There are 114 colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education .[1] These institutions include fourteen research universities , twenty-one master's universities , and thirty-four special-focus institutions . Eighty-five of Massachusetts' post-secondary institutions are private, of which five are for-profit . Thirty of the state's post-secondary institutions are public, a number which excludes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , which was founded by the Morrill Land-Grant Acts , but later became a private institution.[2] [3] [4]
Massachusetts Hall at Harvard University
Old Chapel at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the W. E. B. Du Bois Library in the background
Harvard University is the state's oldest post-secondary institution, having been founded in 1636.[5] Boston University is the state's largest institution of higher learning in terms of enrollment, having 32,603 students in the fall of 2013 while Conway School of Landscape Design is the state's smallest college with an enrollment of 18.[6] [7] [8] The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the state's largest public university, with an enrollment of 28,518 students.[9] Massachusetts is also home to a number of internationally recognized universities, including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which are ranked among the top ten universities in the world.[10] [11] [12]
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the state's sole public land-grant university , and is the flagship institution of the University of Massachusetts system.[13] There are also eleven Catholic post-secondary institutions, including Boston College , the College of the Holy Cross , and Stonehill College . There are also two Judaic post-secondary institutions in Massachusetts, including Brandeis University and Hebrew College . The state has four medical schools, Boston University School of Medicine , Harvard Medical School , the University of Massachusetts Medical School , and Tufts University School of Medicine . There are nine law schools, which are accredited by the American Bar Association , including Boston College Law School , Harvard Law School and the University of Massachusetts School of Law .[14] One hundred and seven of Massachusetts post-secondary institutions are officially recognized by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), while most are accredited by multiple higher education accreditation agencies .
A tree map depicting the relative size of Massachusetts post-secondary institutions by share of total degrees awarded across the state. Data from the 2014
NCES IPEDS report published by the
Department of Education [15]
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List of active institutions
School
Location[note 1]
Control[1]
Type[1]
Enrollment[16]
Founded
Accreditation[16]
American International College
Springfield
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
2,010[17]
1885[17]
AOTA , APTA , CCNE , NECHE [17]
Amherst College
Amherst
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
1,898[18]
1821[18]
NECHE [18]
Anna Maria College
Paxton
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
1,436[19]
1946[19]
NECHE , NLNAC [19]
Assumption University
Worcester
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
2,059[20]
1904[20]
NECHE , CCNE [20]
Babson College
Wellesley
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
3,989[21]
1919[21]
NECHE [21]
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate/associate's college
298[22]
1964[22]
NECHE [22]
Bay Path University
Longmeadow
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
2,465[23]
1897[23]
AOTA , CCNE , NECHE [23]
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate/associate's college
513[24]
1908[24]
NECHE [24]
Bentley University
Waltham
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
5,165[25]
1917[25]
NECHE [25]
Berklee College of Music
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
8,282[26]
1945[26]
NECHE [26]
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield
Public
Associate's college
1,367[27]
1960[27]
APTA , ACEN , NECHE [27]
Boston Architectural College
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
747[28]
1889[28]
NECHE [28]
Boston Baptist College
Milton
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
43[29]
1976[29]
NECHE [29]
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
Private not-for-profit
Research university
15,287[30]
1863[30]
AANA , ABA , APA , ATS , CNE , NECHE [30]
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
Brookline
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
155[31]
1973[31]
NECHE [31]
Boston University
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Research university
36,714[7]
1839[7] [32]
ABA , ADA , ACEND , AOTA , APTA , APA , ASHA , ATS , CEA , CEPH , LCME , NASM , NECHE [7]
Brandeis University
Waltham
Private not-for-profit
Research university
5,581[33]
1948[33]
NECHE [33]
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater
Public
Master's university
9,604[34]
1840[34]
ASHA , NECHE [34]
Bristol Community College
Fall River , New Bedford , Taunton , Attleboro
Public
Associate's college
5,822[35]
1965[35]
ACEN , ADA , AOTA , COMTA , NECHE [35]
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
Public
Associate's college
8,439[36]
1973[36]
ACEN , CEA , JRCERT , NECHE [36]
Cambridge College
Cambridge
