Private colleges
Private Colleges in Massachusetts
CampusPin lists 75 private colleges and universities in Massachusetts, about 71.4% of the state's 105 institutions. Private colleges charge one published tuition to all students, a median of $44,334 in this snapshot, and often discount it with institutional aid.
Massachusetts private colleges by the numbers
- Private colleges
- 75
- Share of state colleges
- 71.4%
- Median published tuition
- $44,334
- National private median
- $23,664
- Most selective
- Harvard University (3%)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published private-university figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Private tuition is the same for in-state and out-of-state students, and published prices are before institutional aid, net price is typically lower.
Private universities in Massachusetts
- American International CollegeSpringfield · $42,970
- Amherst CollegeAmherst · $67,280
- Anna Maria CollegePaxton · $43,064
- Assumption UniversityWorcester · $49,414
- Babson CollegeWellesley · $56,032
- Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington · $66,594
- Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow · $37,227
- Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston · $18,906
- Bentley UniversityWaltham · $58,150
- Berklee College of MusicBoston · $50,270
- Boston Architectural CollegeBoston · $26,800
- Boston Baptist CollegeBoston · $14,304
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill · $67,680
- Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncBrookline · $34,009
- Boston UniversityBoston · $65,168
- Brandeis UniversityWaltham · $64,946
- Cambridge CollegeBoston · $18,072
- Clark UniversityWorcester · $55,160
- College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee · $42,061
- College of the Holy CrossWorcester · $60,850
- Conway School of Landscape DesignNorthampton · $34,009
- Curry CollegeMilton · $46,220
- Dean CollegeFranklin · $44,960
- Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy · $28,610
- Emerson CollegeBoston · $55,392
- Emmanuel CollegeBoston · $46,686
- Endicott CollegeBeverly · $39,212
- Fisher CollegeBoston · $35,013
- Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham · $64,458
- Gordon CollegeWenham · $28,100
- Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminarySouth Hamilton · $34,009
- Hampshire CollegeAmherst · $56,630
- Harvard UniversityCambridge · $59,076
- Hebrew CollegeNewton · $34,009
- Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline · $22,490
- Hult International Business SchoolCambridge · $54,890
- Laboure College of HealthcareMilton · $33,663
- Lasell UniversityNewton · $26,000
- Lesley UniversityCambridge · $32,780
- Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge · $52,950
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge · $60,156
- Massachusetts School of LawAndover · $34,009
- MCPHS UniversityBoston · $38,850
- Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover · $51,786
- MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston · $34,009
- Montserrat College of ArtBeverly · $39,000
- Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley · $64,142
- New England College of OptometryBoston · $34,009
- New England Law-BostonBoston · $34,009
- Nichols CollegeDudley · $40,375
- Northeastern UniversityBoston · $63,141
- Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston · $34,009
- Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill · $14,160
- Pope St John XXIII National SeminaryWeston · $34,009
- Regis CollegeWeston · $47,770
- Saint John's SeminaryBrighton · $34,009
- Sattler CollegeBoston · $10,450
- Simmons UniversityBoston · $45,538
- Smith CollegeNorthampton · $61,568
- Springfield CollegeSpringfield · $43,707
- Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing EducationSpringfield · $34,009
- Stonehill CollegeEaston · $54,500
- Suffolk UniversityBoston · $45,380
- The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston · $58,550
- Tufts UniversityMedford · $67,844
- Wellesley CollegeWellesley · $64,320
- Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston · $41,010
- Western New England UniversitySpringfield · $46,430
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton · $62,080
- William James CollegeNewton · $34,009
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown · $64,860
- Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester · $59,070
Private two-year colleges in Massachusetts
Sticker price vs net price at private colleges
Private colleges publish a single tuition for all students and rarely charge it in full: most award institutional grants and scholarships that lower the net price, sometimes well below a public out-of-state rate. Use each college's net price calculator and compare net price and outcomes, not the sticker figure, before ruling a private college out on cost. To see how those figures behave nationally, our cost and outcomes by state research reports the median net price, graduation rate, and earnings for each state.
Private colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Private-college counts and tuition for Massachusetts come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Private Colleges in Massachusetts. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/private-colleges-in/massachusetts