Colleges · Newton
Colleges in Newton, MA
Newton is home to 4 colleges with about 16,801 students on campus. The largest is Boston College. 48 more colleges are within 15 miles.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDSColleges
4degree-granting, in Newton
Students on campus
16,801fall enrollment, not counting online-only
Largest
Boston College14,512 on campus
Most selective
Boston Collegeadmits 16% of applicants
Lowest net price
Lasell University$27,511 a year after aid
Every college
All 4 colleges in Newton
Boston CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,512 on campus
16%admitted$42knet price91%graduate$104kearnings
Lasell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,271 on campus
81%admitted$28knet price59%graduate$50kearnings
William James CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 851 on campus
Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings
Hebrew CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 167 on campus
Openadmitted—net price—graduate—earnings
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 Newton
40 more colleges are within 30 miles of Newton.
Saint John's SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boston2.5 mi120 students
Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wellesley3.1 mi2,620 studentsBrandeis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Waltham3.5 mi4,978 studentsBabson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wellesley3.7 mi3,646 studentsBentley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Waltham3.8 mi5,168 studentsFranklin W Olin College of EngineeringUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Needham3.9 mi402 studentsBoston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookline3.9 mi165 students
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brookline4.2 mi125 studentsPope St John XXIII National SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Weston5.3 mi42 students
Boston UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boston5.3 mi32,537 students30 more within 30 miles.
Straight-line distance from the center of Newton. 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.