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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Massachusetts

Harvard University has the highest graduation rate of 97% for academic year 2022-2023 in Massachusetts. Williams College is ranked second with 95% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology follows them with 94%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Massachusetts.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Massachusetts
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Harvard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA
97%-98%
2Williams College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilliamstown, MA
95%-97%
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA
94%-99%
4Tufts University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMedford, MA
93%4%96%
5Amherst College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAmherst, MA
91%4%95%
6College of the Holy Cross
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
91%2%95%
7Northeastern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
91%3%97%
8Boston College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChestnut Hill, MA
90%6%95%
9Wellesley College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWellesley, MA
90%-95%
10Boston University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
88%-94%
11Smith College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorthampton, MA
88%8%91%
12Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
88%-91%
13Bentley University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaltham, MA
87%-91%
14Brandeis University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaltham, MA
87%6%92%
15University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Public, four-yearsAmherst, MA
83%11%90%
16Mount Holyoke College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSouth Hadley, MA
82%11%90%
17Stonehill College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEaston, MA
79%18%89%
18Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorton, MA
79%-81%
19Endicott College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBeverly, MA
78%-85%
20Emerson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
77%-88%