Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Massachusetts

25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.

#	School	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings 10yr	Acceptance
1	Harvard University Cambridge · private	$19,066	98.4%	$101,817	3.6%
2	MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston · private	—	96.9%	$87,130	—
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge · private	$20,111	96.4%	$143,372	4.5%
4	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham · private	$25,171	95.9%	$129,455	25.2%
5	Williams College Williamstown · private	$17,716	95.5%	$88,665	8.3%
6	Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Woburn · private	$20,086	94.5%	—	—
7	Charles H McCann Technical School North Adams · public	$14,998	94.3%	—	—
8	Tufts University Medford · private	$39,998	94.2%	$83,214	11.5%
9	North Bennet Street School Boston · private	$27,251	93.3%	$43,993	—
10	Amherst College Amherst · private	$23,367	93.2%	$77,644	9.0%
11	Babson College Wellesley · private	$40,514	92.3%	$123,938	17.1%
12	College of the Holy Cross Worcester · private	$38,782	92.0%	$90,543	17.6%
13	Wellesley College Wellesley · private	$25,496	91.6%	$84,803	14.1%
14	Boston College Chestnut Hill · private	$41,704	91.3%	$103,937	16.4%
15	Northeastern University Boston · private	$30,915	91.1%	$92,538	5.2%
16	Smith College Northampton · private	$27,579	90.5%	$64,027	21.0%
17	Rob Roy Academy-Worcester Worcester · private	$25,383	89.4%	$30,033	—
18	Bentley University Waltham · private	$37,930	89.0%	$120,959	45.1%
19	Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing Billerica · public	$35,126	88.9%	—	—
20	Motoring Technical Training Institute Seekonk · private	$20,255	88.6%	$48,281	—
21	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester · private	$43,071	88.4%	$103,470	60.2%
22	Brandeis University Waltham · private	$35,736	88.1%	$77,231	40.5%
23	Boston University Boston · private	$24,402	87.4%	$83,238	11.1%
24	Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth Plymouth · private	$31,895	86.9%	$27,803	—
25	Rob Roy Academy-Fall River Fall River · private	$29,124	85.1%	$32,113	—

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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.