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Most Favored Massachusetts Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Massachusetts. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has the highest yield rate of 84.97% for academic year 2022-2023 in Massachusetts. Harvard University is positioned second with 82.96% yield and Wellesley College follows them with 51%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Massachusetts.
Most Favored Massachusetts Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2023)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA		 84.97% 33,767 1,337 1,136 3.96%
2Harvard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA		 82.96% 61,221 1,984 1,646 3.24%
3Wellesley College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWellesley, MA		 50.78% 8,491 1,152 585 13.57%
4Tufts University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMedford, MA		 50.13% 34,882 3,381 1,695 9.69%
5Williams College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilliamstown, MA		 44.32% 15,321 1,302 577 8.50%
6Amherst College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAmherst, MA		 43.28% 14,864 1,079 467 7.26%
7Northeastern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA		 40.69% 91,000 6,191 2,519 6.80%
8Smith College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorthampton, MA		 37.24% 7,269 1,662 619 22.86%
9College of the Holy Cross
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA		 35.30% 7,036 2,558 903 36.36%
10Boston College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChestnut Hill, MA		 34.60% 40,494 6,748 2,335 16.66%

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