College Rankings - Academics in Massachusetts

Making the grade: A high Academics grade generally indicates that professors are knowledgeable, accessible, and genuinely interested in their students’ welfare. Other determining factors include class size, how well professors communicate, and whether or not classes are engaging. How exactly does CP calculate these grades?

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Grade Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size
A+
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
$37,012 10,200
A+
MIT
Cambridge, MA
$37,782 4,232
A+
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
$39,490 2,064
A
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
$38,928 1,750
A
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
$39,130 9,836
A
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
$39,126 2,273
A
Smith College
Northampton, MA
$37,758 2,614
A
Tufts University
Medford, MA
$40,342 5,162
A
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
$39,420 2,324
A-
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
$38,762 3,302
A-
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
$38,722 2,933
A-
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
$35,362 19,129
A-
Wheaton College - Massachusetts
Norton, MA
$41,894 1,642
A-
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
$37,440 3,453
B+
Babson College
Wellesley, MA
$37,824 1,901
B+
Bentley University
Waltham, MA
$35,828 4,247
B+
Boston University
Boston, MA
$39,864 18,187
B+
Clark University
Worcester, MA
$36,100 2,220
B+
Emerson College
Boston, MA
$30,063 3,696
B
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
$39,912 1,435
B
Simmons College
Boston, MA
$31,450 1,969
B
UMass
Amherst, MA
$23,414 20,873
B-
Bay Path College
Longmeadow, MA
$24,530 1,423
C+
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA
$12,980 4,172
C+
Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
$29,525 1,777