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
2,135[37]
1971[37]
NECHE [37]
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
Public
Associate's college
2,336[38]
1961[38]
ACEN , ADA , NECHE [38]
Clark University
Worcester
Private not-for-profit
Research university
3,770[39]
1887[39]
APA , NECHE [39]
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
3,083[40]
1843[40]
NECHE [40]
Conway School of Landscape Design
Northampton
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
18[8]
1972[8]
NECHE [8]
Curry College
Milton
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
2,052[41]
1879[41]
CCNE , NECHE [41]
Dean College
Franklin
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
1,189[42]
1865[42]
NECHE [42]
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
535[43]
1900[43]
NECHE [43]
Elms College
Chicopee
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
1,275[44]
1928[44]
CCNE , NECHE [44]
Emerson College
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
5,891[45]
1880[45]
ASHA , NECHE ,[45]
Emmanuel College
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
2,012[46]
1919[46]
CCNE , NECHE [46]
Endicott College
Beverly
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
4,006[47]
1939[47]
ACEN , CCNE , NECHE [47]
Fisher College
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
1,421[48]
1903[48]
NECHE [48]
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg
Public
Master's university
6,554[49]
1894[49]
CCNE , NECHE [49]
Framingham State University
Framingham
Public
Master's university
4,111[50]
1839[50]
ACEN , ACEND , CCNE , NECHE , NLNAC [50]
Gordon College
Wenham
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
1,628[51]
1889[51]
NECHE [51]
Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary
South Hamilton
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
1,334[52]
1969[52]
ATS , NECHE [52]
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield
Public
Associate's college
1,419[53]
1962[53]
ACEN , COMTA , NECHE [53]
Hampshire College
Amherst
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
508[54]
1970[54]
NECHE [54]
Harvard University
Cambridge
Private not-for-profit
Research university
30,631[55]
1636[55]
ABA , ADA , APA , ATS , CEPH , LCME , NECHE [55]
Hebrew College
Newton
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
212[56]
1921[56]
NECHE [56]
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Brookline
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
131[57]
1937[57]
ATS , NECHE [57]
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke
Public
Associate's college
3,550[58]
1946[58]
ACEN , JRCERT , NECHE [58]
Hult International Business School
Cambridge
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
2,176[59]
1964[59]
NECHE [59]
Labouré College
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
983[60]
1892[60]
ACEND , ACEN , CCNE , JRCERT , NECHE [60]
Lasell University
Newton
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
1,591[61]
1851[61]
NECHE [61]
Lesley University
Cambridge
Private not-for-profit
Doctorate-granting university
3,406[62]
1909[62]
NECHE [62]
Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
315[63]
1915[63]
NASM , NECHE [63]
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley
Public
Associate's college
3,497[64]
1961[64]
NECHE [64]
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston
Public
Special-focus institution
1,939[65]
1873[65]
NASAD , NECHE [65]
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams
Public
Baccalaureate college
938[66]
1894[66]
JRCERT , NECHE [66]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Private not-for-profit
Research university
11,858[67]
1861[67]
NECHE [67]
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Bourne
Public
Master's university
1,425[68]
1891[68]
NECHE [68]
Massachusetts School of Law
Andover
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
295[69]
1988[69]
NECHE [69]
Massasoit Community College
Brockton , Middleboro , Canton
Public
Associate's college
4,810[70]
1966[70]
ACEN , JRCERT , NECHE [70]
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston , Worcester Manchester
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
6,824[71]
1823[71]
ACAHM , ACPE , ADA , CCNE , CEPH , JRCERT , NECHE [71]
Merrimack College
North Andover
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
5,505[72]
1947[72]
ACEND , CCNE , NECHE [72]
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
1,353[73]
1977[73]
ACEN , AOTA , APTA , ASHA , CCNE , JRCERT , NECHE [73]
Middlesex Community College
Lowell , Bedford
Public
Associate's college
7,770[74]
1970[74]
JRCERT , NECHE [74]
Montserrat College of Art
Beverly
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
296[75]
1970[75]
NASAD , NECHE [75]
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
2,392[76]
1837[76]
NECHE [76]
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner
Public
Associate's college
2,868[77]
1963[77]
ACEN , ADA , COMTA , NECHE [77]
New England College of Optometry
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
536[78]
1894[78]
AOA , NECHE [78]
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
796[79]
1867[79]
NASM , NECHE [78]
New England Law Boston
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
1,060[80]
1938[80]
ABA [80]
Nichols College
Dudley
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
1,403[81]
1815[81]
NECHE [81]
North Shore Community College
Danvers
Public
Associate's college
4,391[82]
