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Massachusetts Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.
Regis College, has the lowest yield rate of 8.05% for academic year 2022-2023 in Massachusetts. Anna Maria College is positioned second with 8.26% yield and Lesley University follows them with 9%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2023)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Regis College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWeston, MA
8.05% 2,841 2,522 203 88.77%
2Anna Maria College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPaxton, MA
8.26% 3,514 2,445 202 69.58%
3Lesley University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA
8.85% 3,144 2,711 240 86.23%
4Western New England University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpringfield, MA
10.92% 6,128 5,393 589 88.01%
5Assumption University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
11.11% 4,035 3,321 369 82.30%
6Curry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMilton, MA
11.80% 4,743 4,151 490 87.52%
7Merrimack College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorth Andover, MA
12.02% 13,175 9,833 1,182 74.63%
8Emmanuel College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
12.32% 5,786 4,611 568 79.69%
9Framingham State University
Public, four-yearsFramingham, MA
12.39% 4,526 3,956 490 87.41%
10Simmons University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
12.81% 4,001 3,059 392 76.46%