Colleges with the lowest net price in Massachusetts
Average net price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price. The gap between the two is often most of the cost.
19 colleges
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$17,716 net1490–1570 SAToptional
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$19,066 net1510–1580 SATRequired
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$20,111 net1520–1580 SAT
- University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA$22,383 net1310–1500 SAToptional
- Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$23,367 net1490–1580 SAToptional
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA$24,402 net1420–1530 SAToptional
- Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA$25,171 net1493–1558 SATRequired
- Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA$25,496 net1460–1560 SATRequired
- Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA$26,441 net1380–1530 SAToptional
- Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA$27,579 net1420–1540 SAToptional
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA$30,915 net1440–1540 SAToptional
- Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA$34,170 net1110–1320 SATRequired
- Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$35,736 net1390–1520 SAToptional
- Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA$37,930 net1280–1430 SAToptional
- College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA$38,782 net1240–1410 SAToptional
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA$39,998 net1470–1560 SAToptional
- Babson CollegeWellesley, MA$40,514 net1390–1530 SAToptional
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA$41,704 net1440–1540 SAToptional
- Emerson CollegeBoston, MA$49,180 net1270–1420 SAToptional
Acceptance rate and cost from U.S. Department of Education reporting; admitted SAT, ACT and GPA from each college’s Common Data Set where it publishes one. Every name links to that school’s full read.
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