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Massachusetts Colleges' Graduation Rate

What is the Average Graduation Rate in Massachusetts?

The average graduation rate of Massachusetts colleges is 59.16%. It includes all institutions' rate (i.e. 4-years and 2-years or less) where the graduation data is available. In public colleges, the graduation rate is 38.48% and private schools' rate is 68.57%.
By gender, the female students' graduation rate is 77.96% and male students' rate is 72.75%.
The schools in below list are the top 5 Massachusetts colleges that have the highest graduation rate. Harvard University has the highest graduation rate of 97% among Massachusetts colleges. Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University also have higher graduation rate of 94% and 93% respectively. For the ranking, we exclude colleges with less than 5,000 students. You can view more schools at Massachusetts colleges with high graduation rate.
The following table summarizes the average graduation rate in Massachusetts by school type and level.
The Average Graduation Rate In Massachusetts
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total59.16%38.48%68.57%86.00%
4 Years Colleges67.03%58.00%69.29%-
Community Colleges30.16%20.27%48.50%86.00%
Trade Schools----

Bachelor's degree Graduation Rate

For the four-years Massachusetts institutions where BS degree grants, the average graduation rate is 75.59%. 39,110 students graduated out of 51,739 candidates. 492 students are still enrolled in the schools and 4,975 students are no longer enrolled or transferred out to other institutions.
By completion time, 32,321 students have completed their degree in 4 years or less as the rate is 62.47% at Massachusetts colleges. 5,941 students completed in 5 years and 4,483 students earned their BS degree in 6 years.
The following table summarizes the graduation rate and number of completers by gender and completion time for Massachusetts collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of completers over candidates in the corresponding category.
Graduation Rate by Gender and Completion Time at Massachusetts colleges
TotalFemale StudentsMale Students
Graduation Rate (in 150% normal time)75.59%
(39,110/51,739)
72.75%
(17,110/23,518)
77.96%
(22,000/28,221)
In 4 Years or Less62.47%
(32,321/51,739)
57.76%
(13,585/23,518)
66.39%
(18,736/28,221)
In 5 Years11.48%
(5,941/51,739)
12.97%
(3,050/23,518)
10.24%
(2,891/28,221)
In 6 Years1.64%
(848/51,739)
2.02%
(475/23,518)
1.32%
(373/28,221)
Transfer-out8.66%
(4,483/51,739)
9.17%
(2,156/23,518)
8.25%
(2,327/28,221)
No longer Enrolled0.95%
(492/51,739)
1.13%
(266/23,518)
0.80%
(226/28,221)
Still Enrolled14.70%
(7,607/51,739)
16.83%
(3,959/23,518)
12.93%
(3,648/28,221)
The following table shows the Massachusetts Colleges. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Massachusetts Colleges
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
Hult International Business School
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Cambridge, MA $54,890 2,176 47.74% 64%
American International College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Springfield, MA $42,970 2,010 89.36% 36%
Amherst College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Amherst, MA $67,280 1,898 7.26% 91%
Anna Maria College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Paxton, MA $43,064 1,436 69.58% 40%
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School
Public, less than 2-years
Marlborough, MA $18,945 ($18,945) 54 47.37% -
Assumption University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Worcester, MA $49,414 2,059 82.30% 72%
Babson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Wellesley, MA $56,032 3,989 22.35% 92%
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Worcester, MA $13,975 26 - -
Boston Baptist College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $14,304 43 100.00% 25%
Bay Path University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Longmeadow, MA $37,227 2,465 75.63% 47%
Bentley University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Waltham, MA $58,150 5,165 57.88% 87%
Berklee College of Music
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $50,270 8,282 54.23% 68%
Berkshire Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Pittsfield, MA $11,228 ($5,612) 1,367 - 16%
Empire Beauty School-Boston
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Boston, MA $13,600 66 - -
Boston Architectural College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $26,800 747 - 22%
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Brookline, MA $21,504 155 - -
Boston College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Chestnut Hill, MA $67,680 15,287 16.66% 90%
Boston University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $65,168 36,714 14.37% 88%
Brandeis University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Waltham, MA $64,946 5,581 39.41% 87%
Bridgewater State University
Public, four-years
Bridgewater, MA $17,529 ($11,389) 9,604 87.71% 56%
Bristol Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Fall River, MA $10,356 ($5,412) 5,822 - 21%
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Brockton, MA $54,075 150 9.09% -
Bunker Hill Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Boston, MA $10,464 ($5,520) 8,439 - 16%
Cambridge College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $18,072 2,135 - -
Cape Cod Community College
Public, 2-4 years
West Barnstable, MA $10,656 ($5,712) 2,336 - 23%
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Woburn, MA $14,125 186 - -
Laboure College of Healthcare
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Milton, MA $33,663 983 38.83% 100%
Clark University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Worcester, MA $55,160 3,770 50.32% 76%
Conway School of Landscape Design
