutions, including Boston College, the College of the Holy Cross, Merrimack College and Stonehill College. There are also two Judaic post-secondary institutions in Massachusetts, Brandeis University and Hebrew College. The state has four medical schools: Boston University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Tufts University School of Medicine. There are eight law schools which are accredited by the American Bar Association and one, Massachusetts School of Law, which is not ABA accredited but instead accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.<ref name="ABA1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Current institutions

List of active institutions
School Location<ref group="note">Based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.</ref> Control<ref name="Carnegie1"/> Type<ref name="Carnegie1"/> Enrollment<ref name="Navigator">Template:Cite web</ref>
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American International College Springfield Private not-for-profit Master's university 2,010<ref name="NCES-AIC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1885<ref name=NCES-AIC /> AOTA, APTA, CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-AIC />
Amherst College Amherst Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 1,898<ref name="NCES-AC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1821<ref name=NCES-AC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-AC />
Anna Maria College Paxton Private not-for-profit Master's university 1,436<ref name="NCES-AMC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1946<ref name=NCES-AMC /> NECHE, NLNAC<ref name=NCES-AMC />
Assumption University Worcester Private not-for-profit Master's university 2,059<ref name="NCES-Assumption">Template:Cite web</ref> 1904<ref name=NCES-Assumption /> NECHE, CCNE<ref name=NCES-Assumption />
Babson College Wellesley Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 3,989<ref name="NCES-Babson">Template:Cite web</ref> 1919<ref name=NCES-Babson /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-Babson />
Bay Path University Longmeadow Private not-for-profit Master's university 2,465<ref name="NCES-BayPath">Template:Cite web</ref> 1897<ref name=NCES-BayPath /> AOTA, CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-BayPath />
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Boston Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate/associate's college 513<ref name="NCES-BFIT">Template:Cite web</ref> 1908<ref name=NCES-BFIT /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-BFIT />
Bentley University Waltham Private not-for-profit Master's university 5,165<ref name="NCES-BENT">Template:Cite web</ref> 1917<ref name=NCES-BENT /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-BENT />
Berklee College of Music Boston Private not-for-profit Master's university 8,282<ref name="NCES-BERK">Template:Cite web</ref> 1945<ref name=NCES-BERK /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-BERK />
Berkshire Community College Pittsfield Public Associate's college 1,367<ref name="NCES-BERKCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1960<ref name=NCES-BERKCC /> APTA, ACEN, NECHE<ref name=NCES-BERKCC />
Boston Architectural College Boston Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 747<ref name="NCES-BAC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1889<ref name=NCES-BAC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-BAC />
Boston Baptist College Milton Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 43<ref name="NCES-BBC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1976<ref name=NCES-BBC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-BBC />
Boston College Chestnut Hill Private not-for-profit Research university 15,287<ref name="NCES-BC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1863<ref name=NCES-BC /> AANA, ABA, APA, ATS, CNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-BC />
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Brookline Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 155<ref name="NCES-BGSP">Template:Cite web</ref> 1973<ref name=NCES-BGSP /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-BGSP />
Boston University Boston Private not-for-profit Research university 36,714<ref name="NCES-BU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1839<ref name=NCES-BU /><ref name="quartercentennial">Template:Cite book</ref> ABA, ADA, ACEND, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, ATS, CEA, CEPH, LCME, NASM, NECHE<ref name=NCES-BU />
Brandeis University Waltham Private not-for-profit Research university 5,581<ref name="NCES-BRANU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1948<ref name=NCES-BRANU /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-BRANU />
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater Public Master's university 9,604<ref name="NCES-BSU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1840<ref name=NCES-BSU /> ASHA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-BSU />
Bristol Community College Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro Public Associate's college 5,822<ref name="NCES-BCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1965<ref name=NCES-BCC /> ACEN, ADA, AOTA, COMTA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-BCC />
Bunker Hill Community College Boston Public Associate's college 8,439<ref name="NCES-BHCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1973<ref name=NCES-BHCC /> ACEN, CEA, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-BHCC />
