system, the largest provider of postsecondary education in the
state, and others are part of a network of 15 public
. Many are
| Name |
Location |
Control |
Classification |
Enrollment |
Founded |
NEASC |
American International College |
Springfield |
Private |
Master's |
2,678 |
1885 |
1933 |
Amherst College |
Amherst |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,683 |
1821 |
1929 |
Andover Newton Theological
School |
Newton |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
350 |
1965 |
1978 |
Anna Maria College |
Paxton |
Private |
Master's |
1,244 |
1946 |
1955 |
Assumption College |
Worcester |
Private |
Master's |
2,872 |
1904 |
1949 |
Atlantic Union College |
South Lancaster |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
562 |
1882 |
1945 |
Babson College |
Wellesley |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
3,434 |
1919 |
1950 |
| Bard College at Simon's
Rock |
Great Barrington |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
403 |
1964 |
1973 |
Bay Path College |
Longmeadow |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,603 |
1897 |
1965 |
| Bay State College |
Boston |
For-profit |
Associate’s |
354 |
1946 |
2008 |
| Becker College |
Worcester |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,800 |
1784 |
1992 |
| Benjamin
Franklin Institute of Technology |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
513 |
1908 |
2006 |
Bentley University |
Waltham |
Private |
Master's |
5,636 |
1917 |
1966 |
Berklee College of Music |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
4,090 |
1945 |
1973 |
Berkshire Community College |
Pittsfield |
Public |
Associate’s |
2,267 |
1960 |
1964 |
Blessed John
XXIII National Seminary |
Weston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
56 |
1964 |
-- |
Boston Architectural College |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
1,338 |
1889 |
1991 |
Boston Baptist College |
Milton |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
153 |
1976 |
-- |
Boston College |
Chestnut Hill |
Private |
Research university |
14,621 |
1863 |
1935 |
| Boston Conservatory |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
630 |
1867 |
1968 |
| Boston
Graduate School of Psychoanalysis |
Brookline |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
178 |
1973 |
1996 |
Boston University |
Boston |
Private |
Research university |
32,053 |
1839 |
1929 |
Brandeis University |
Waltham |
Private |
Research university |
5,333 |
1948 |
1953 |
Bridgewater State College |
Bridgewater |
Public |
Master's |
9,934 |
1840 |
1953 |
Bristol Community College |
Fall River |
Public |
Associate’s |
7,388 |
1965 |
1970 |
Bunker Hill Community College |
Boston |
Private |
Associate’s |
8,806 |
1973 |
1976 |
| Cambridge College |
Cambridge |
Private |
Master's |
5,355 |
1971 |
1981 |
Cape Cod Community College |
West Barnstable |
Public |
Associate’s |
4,299 |
1961 |
1967 |
Clark University |
Worcester |
Private |
Research university |
3,210 |
1887 |
1929 |
| College of Our Lady
of the Elms |
Chicopee |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,258 |
1928 |
1942 |
College of the Holy Cross |
Worcester |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
2,847 |
1843 |
1930 |
| Conway School of
Landscape Design |
Conway |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
19 |
1972 |
1989 |
Curry College |
Milton |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
3,182 |
1879 |
1970 |
Dean College |
Franklin |
Private |
Associate's |
1,075 |
1865 |
1957 |
Eastern Nazarene College |
Quincy |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,075 |
1900 |
1943 |
Emerson College |
Boston |
Private |
Master's |
4,380 |
1880 |
1950 |
Emmanuel College |
Boston |
Private |
Master's |
2,467 |
1919 |
1933 |
Endicott College |
Beverly |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
3,710 |
1939 |
1952 |
| Episcopal Divinity
School |
Cambridge |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
108 |
1975 |
-- |
| Fisher College |
Boston |
Private |
Associate's |
1,225 |
1903 |
1970 |
Fitchburg State College |
Fitchburg |
Public |
Master's |
6,692 |
1894 |
1953 |
Framingham State College |
Framingham |
Public |
Master's |
5,903 |
1893 |
1950 |
Franklin
W. Olin
College of Engineering |
Needham |
Private |
-- |
299 |
1997 |
2006 |
Gordon College |
Wenham |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,648 |
1889 |
1961 |
Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary |
South Hamilton |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
2,134 |
1969 |
1985 |
Greenfield Community College |
Greenfield |
Public |
Associate’s |
2,236 |
1962 |
1966 |
Hampshire College |
Amherst |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,431 |
1970 |
1974 |
Harvard University |
Cambridge |
Private |
Research university |
25,690 |
1636 |
1929 |
| Hebrew College |
Newton |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
201 |
1921 |
1955 |
Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of
Theology |
Brookline |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
186 |
1937 |
1974 |
Holyoke Community College |
Holyoke |
Public |
Associate’s |
6,461 |
1946 |
1970 |
| Hult
International Business School |
Cambridge |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
|
1964 |
1976 |
| Labouré College |
Boston |
Private |
Associate's |
548 |
1892 |
2005 |
Lasell College |
Newton |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,403 |
1851 |
1932 |
| Lesley University |
Cambridge |
Private |
Master's |
7,003 |
1909 |
1952 |
Longy School of Music |
Cambridge |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
1,403 |
1915 |
1995 |
| Marian Court College |
Swampscott |