1965[82]
ACEN , AOTA , APTA , JRCERT , NECHE [82]
Northeastern University
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Research university
30,013[83]
1898[83]
ABA , ACPE , APTA , APA , ASHA , CCNE , CANAEP , CEPH , NECHE [83]
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill
Public
Associate's college
4,339[84]
1972[84]
NECHE [84]
Northpoint Bible College
Haverhill
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
225[85]
1924[85]
ABHE [85]
Olin College
Needham
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
386[86]
1997[86]
NECHE [86]
Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary
Weston
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
47[87]
1964[87]
ATS [87]
Quincy College
Quincy
Public
Associate's college
2,602[88]
1958[88]
ACEN , NECHE [88]
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester
Public
Associate's college
6,481[89]
1963[89]
ACEN , ADA , AOTA , JRCERT , NECHE [89]
Regis College
Weston
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
3,230[90]
1927[90]
ACEN , ADA , AOTA , ASHA , NECHE [90]
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury
Public
Associate's college
1,214[91]
1973[91]
ACEN , JRCERT , NECHE [91]
Saint John's Seminary
Brighton
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
103[92]
1884[92]
ATS , NECHE [92]
Salem State University
Salem
Public
Master's university
6,539[93]
1854[93]
ACEN , AOTA , CCNE , NECHE [93]
Simmons University
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Doctorate-granting university
5,710[94]
1899[94]
ACEND , APTA , CCNE , CEPH , NECHE [94]
Smith College
Northampton
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
2,873[95]
1875[95]
NECHE [95]
Springfield College
Springfield
Private not-for-profit
Doctorate-granting university
3,382[96] [97]
1885[96]
AOTA , APA , APTA , NECHE [96]
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
Public
Associate's college
3,945[98]
1967[98]
ACEN , ADA , AOTA , APTA , COMTA , JRCERT , NECHE [98]
Stonehill College
Easton
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
2,543[99]
1948[99]
NECHE [99]
Suffolk University
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Research university
6,734[100]
1906[100]
ABA , APA , JRCERT , NECHE [100]
Tufts University
Medford , Somerville
Private not-for-profit
Research university
13,431[101]
1852[101]
AOTA , AVMA , NECHE [101]
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst
Public
Research university
32,229[9]
1863[9]
ACEND , APA , ASHA , CCNE , CEPH , NECHE [9]
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston
Public
Research university
15,586[102]
1964[102]
APA , CCNE , NECHE [102]
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dartmouth
Public
Research university
7,457[103]
1962[103]
ACEN , CCNE , NECHE [103]
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell
Public
Research university
17,153[104]
1894[105]
ACEND , APTA , CCNE , CEPH , NECHE [105]
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester
Public
Special-focus institution
1,352[106]
1962[106]
CCNE , JRCERT , LCME , NECHE [60] [106]
Urban College of Boston
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Associate's college
596[107]
1993[107]
NECHE [107]
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
2,447[108]
1875[108]
NECHE [108]
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston
Private not-for-profit
Master's university
3,920[109]
1904[109]
NECHE [109]
Western New England University
Springfield
Private not-for-profit
Doctorate-granting university
3,430[110]
1919[110]
ABA , ACPE , AOTA , NECHE [110]
Westfield State University
Westfield
Public
Master's university
4,702[111]
1838[111]
CCNE , NECHE [111]
Wheaton College
Norton
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
1,667[112]
1834[112]
NECHE [112]
William James College
Newton
Private not-for-profit
Special-focus institution
897[113]
1974[113]
APA , NECHE [113]
Williams College
Williamstown
Private not-for-profit
Baccalaureate college
2,222[114]
1793[114]
NECHE [114]
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester
Private not-for-profit
Research university
7,308[115]
1865[115]
NECHE [115]
Worcester State University
Worcester
Public
Master's university
5,311[116]
1874[116]
ACEN , AOTA , ASHA , CCNE , NECHE [116]
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At least eighty-two colleges and universities have closed in Massachusetts, beginning with Worcester Medical Institute in 1859. Defunct institutes include multiple private institutions, and the public Hyannis State Teachers College . Many schools were also merged into modern public universities, which form the origins of the Boston , Dartmouth , and Lowell campuses of the University of Massachusetts system. Many of these were private institutions, which either merged with private institutions and ceased to grant degrees, or institutions like the Swedenborg School of Religion , which merged with the Pacific School of Religion upon its relocation to California. The Bible Normal School was founded in Massachusetts but moved to Connecticut before it was merged into the Hartford Seminary . However, this excludes institutions which operated as part of for-profit corporations incorporated in other states, such as Empire Beauty Schools and the University of Phoenix , as they were not operated as separate college campuses and operated more as corporate entities.
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