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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Massachusetts

Harvard University has the highest graduation rate of 97% for academic year 2021-2022 in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is ranked second with 96% and Tufts University 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%-96%
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA
96%-99%
3Tufts University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMedford, MA
94%5%97%
4Williams College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilliamstown, MA
94%2%97%
5College of the Holy Cross
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
93%5%96%
6Amherst College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAmherst, MA
92%4%98%
7Wellesley College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWellesley, MA
92%-97%
8Boston College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChestnut Hill, MA
91%6%95%
9Northeastern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
91%4%97%
10Smith College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorthampton, MA
91%5%95%
11Boston University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
89%-94%
12Bentley University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaltham, MA
88%8%91%
13Brandeis University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaltham, MA
88%7%91%
14Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
87%-94%
15Mount Holyoke College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSouth Hadley, MA
85%12%91%
16Stonehill College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEaston, MA
85%13%89%
17University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Public, four-yearsAmherst, MA
84%-91%
18Clark University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
79%14%87%
19Emerson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
79%-87%
20Endicott College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBeverly, MA
78%-87%