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Northampton, MA - 18 - -
Curry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Milton, MA $46,220 2,052 87.52% 52%
Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Somerville, MA $21,219 399 - -
Dean College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Franklin, MA $44,960 1,189 75.95% 44%
Diman Regional Technical Institute
Public, less than 2-years
Fall River, MA $17,518 ($17,518) 44 100.00% -
National Aviation Academy of New England
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Concord, MA $39,900 202 - 72%
Eastern Nazarene College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Quincy, MA $28,610 535 61.92% 49%
Emerson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $55,392 5,891 42.75% 77%
Emmanuel College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $46,686 2,012 79.69% 65%
Endicott College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Beverly, MA $39,212 4,006 73.31% 78%
Rob Roy Academy-Fall River
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Fall River, MA $15,980 32 - -
Fisher College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $35,013 1,421 74.23% 26%
Fitchburg State University
Public, four-years
Fitchburg, MA $17,126 ($11,046) 6,554 86.06% 56%
Framingham State University
Public, four-years
Framingham, MA $17,710 ($11,630) 4,111 87.41% 54%
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $18,906 513 - 43%
Gordon College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Wenham, MA $28,100 1,628 91.76% 68%
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
South Hamilton, MA $24,000 1,334 - -
Greenfield Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Greenfield, MA $11,930 ($5,810) 1,419 - 32%
Hampshire College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Amherst, MA $56,630 508 68.90% 60%
Harvard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Cambridge, MA $59,076 30,631 3.24% 97%
Hebrew College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Newton Centre, MA $30,000 212 - -
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Brookline, MA $22,490 131 57.89% 60%
College of the Holy Cross
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Worcester, MA $60,850 3,083 36.36% 91%
Holyoke Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Holyoke, MA $10,754 ($5,810) 3,550 - 24%
Lasell University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Newton, MA $26,000 1,591 73.21% 60%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Medford, MA $28,617 225 - -
Lesley University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Cambridge, MA $32,780 3,406 86.23% 61%
Longy School of Music of Bard College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Cambridge, MA $52,950 315 89.02% 81%
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Lowell, MA $14,190 65 - -
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Public, four-years
Lowell, MA $35,396 ($16,570) 17,153 85.95% 71%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Public, four-years
Amherst, MA $39,293 ($17,357) 32,229 63.52% 83%
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Public, four-years
Boston, MA $37,174 ($15,496) 15,586 80.76% 51%
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Wellesley Hills, MA $10,560 ($5,616) 3,497 - 18%
MCPHS University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $38,850 6,824 88.26% 61%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Public, four-years
Boston, MA $42,180 ($14,960) 1,939 78.64% 66%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Public, four-years
Buzzards Bay, MA $23,910 ($10,816) 1,425 89.40% 79%
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Public, four-years
Worcester, MA - 1,352 - -
William James College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Newton, MA $10,655 897 - -
Massachusetts School of Barbering
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Quincy, MA $15,050 54 - -
Massasoit Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Brockton, MA $10,320 ($5,376) 4,810 - 18%
Merrimack College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
North Andover, MA $51,786 5,505 74.63% 68%
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $93,980 1,353 - -
Middlesex Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Bedford, MA $12,120 ($6,048) 7,770 - 16%
Montserrat College of Art
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Beverly, MA $39,000 296 - 61%
Mount Holyoke College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
South Hadley, MA $64,142 2,392 39.76% 82%
Mount Wachusett Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Gardner, MA $10,920 ($6,000) 2,868 - 27%
Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
New Bedford, MA $15,400 6 - -
The New England Conservatory of Music
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $58,550 796 37.55% 80%
New England College of Optometry
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA - 536 - -
Nichols College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Dudley, MA $40,375 1,403 84.86% 58%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Public, four-years
North Adams, MA $20,559 ($11,884) 938 92.45% 55%
North Bennet Street School
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Boston, MA $51,750 152 - 85%
North Shore Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Danvers, MA $10,920 ($5,352) 4,391 - 20%
Northeastern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $63,141 30,013 6.80% 91%
Northern Essex Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Haverhill, MA $11,472 ($5,688) 4,339 - 18%
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Chicopee, MA $42,061 1,275 90.91% 74%
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Weston, MA - 47 - -
Quincy College
Public, four-years
Quincy, MA $7,536 ($7,344) 2,602 - 15%
