Colleges · Cambridge
Colleges in Cambridge, MA
Cambridge is home to 5 colleges with about 38,923 students on campus. The largest is Harvard University. 47 more colleges are within 15 miles.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDSColleges
5degree-granting, in Cambridge
Students on campus
38,923fall enrollment, not counting online-only
Largest
Harvard University22,636 on campus
Most selective
Harvard Universityadmits 4% of applicants
Lowest net price
Harvard University$19,066 a year after aid
Every college
All 5 colleges in Cambridge
Harvard UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 22,636 on campus
4%admitted$19knet price98%graduate$102kearnings
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 11,855 on campus
5%admitted$20knet price96%graduate$143kearnings
Lesley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,519 on campus
97%admitted$31knet price58%graduate$51kearnings
Hult International Business SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,636 on campus
60%admitted$45knet price67%graduate—earnings
Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 277 on campus
Openadmitted$39knet price78%graduate$47kearnings
University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus
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 Cambridge
40 more colleges are within 30 miles of Cambridge.
Boston UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boston1.8 mi32,537 studentsTufts UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Medford2.2 mi12,718 students
New England College of OptometryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boston2.3 mi529 students
Cambridge CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boston2.4 mi758 studentsBerklee College of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boston2.5 mi6,560 studentsBoston Architectural CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boston2.5 mi410 studentsBunker Hill Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Boston2.5 mi5,800 studentsEmmanuel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boston2.6 mi1,924 studentsBoston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookline2.7 mi165 students
Simmons UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boston2.7 mi2,745 students30 more within 30 miles.
Straight-line distance from the center of Cambridge. 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.