Cambridge College Cambridge Private not-for-profit Master's university 2,135<ref name="NCES-CC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1971<ref name=NCES-CC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-CC />
Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable Public Associate's college 2,336<ref name="NCES-CCCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1961<ref name=NCES-CCCC /> ACEN, ADA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-CCCC />
Clark University Worcester Private not-for-profit Research university 3,770<ref name="NCES-CU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1887<ref name=NCES-CU /> APA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-CU />
College of the Holy Cross Worcester Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 3,083<ref name="NCES-CHC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1843<ref name=NCES-CHC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-CHC />
Conway School of Landscape Design Northampton Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 18<ref name=NCES-CSLD /> 1972<ref name=NCES-CSLD /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-CSLD />
Curry College Milton Private not-for-profit Master's university 2,052<ref name="NCES-CuC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1879<ref name=NCES-CuC /> CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-CuC />
Dean College Franklin Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 1,189<ref name="NCES-DC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1865<ref name=NCES-DC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-DC />
Elms College Chicopee Private not-for-profit Master's university 1,275<ref name="NCES-OCOLE">Template:Cite web</ref> 1928<ref name=NCES-OCOLE /> CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-OCOLE />
Emerson College Boston Private not-for-profit Master's university 5,891<ref name="NCES-EC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1880<ref name=NCES-EC /> ASHA, NECHE,<ref name=NCES-EC />
Emmanuel College Boston Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 2,012<ref name="NCES-EmC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1919<ref name=NCES-EmC /> CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-EmC />
Endicott College Beverly Private not-for-profit Master's university 4,006<ref name="NCES-EnC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1939<ref name=NCES-EnC /> ACEN, CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-EnC />
Fisher College Boston Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 1,421<ref name="NCES-FC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1903<ref name=NCES-FC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-FC />
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg Public Master's university 6,554<ref name="NCES-FSU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1894<ref name=NCES-FSU /> CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-FSU />
Framingham State University Framingham Public Master's university 4,111<ref name="NCES-FrSU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1839<ref name=NCES-FrSU /> ACEN, ACEND, CCNE, NECHE, NLNAC<ref name=NCES-FrSU />
Gordon College Wenham Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 1,628<ref name="NCES-GC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1889<ref name=NCES-GC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-GC />
Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 1,334<ref name="NCES-GCTE">Template:Cite web</ref> 1969<ref name=NCES-GCTE /> ATS, NECHE<ref name=NCES-GCTE />
Greenfield Community College Greenfield Public Associate's college 1,419<ref name="NCES-GCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1962<ref name=NCES-GCC /> ACEN, COMTA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-GCC />
Hampshire College Amherst Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 508<ref name="NCES-HC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1970<ref name=NCES-HC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-HC />
Harvard University Cambridge Private not-for-profit Research university 30,631<ref name="NCES-HU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1636<ref name=NCES-HU /> ABA, ADA, APA, ATS, CEPH, LCME, NECHE<ref name=NCES-HU />
Hebrew College Newton Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 212<ref name="NCES-HeC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1921<ref name=NCES-HeC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-HeC />
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 199<ref name="NCES-HCHC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1937<ref name=NCES-HCHC /> ATS, NECHE<ref name=NCES-HCHC />
Holyoke Community College Holyoke Public Associate's college 3,550<ref name="NCES-HCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1946<ref name=NCES-HCC /> ACEN, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-HCC />
Hult International Business School Cambridge Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 2,176<ref name="NCES-HIBS">Template:Cite web</ref> 1964<ref name=NCES-HIBS /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-HIBS />
Labouré College Boston Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 983<ref name="NCES-LC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1892<ref name=NCES-LC />