Quinsigamond Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Worcester, MA $10,918 ($5,974) 6,481 - 21%
Regis College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Weston, MA $47,770 3,230 88.77% 66%
Roxbury Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Roxbury Crossing, MA $11,088 ($6,096) 1,214 - 13%
Saint John's Seminary
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Brighton, MA $29,463 103 - -
Salem State University
Public, four-years
Salem, MA $18,961 ($11,978) 6,539 92.66% 55%
Simmons University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $45,538 5,710 76.46% 74%
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Great Barrington, MA $66,594 298 95.45% 64%
Smith College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Northampton, MA $61,568 2,873 22.86% 88%
Southeastern Technical Institute
Public, less than 2-years
South Easton, MA $11,125 ($11,125) 128 30.99% -
Springfield College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Springfield, MA $43,707 2,921 75.63% 73%
Springfield Technical Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Springfield, MA $10,728 ($5,520) 3,945 - 21%
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Public, four-years
North Dartmouth, MA $31,750 ($15,208) 7,457 95.52% 54%
Stonehill College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Easton, MA $54,500 2,543 73.44% 79%
Suffolk University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $45,380 6,734 86.79% 60%
Rob Roy Academy-Taunton
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Taunton, MA $15,400 5 - -
Tufts University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Medford, MA $67,844 13,431 9.69% 93%
Wellesley College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Wellesley, MA $64,320 2,447 13.57% 90%
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $41,010 3,920 92.31% 68%
Western New England University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Springfield, MA $46,430 3,430 88.01% 67%
Westfield State University
Public, four-years
Westfield, MA $17,962 ($11,882) 4,702 81.51% 59%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Norton, MA $62,080 1,667 79.48% 79%
Williams College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Williamstown, MA $64,860 2,222 8.50% 95%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Worcester, MA $59,070 7,308 57.48% 88%
Worcester State University
Public, four-years
Worcester, MA $17,366 ($11,286) 5,311 87.66% 58%
Northpoint Bible College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Haverhill, MA $14,160 225 - 31%
Blue Hills Regional Technical School
Public, less than 2-years
Canton, MA $15,800 ($15,800) 22 40.00% -
Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Medford, MA $8,320 242 - -
New England Hair Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Malden, MA $15,000 113 - -
Rob Roy Academy-Worcester
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Worcester, MA $15,980 59 - -
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School
Public, less than 2-years
Bourne, MA $11,420 ($11,420) 63 85.71% -
Greater Lowell Technical School
Public, less than 2-years
Tyngsboro, MA $8,990 ($8,990) 80 100.00% -
Empire Beauty School-Malden
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Malden, MA $13,600 91 - -
EINE Inc
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Tewksbury, MA $16,200 39 - -
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing
Public, less than 2-years
Billerica, MA $13,940 ($13,940) 37 - -
Motoring Technical Training Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Seekonk, MA $17,050 292 - -
Charles H McCann Technical School
Public, less than 2-years
North Adams, MA $4,349 ($4,349) 40 - -
Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Pittsfield, MA $16,052 172 - -
Urban College of Boston
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Boston, MA $7,608 596 - 12%
Monty Tech
Public, less than 2-years
Fitchburg, MA $14,350 ($14,350) 41 78.85% -
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Worcester, MA $15,070 217 - -
FINE Mortuary College
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Norwood, MA $19,325 118 - 100%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Needham, MA $64,458 386 19.14% 93%
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Westborough, MA $11,950 163 - -
Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Plymouth, MA $11,950 213 - -
DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
West Springfield, MA $14,750 52 - -
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District
Public, less than 2-years
Upton, MA $12,300 ($12,300) 46 - -
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District
Public, less than 2-years
Charlton, MA $14,500 ($14,500) 43 - -
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School
Public, less than 2-years
Franklin, MA $15,185 ($15,185) 56 - -
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
North Andover, MA $12,395 707 - -
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Springfield, MA $19,152 461 - -
Alexander Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Lunenburg, MA $17,250 26 - -
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Boston, MA $48,899 8,264 - -
Jupiter Beauty Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Boston, MA $7,495 248 - -
Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Chicopee, MA $15,856 - - -
Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Brockton, MA $15,856 - - -
Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Worcester, MA $15,856 - - -
Thomas Aquinas College - New England
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Northfield, MA $28,700 - - -
Technology Learning Center
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Oxford, MA $7,385 42 - -
Spa Tech Institute-North Andover
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
North Andover, MA $11,950 104 - -