Colleges · Boston

Colleges in Boston, MA

Boston is home to 25 colleges with about 129,042 students on campus. The largest is Boston University, the most selective Northeastern University (admits 5%). 23 more colleges are within 15 miles.

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS

Colleges

25

degree-granting, in Boston

Students on campus

129,042

fall enrollment, not counting online-only

Largest

Boston University

32,537 on campus

Most selective

Northeastern University

admits 5% of applicants

Lowest net price

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

$15,488 a year after aid

Every college

All 25 colleges in Boston

Boston UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 32,537 on campus 11%admitted$24knet price89%graduate$83kearnings Northeastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 29,851 on campus 5%admitted$31knet price91%graduate$93kearnings University of Massachusetts-BostonUniversity or college · Public · 14,204 on campus 84%admitted$18knet price49%graduate$66kearnings Suffolk UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus 82%admitted$30knet price61%graduate$68kearnings Berklee College of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,560 on campus 44%admitted$49knet price67%graduate$34kearnings Bunker Hill Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,800 on campus Openadmitted$8knet price13%graduate$48kearnings MCPHS UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,353 on campus 85%admitted$40knet price62%graduate$126kearnings Emerson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,965 on campus 51%admitted$49knet price77%graduate$63kearnings Northeastern University Professional ProgramsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,901 on campus Openadmitted—net price—graduate$93kearnings Wentworth Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,885 on campus 91%admitted$34knet price68%graduate$83kearnings Simmons UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,745 on campus 70%admitted$25knet price72%graduate$63kearnings Massachusetts College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Public · 1,941 on campus 76%admitted$24knet price69%graduate$44kearnings Emmanuel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,924 on campus 76%admitted$27knet price68%graduate$68kearnings Roxbury Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,631 on campus Openadmitted$12knet price28%graduate$39kearnings MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,125 on campus Openadmitted—net price—graduate$87kearnings New England Law-BostonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,083 on campus Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings The New England Conservatory of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 784 on campus 41%admitted$47knet price73%graduate$34kearnings Cambridge CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 758 on campus Openadmitted$31knet price11%graduate$46kearnings Fisher CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 737 on campus 71%admitted$27knet price28%graduate$50kearnings New England College of OptometryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 529 on campus Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 512 on campus Openadmitted$15knet price46%graduate$58kearnings Boston Architectural CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 410 on campus Openadmitted$26knet price32%graduate$62kearnings Saint John's SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings Sattler CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 58 on campus 69%admitted—net price81%graduate—earnings Boston Baptist CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 33 on campus 91%admitted$18knet price14%graduate$34kearnings

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Also in Boston: Jupiter Beauty Academy, North Bennet Street School (career schools).

Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).

Within reach

Other colleges near Boston

40 more colleges are within 30 miles of Boston.

Hult International Business SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cambridge3.9 mi1,636 students

Eastern Nazarene CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Quincy4.3 mi444 students

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cambridge4.5 mi11,855 students Laboure College of HealthcareUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Milton5.5 mi520 students Quincy CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Quincy5.6 mi1,670 students Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookline6 mi125 students

Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookline6.1 mi165 students

Harvard UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cambridge6.1 mi22,636 students Lesley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cambridge6.2 mi2,519 students Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cambridge6.4 mi277 students

30 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance from the center of Boston. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.