ACEND, ACEN, CCNE, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-LC />

Lasell University Newton Private not-for-profit Master's university 1,591<ref name="NCES-LaC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1851<ref name=NCES-LaC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-LaC />
Lesley University Cambridge Private not-for-profit Doctorate-granting university 3,406<ref name="NCES-LU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1909<ref name=NCES-LU /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-LU />
Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 315<ref name="NCES-LSMBC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1915<ref name=NCES-LSMBC /> NASM, NECHE<ref name=NCES-LSMBC />
Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Public Associate's college 3,497<ref name="NCES-MBCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1961<ref name=NCES-MBCC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-MBCC />
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston Public Special-focus institution 1,939<ref name="NCES-MCAD">Template:Cite web</ref> 1873<ref name=NCES-MCAD /> NASAD, NECHE<ref name=NCES-MCAD />
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams Public Baccalaureate college 938<ref name="NCES-MCLA">Template:Cite web</ref> 1894<ref name=NCES-MCLA /> JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-MCLA />
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Private not-for-profit Research university 11,858<ref name="NCES-MIT">Template:Cite web</ref> 1861<ref name=NCES-MIT /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-MIT />
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Bourne Public Master's university 1,425<ref name="NCES-MMA">Template:Cite web</ref> 1891<ref name=NCES-MMA /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-MMA />
Massachusetts School of Law Andover Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 295<ref name="NCES-MSL">Template:Cite web</ref> 1988<ref name=NCES-MSL /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-MSL />
Massasoit Community College Brockton, Middleboro, Canton Public Associate's college 4,810<ref name="NCES-MassCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1966<ref name=NCES-MassCC /> ACEN, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-MassCC />
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, Worcester Manchester Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 6,824<ref name="NCES-MCPHS">Template:Cite web</ref> 1823<ref name=NCES-MCPHS /> ACAHM, ACPE, ADA, CCNE, CEPH, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-MCPHS />
Merrimack College North Andover Private not-for-profit Master's university 5,505<ref name="NCES-MC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1947<ref name=NCES-MC /> ACEND, CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-MC />
MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 1,353<ref name="NCES-MGHIHP">Template:Cite web</ref> 1977<ref name=NCES-MGHIHP /> ACEN, AOTA, APTA, ASHA, CCNE, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-MGHIHP />
Middlesex Community College Lowell, Bedford Public Associate's college 7,770<ref name="NCES-MiCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1970<ref name=NCES-MiCC /> JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-MiCC />
Montserrat College of Art Beverly Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 296<ref name="NCES-MCA">Template:Cite web</ref> 1970<ref name=NCES-MCA /> NASAD, NECHE<ref name=NCES-MCA />
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 2,392<ref name="NCES-MHC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1837<ref name=NCES-MHC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-MHC />
Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner Public Associate's college 2,868<ref name="NCES-MWCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1963<ref name=NCES-MWCC /> ACEN, ADA, COMTA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-MWCC />
New England College of Optometry Boston Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 536<ref name="NCES-NECO">Template:Cite web</ref> 1894<ref name=NCES-NECO /> AOA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-NECO />
New England Conservatory of Music Boston Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 796<ref name="NCES-NECM">Template:Cite web</ref> 1867<ref name=NCES-NECM /> NASM, NECHE<ref name=NCES-NECO />
New England Law Boston Boston Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 1,060<ref name="NCES-NESL">Template:Cite web</ref> 1938<ref name=NCES-NESL /> ABA<ref name=NCES-NESL />
Nichols College Dudley Private not-for-profit Master's university 1,403<ref name="NCES-NIC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1931<ref name=NCES-NIC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-NIC />
North Shore Community College Danvers Public Associate's college 4,391<ref name="NCES-NSCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1965<ref name=NCES-NSCC /> ACEN, AOTA, APTA, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-NSCC />
Northeastern University Boston Private not-for-profit Research university 30,013<ref name="NCES-NU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1898<ref name=NCES-NU /> ABA, ACPE, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CANAEP, CEPH, NECHE<ref name=NCES-NU />
Northern Essex Community College Haverhill Public Associate's college 4,339<ref name="NCES-NECC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1972<ref name=NCES-NECC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-NECC />
Northpoint Bible College Haverhill Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 225<ref name="NCES-NBC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1924<ref name=NCES-NBC /> ABHE<ref name=NCES-NBC />
Olin College Needham Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 386<ref name="NCES-FOCE">Template:Cite web</ref> 1997<ref name=NCES-FOCE /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-FOCE />
Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Weston Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 47<ref name="NCES-BJNS">Template:Cite web</ref> 1964<ref name=NCES-BJNS /> ATS<ref name=NCES-BJNS />
Quincy College Quincy Public Associate's college 2,602<ref name="NCES-QC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1958<ref name=NCES-QC /> ACEN, NECHE<ref name=NCES-QC />
Quinsigamond Community College Worcester Public Associate's college 6,481<ref name="NCES-QCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1963<ref name=NCES-QCC /> ACEN, ADA, AOTA, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-QCC />
Regis College Weston Private not-for-profit Master's university 3,230<ref name="NCES-RC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1927<ref name=NCES-RC /> ACEN, ADA, AOTA, ASHA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-RC />
Roxbury Community College Roxbury Public Associate's college 1,214<ref name="NCES-RCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1973<ref name=NCES-RCC /> ACEN, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-RCC />