Private |
Associate’s |
257 |
1964 |
2004 |
Massachusetts Bay Community
College |
Wellesley |
Public |
Associate’s |
5,018 |
1961 |
1967 |
Massachusetts College of Art and
Design |
Boston |
Public |
Special-focus
institution |
2,312 |
1873 |
1954 |
Massachusetts College of Liberal
Arts |
North Adams |
Public |
Baccalaureate |
1,841 |
1894 |
1953 |
| Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
3,626 |
1823 |
1974 |
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology |
Cambridge |
Private |
Research university |
10,220 |
1861 |
1929 |
Massachusetts Maritime
Academy |
Bourne |
Public |
Baccalaureate |
1,135 |
1891 |
1974 |
| Massachusetts School of
Law |
Andover |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
636 |
1988 |
1997 |
| Massachusetts
School of Professional Psychology |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
304 |
1974 |
1984 |
Massasoit Community College |
Brockton |
Public |
Associate’s |
7,064 |
1966 |
1971 |
| Merrimack College |
North Andover |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
2,098 |
1947 |
1953 |
Middlesex Community College |
Bedford |
Public |
Associate’s |
8,124 |
1970 |
1973 |
Montserrat College of Art |
Beverly |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
285 |
1970 |
1995 |
Mount Holyoke College |
South Hadley |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
2,204 |
1837 |
1929 |
Mount Ida College |
Newton |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,429 |
1899 |
1970 |
Mount
Wachusett Community College |
Gardner |
Public |
Associate’s |
4,147 |
1963 |
1968 |
| New England College
of Optometry |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
464 |
1894 |
1976 |
New England Conservatory |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
787 |
1867 |
1951 |
| New England Institute
of Art |
Brookline |
For-profit |
Special-focus
institution |
1,675 |
1952 |
2004 |
| New England School of
Law |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
1,103 |
1938 |
-- |
| Newbury College |
Brookline |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,202 |
1962 |
2000 |
| Nichols College |
Dudley |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
1,477 |
1815 |
1965 |
North Shore Community
College |
Danvers |
Public |
Associate’s |
7,107 |
1965 |
1969 |
Northeastern University |
Boston |
Private |
Research university |
24,434 |
1898 |
1940 |
Northern Essex Community
College |
Haverhill |
Public |
Associate’s |
6,526 |
1972 |
1969 |
| Pine Manor College |
Chestnut Hill |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
472 |
1911 |
1939 |
Quincy College |
Quincy |
Public |
Associate’s |
3,932 |
1958 |
1980 |
Quinsigamond Community
College |
Worcester |
Public |
Associate’s |
6,654 |
1963 |
1967 |
| Regis College |
Weston |
Private |
Master's |
1,511 |
1927 |
1933 |
Roxbury Community College |
Roxbury |
Public |
Associate’s |
2,398 |
1973 |
1981 |
Saint
John's Seminary |
Brighton |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
118 |
1884 |
1969 |
Salem State College |
Salem |
Public |
Master's |
10,085 |
1854 |
1953 |
Salter College |
West Boylston |
For-profit |
-- |
301 |
1937 |
-- |
| School of
the Museum of Fine Arts |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
797 |
1876 |
-- |
Simmons College |
Boston |
Private |
Master's |
4,733 |
1899 |
1929 |
Smith College |
Northampton |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
3,065 |
1875 |
1929 |
| Southern New
England School of Law |
North Dartmouth |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
256 |
1981 |
1995 |
| Springfield College |
Springfield |
Private |
Master's |
4,755 |
1885 |
1930 |
Springfield Technical Community
College |
Springfield |
Public |
Associate’s |
6,074 |
1967 |
1971 |
| Stonehill College |
Easton |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
2,450 |
1948 |
1959 |
Suffolk University |
Boston |
Private |
Master's |
9,103 |
1906 |
1952 |
Tufts University |
Medford |
Private |
Research university |
9,758 |
1852 |
1929 |
| University of
Massachusetts Amherst |
Amherst |
Public |
Research university |
25,873 |
1863 |
1932 |
University of Massachusetts
Boston |
Boston |
Public |
Research university |
13,433 |
1964 |
1972 |
University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth |
Dartmouth |
Public |
Master's |
9,080 |
1895 |
1964 |
University of Massachusetts
Lowell |
Lowell |
Public |
Research university |
11,635 |
1975 |
1975 |
University of Massachusetts Medical
School |
Worcester |
Public |
Special-focus
institution |
1,013 |
1962 |
1997 |
| Urban College of
Boston |
Boston |
Private |
Associate’s |
673 |
1993 |
2001 |
Wellesley College |
Wellesley |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
2,380 |
1875 |
1929 |
Wentworth Institute of
Technology |
Boston |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
3,728 |
1904 |
1967 |
| Western New England
College |
Springfield |
Private |
Master's |
3,657 |
1919 |
1965 |
Westfield State College |
Westfield |
Public |
Master's |
5,392 |
1838 |
1957 |
Wheaton College |
Norton |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
1,657 |
1834 |
1929 |
Wheelock College |
Boston |
Private |
Master's |
1,086 |
1939 |
1950 |
| Williams College |
Williamstown |
Private |
Baccalaureate |
2,073 |
1793 |
1929 |
Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution |
Woods Hole |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
|
|
2001 |
Worcester Polytechnic
Institute |
Worcester |
Private |
Research university |
4,158 |
1865 |
1937 |
Worcester State College |
Worcester |
Public |
Master's |
5,358 |
1874 |
1957 |
Zion Bible College |
Haverhill |
Private |
Special-focus
institution |
265 |
1924 |
-- |