Boston is a city in Massachusetts and it is the county seat of Suffolk county. Its population is 4,688,346. There are 50 colleges near Boston, Massachusetts - 5 public and 45 private schools. 21 colleges are located in the city limit and 29 colleges are in 20 miles from Boston. 45 schools provide undergraduate programs and 42 schools offer graduate programs.
A total of 255,353 students is attending one of those schools and its average 2025 tuition is $43,729 (based on out-of-state rate at 4-years colleges). The acceptance rate of the schools is 54.94% and the average SAT score submitted by enrolled students is 1,362.
| School Name | School Type | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Enrollment | Students per Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth Institute of Technology In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$42,884 | $42,840 | 4,191 | 17 to 1 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design In Boston |
Public four-years |
$43,400 ($15,400) | $26,550 | 1,989 | 9 to 1 |
| Northeastern University In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$66,162 | $29,174 | 32,553 | 16 to 1 |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$50,688 | $26,020 | 7,411 | 16 to 1 |
| MCPHS University In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$40,530 | $27,210 | 5,945 | 9 to 1 |
| The New England Conservatory of Music In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$60,750 | $60,750 | 853 | 5 to 1 |
| Simmons University In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$46,874 | $28,561 | 4,666 | 9 to 1 |
| Emmanuel College In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$48,550 | $14,400 | 1,983 | 13 to 1 |
| Berklee College of Music In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$52,040 | $51,431 | 8,369 | 9 to 1 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$18,906 | Not Offered | 744 | 10 to 1 |
| Boston Architectural College In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$27,470 | $26,220 | 853 | 9 to 1 |
| New England College of Optometry In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $24,609 | 515 | - |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology 2.3 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$22,490 | $22,500 | 274 | 7 to 1 |
| Bay State College In Boston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$29,500 | Not Offered | 224 | 9 to 1 |
| New England Law-Boston In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | - | 1,131 | - |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston In Boston |
Public four-years |
$38,115 ($15,898) | $39,352 ($20,456) | 15,575 | 15 to 1 |
| Emerson College In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$57,056 | $35,382 | 5,263 | 14 to 1 |
| Boston University In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$68,102 | $67,626 | 37,737 | 10 to 1 |
| Fisher College In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$35,689 | $27,484 | 1,652 | 14 to 1 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2.8 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$62,396 | $62,396 | 11,886 | 3 to 1 |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc 2.9 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $23,638 | 169 | - |
| Suffolk University In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$47,550 | $38,448 | 6,356 | 15 to 1 |
| University of Massachusetts-Central Office In Boston |
Public four-years |
- | - | - | - |
| Sattler College In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$787 | Not Offered | 57 | 2 to 1 |
| Hult International Business School 3.6 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$53,688 | $55,570 | 2,008 | 10 to 1 |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$95,932 | $69,158 | 1,672 | 10 to 1 |
| Harvard University 4.2 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$61,676 | $57,248 | 30,259 | 7 to 1 |
| Laboure College of Healthcare 4.2 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$30,468 | Not Offered | 530 | 9 to 1 |
| Saint John's Seminary 4.3 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$30,642 | $23,321 | 86 | 4 to 1 |
| Cambridge College In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$18,378 | $11,763 | 1,835 | 12 to 1 |
| Boston College 4.5 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$70,702 | $37,520 | 15,432 | 10 to 1 |
| Lesley University 4.6 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$34,256 | $19,890 | 2,557 | 10 to 1 |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College 4.6 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$55,275 | $55,275 | 317 | 4 to 1 |
| Boston Baptist College In Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$14,304 | Not Offered | 43 | 6 to 1 |
| Eastern Nazarene College 5.0 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$29,924 | $10,410 | 60 | 3 to 1 |
| Curry College 5.8 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$47,570 | $17,514 | 1,994 | 12 to 1 |
| Quincy College 6.2 miles from Boston |
Public four-years |
$8,938 | Not Offered | 3,022 | 22 to 1 |
| William James College 6.3 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$11,800 | $40,250 | 967 | 3 to 1 |
| Tufts University 6.4 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$70,704 | $50,798 | 13,599 | 10 to 1 |
| Hebrew College 8.1 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $34,040 | 163 | 28 to 1 |
| Lasell University 8.3 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$27,040 | $12,150 | 1,668 | 12 to 1 |
| Bentley University 8.5 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$61,000 | $46,920 | 5,333 | 12 to 1 |
| Babson College 9.3 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$57,152 | $54,600 | 3,932 | 15 to 1 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering 9.3 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$63,742 | Not Offered | 405 | 9 to 1 |
| Brandeis University 9.5 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$68,080 | $60,153 | 5,205 | 10 to 1 |
| Wellesley College 11.5 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$67,176 | Not Offered | 2,407 | 7 to 1 |
| Pope St John XXIII National Seminary 11.7 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $28,000 | 42 | - |
| Regis College 11.8 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$49,680 | $17,910 | 2,517 | 9 to 1 |
| Salem State University 16.2 miles from Boston |
Public four-years |
$19,531 ($12,338) | $11,069 ($9,360) | 6,230 | 12 to 1 |
| Stonehill College 18.0 miles from Boston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$56,370 | $25,777 | 2,674 | 12 to 1 |