Saint John's Seminary Brighton Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 103<ref name="NCES-SJS">Template:Cite web</ref> 1884<ref name=NCES-SJS /> ATS, NECHE<ref name=NCES-SJS />
Salem State University Salem Public Master's university 6,539<ref name="NCES-SSU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1854<ref name=NCES-SSU /> ACEN, AOTA, CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-SSU />
Simmons University Boston Private not-for-profit Doctorate-granting university 5,710<ref name="NCES-SimmC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1899<ref name=NCES-SimmC /> ACEND, APTA, CCNE, CEPH, NECHE<ref name=NCES-SimmC />
Smith College Northampton Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 2,873<ref name="NCES-SmiC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1875<ref name=NCES-SmiC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-SmiC />
Springfield College Springfield Private not-for-profit Doctorate-granting university 3,382<ref name="NCES-SprC">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="NCES-SprCSHS">Template:Cite web</ref> 1885<ref name=NCES-SprC /> AOTA, APA, APTA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-SprC />
Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Public Associate's college 3,945<ref name="NCES-STCC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1967<ref name=NCES-STCC /> ACEN, ADA, AOTA, APTA, COMTA, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-STCC />
Stonehill College Easton Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 2,543<ref name="NCES-StC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1948<ref name=NCES-StC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-StC />
Suffolk University Boston Private not-for-profit Research university 6,734<ref name="NCES-SU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1906<ref name=NCES-SU /> ABA, APA, JRCERT, NECHE<ref name=NCES-SU />
Tufts University Medford, Somerville Private not-for-profit Research university 13,431<ref name="NCES-TU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1852<ref name=NCES-TU /> AOTA, AVMA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-TU />
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Public Research university 32,229<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1863<ref name="NCES-UMA" /> ACEND, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEPH, NECHE<ref name="NCES-UMA" />
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston Public Research university 15,586<ref name="NCES-UMB">Template:Cite web</ref> 1964<ref name=NCES-UMB /> APA, CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-UMB />
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dartmouth Public Research university 7,457<ref name="NCES-UMD">Template:Cite web</ref> 1962<ref name=NCES-UMD /> ACEN, CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-UMD />
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell Public Research university 17,153<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1894<ref name=NCES-UML /> ACEND, APTA, CCNE, CEPH, NECHE<ref name="NCES-UML">Template:Cite web</ref>
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester Public Special-focus institution 1,352<ref name="NCES-UMMS">Template:Cite web</ref> 1962<ref name=NCES-UMMS /> CCNE, JRCERT, LCME, NECHE<ref name=NCES-LC /><ref name=NCES-UMMS />
Urban College of Boston Boston Private not-for-profit Associate's college 596<ref name="NCES-UCB">Template:Cite web</ref> 1993<ref name=NCES-UCB /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-UCB />
Wellesley College Wellesley Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 2,447<ref name="NCES-WC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1875<ref name=NCES-WC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-WC />
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston Private not-for-profit Master's university 3,920<ref name="NCES-WIT">Template:Cite web</ref> 1904<ref name=NCES-WIT /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-WIT />
Western New England University Springfield Private not-for-profit Doctorate-granting university 3,430<ref name="NCES-WNEU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1919<ref name=NCES-WNEU /> ABA, ACPE, AOTA, NECHE<ref name=NCES-WNEU />
Westfield State University Westfield Public Master's university 4,702<ref name="NCES-WSU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1838<ref name=NCES-WSU /> CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-WSU />
Wheaton College Norton Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 1,667<ref name="NCES-WhC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1834<ref name=NCES-WhC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-WhC />
William James College Newton Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 897<ref name="NCES-MSPP">Template:Cite web</ref> 1974<ref name="NCES-MSPP" /> APA, NECHE<ref name="NCES-MSPP" />
Williams College Williamstown Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 2,222<ref name="NCES-WiC">Template:Cite web</ref> 1793<ref name=NCES-WiC /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-WiC />
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Private not-for-profit Research university 7,308<ref name="NCES-WPI">Template:Cite web</ref> 1865<ref name=NCES-WPI /> NECHE<ref name=NCES-WPI />
Worcester State University Worcester Public Master's university 5,311<ref name="NCES-WoSU">Template:Cite web</ref> 1874<ref name=NCES-WoSU /> ACEN, AOTA, ASHA, CCNE, NECHE<ref name=NCES-WoSU />
Key
Abbreviation Accrediting agency
AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AANA American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
ACPE Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
ACAHM Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
ABA American Bar Association
ABHE Association for Biblical Higher Education
ACEN Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
ACEND Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
ACPE Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
ADA American Dental Association
AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association
AOA American Optometric Association
APTA American Physical Therapy Association
APA American Psychological Association
ASHA American Speech–Language–Hearing Association
ATS Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association
CAHME Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
CCNE Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
CEA Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
CEPH Council on Education for Public Health
COMTA Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
JRCERT Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
LCME Liaison Committee on Medical Education
NASAD National Association of Schools of Art and Design
NASM National Association of Schools of Music
NECHE New England Commission of Higher Education
NLNAC National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission

