Massachusetts

Where Massachusetts's high school graduates go to college

110,220
Total Freshmen
1111
Destination Colleges
65%
Stay In-State
81%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where Massachusetts's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 University of Massachusetts-Amherst in-state Massachusetts 7,313 6.6%
2 University of Massachusetts-Boston in-state Massachusetts 3,895 3.5%
3 University of Massachusetts-Lowell in-state Massachusetts 3,638 3.3%
4 University of Massachusetts-Dartmou in-state Massachusetts 2,266 2.1%
5 Bridgewater State University in-state Massachusetts 2,097 1.9%
6 Quinsigamond Community College in-state Massachusetts 2,050 1.9%
7 Bristol Community College in-state Massachusetts 1,938 1.8%
8 Salem State University in-state Massachusetts 1,778 1.6%
9 Bunker Hill Community College in-state Massachusetts 1,775 1.6%
10 Middlesex Community College in-state Massachusetts 1,706 1.5%
11 University of New Hampshire-Main Ca New Hampshire 1,647 1.5%
12 Worcester State University in-state Massachusetts 1,487 1.3%
13 Westfield State University in-state Massachusetts 1,483 1.3%
14 Massasoit Community College in-state Massachusetts 1,451 1.3%
15 Northern Essex Community College in-state Massachusetts 1,432 1.3%
16 Merrimack College in-state Massachusetts 1,418 1.3%
17 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 1,354 1.2%
18 Holyoke Community College in-state Massachusetts 1,316 1.2%
19 Northeastern University in-state Massachusetts 1,284 1.2%
20 Wentworth Institute of Technology in-state Massachusetts 1,279 1.2%
21 North Shore Community College in-state Massachusetts 1,212 1.1%
22 Worcester Polytechnic Institute in-state Massachusetts 1,204 1.1%
23 Springfield Technical Community Col in-state Massachusetts 1,197 1.1%
24 Fitchburg State University in-state Massachusetts 1,191 1.1%
25 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island 1,187 1.1%
26 Massachusetts Bay Community College in-state Massachusetts 1,161 1.1%
27 Framingham State University in-state Massachusetts 1,150 1.0%
28 University of Vermont Vermont 1,079 1.0%
29 Boston College in-state Massachusetts 1,026 0.9%
30 Suffolk University in-state Massachusetts 1,007 0.9%
31 Boston University in-state Massachusetts 898 0.8%
32 Stonehill College in-state Massachusetts 882 0.8%
33 MCPHS University in-state Massachusetts 837 0.8%
34 Endicott College in-state Massachusetts 829 0.8%
35 Mount Wachusett Community College in-state Massachusetts 803 0.7%
36 Assumption University in-state Massachusetts 787 0.7%
37 Cape Cod Community College in-state Massachusetts 785 0.7%
38 Curry College in-state Massachusetts 749 0.7%
39 Roger Williams University Rhode Island 742 0.7%
40 University of Maine Maine 733 0.7%
41 Bentley University in-state Massachusetts 732 0.7%
42 Western New England University in-state Massachusetts 716 0.6%
43 Providence College Rhode Island 708 0.6%
44 Bryant University Rhode Island 707 0.6%
45 University of Connecticut Connecticut 693 0.6%
46 Tufts University in-state Massachusetts 692 0.6%
47 College of the Holy Cross in-state Massachusetts 630 0.6%
48 Plymouth State University New Hampshire 619 0.6%
49 Quinnipiac University Connecticut 589 0.5%
50 Saint Anselm College New Hampshire 586 0.5%