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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.
Anna Maria College, has the lowest yield rate of 6.48% for academic year 2024-2025 in Massachusetts. Regis College is positioned second with 7.52% yield and Lesley University follows them with 8%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Anna Maria College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPaxton, MA
6.48% 6,906 3,474 225 50.30%
2Regis College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWeston, MA
7.52% 3,432 2,395 180 69.78%
3Lesley University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA
7.89% 2,526 2,447 193 96.87%
4Merrimack College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorth Andover, MA
9.86% 14,070 9,852 971 70.02%
5Assumption University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
10.15% 5,900 4,896 497 82.98%
6Clark University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
10.73% 11,452 4,528 486 39.54%
7Simmons University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
10.81% 4,773 3,340 361 69.98%
8Suffolk University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
10.88% 10,308 8,487 923 82.33%
9College of Our Lady of the Elms
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicopee, MA
10.91% 1,269 1,082 118 85.26%
10Emmanuel College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
11.18% 6,099 4,614 516 75.65%