Defunct institutions

A colored postcard of a red brick building
Campus of Bradford Academy, ca. 1905

At least eighty-two colleges and universities have closed in Massachusetts, beginning with Worcester Medical Institute in 1859. Defunct institutes include multiple private institutions, and the public Hyannis State Teachers College. Many schools were also merged into modern public universities, which form the origins of the Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell campuses of the University of Massachusetts system. Many of these were private institutions, which either merged with private institutions and ceased to grant degrees, or institutions like the Swedenborg School of Religion, which merged with the Pacific School of Religion upon its relocation to California. The Bible Normal School was founded in Massachusetts but moved to Connecticut before it was merged into the Hartford Seminary. However, this excludes institutions which operated as part of for-profit corporations incorporated in other states, such as Empire Beauty Schools and the University of Phoenix, as they were not operated as separate college campuses and operated more as corporate entities.

List of defunct institutions in Massachusetts
School
Andover Theological Seminary
Andover Junior College
Andover Institute of Business
Andover Newton Theological Seminary
Aquinas College
ArsDigita University
Art Institute of Boston
Atlantic Union College
Bard College at Simon's Rock

(moving to Barrytown, New York in Fall 2025)

Bay State College
Becker College
Berkshire Christian College
Berkshire Medical College
Boston Business School
Boston Female Medical School
Boston State College
Bouvé College
Bradford College
Bradford Durfee College of Technology
Bryant & Stratton Business Institute
Bryant McIntosh College
Burdett College
Bussey Institution
Calvin Coolidge College
Cambridge Junior College
Campbell School
Cardinal Cushing College
Cardinal O'Connell Seminary
Cape Cod Hospital School of Nursing
Central New England College
Chamberlayne Junior College
Chandler School for Women
College of Physicians and Surgeons
College of Saint Joseph
Comers Commercial College
Coyne School of Technical Electricity
Crane Theological School
Divine Providence Institute
Eastern Nazarene College
Episcopal Divinity School
Garland Junior College
Grahm Junior College
Hallmark Institute of Photography
Hampden College of Pharmacy
Holliston Junior College
Hyannis State Teachers College
Ipswich Female Seminary
Kinyon-Campbell Business School
Kinyon School
LaFosse Teacher Training College
Lay College
Leicester Junior College
Lowell State College
Lowell Technological Institute
Marian Court College
Marist College and Seminary
Massachusetts College of Osteopathy
Middlesex University
Monroe College of Oratory
Mount Alvernia College
Mount Ida College
New Bedford Institute of Technology
New England Female Medical College
New England Institute of Applied Funeral Arts and Sciences
New England Institute of Art
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Newbury College
Newton College of the Sacred Heart
Newton Junior College
Newton Theological Institution
Northampton Junior College
Oblate College & Seminary
Oread Institute
Our Lady of Sorrows
Perry Normal School
Pine Manor College
Queen of Apostles Seminary
Radcliffe College
Regina Coeli College
Revere Lay College
Sacred Heart College for Teachers
Saint Gabriel's Institute
Saint Hyacinth College & Seminary
Saint Joseph Teacher Training Institute
Saint Paul's House of Studies
Saint Stephen's College
School for Christian Workers
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Southern New England School of Law
Staley School of the Spoken Word
Stanley College
Stevens College
Swain School of Design
Swedenborg School of Religion
Vesper George School of Art
Wang Institute of Graduate Studies
Wheelock College
Winter Hill Business College
Worcester Junior College
Worcester Medical Institute
Worcester Technical Institute

Forbes National Rankings

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The Forbes National Colleges Ranking is a ranking system for the best four-year colleges in the United States.<ref name="Forbes">Template:Cite web</ref> These colleges are ranked for their alumni salary, debt, return on investment, graduation rate, membership in Forbes honors lists such as Forbes 30 Under 30, student retention, and academic achievement.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As of 2021, Forbes recognizes the University of Massachusetts Amherst as the flagship public university and Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the flagship private university in Massachusetts.

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MA* Forbes Institution
1 141 UMass
2 379 UMass Lowell
3 385 UMass Boston
4 472 Mass Maritime
5 573 Worcester State
*State rankings based on Forbes ranking

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Forbes Massachusetts Private Rankings<ref name="Forbes"/>
MA* Forbes Institution
1 6 MIT
2 7 Harvard
3 16 Amherst
4 18 Williams
5 32 Wellesley
6 38 Tufts
7 56 Boston College
8 76 Northeastern
9 81 Babson
10 83 BostonU
11 128 Brandeis
12 135 WPI
13 139 Bentley
14 148 Holy Cross
15 222 Mount Holyoke
16 229 Smith
17 252 Olin
18 258 Clark
19 281 Stonehill
20 316 Emerson
21 332 Simmons
22 335 WIT
23 390 Suffolk
24 499 Berklee
25 540 Wheaton
26 559 Assumption
27 585 Hampshire
*State rankings based on Forbes ranking

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See also

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Notes

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References

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