Best colleges for Biology in Massachusetts
49 colleges ranked by share of degrees in Biology
These 49 top Biology colleges in Massachusetts, ranked by share of degrees in Biology, run from 1% at Lesley University to 21% at Gordon College. 11 are public and 38 are private.
| # | College | Type | Biology degrees | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon College Wenham, MA | Private | 21% | 1,247 | 59% |
| 2 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA | Private | 19% | 1,744 | 71% |
| 3 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | Private | 19% | 3,663 | 35% |
| 4 | Emmanuel College Boston, MA | Private | 17% | 1,874 | 81% |
| 5 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | Private | 16% | 1,907 | 10% |
| 6 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | Private | 16% | 2,198 | 38% |
| 7 | Smith College Northampton, MA | Private | 15% | 2,501 | 20% |
| 8 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | Private | 14% | 9,865 | 16% |
| 9 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | Private | 14% | 2,318 | 14% |
| 10 | Hampshire College Amherst, MA | Private | 13% | 716 | 70% |
| 11 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private | 12% | 7,755 | 3% |
| 12 | Clark University Worcester, MA | Private | 11% | 2,336 | 42% |
| 13 | Boston University Boston, MA | Private | 11% | 17,850 | 11% |
| 14 | Tufts University Medford, MA | Private | 11% | 6,804 | 10% |
| 15 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | Public | 10% | 23,694 | 58% |
| 16 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | Private | 10% | 2,060 | 10% |
| 17 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | Private | 10% | 15,719 | 6% |
| 18 | Stonehill College Easton, MA | Private | 10% | 2,477 | 73% |
| 19 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA | Public | 9% | 11,848 | 83% |
| 20 | Assumption University Worcester, MA | Private | 9% | 1,664 | 87% |
| 21 | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA | Private | 9% | 1,186 | 74% |
| 22 | Worcester State University Worcester, MA | Public | 9% | 3,963 | 90% |
| 23 | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA | Public | 7% | 2,825 | 90% |
| 24 | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA | Private | 7% | 3,015 | 21% |
| 25 | Framingham State University Framingham, MA | Public | 7% | 2,556 | 85% |
| 26 | Salem State University Salem, MA | Public | 7% | 4,286 | 96% |
| 27 | Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA | Private | 6% | 378 | 59% |
| 28 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | Private | 6% | 5,344 | 59% |
| 29 | Suffolk University Boston, MA | Private | 5% | 4,434 | 85% |
| 30 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA | Public | 5% | 5,289 | 92% |
| 31 | Fisher College Boston, MA | Private | 5% | 1,138 | 71% |
| 32 | College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA | Private | 5% | 951 | 88% |
| 33 | Simmons University Boston, MA | Private | 5% | 1,750 | 66% |
| 34 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Private | 4% | 4,571 | 5% |
| 35 | Western New England University Springfield, MA | Private | 4% | 2,508 | 83% |
| 36 | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA | Public | 4% | 7,899 | 89% |
| 37 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA | Public | 4% | 11,632 | 85% |
| 38 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA | Public | 4% | 748 | 92% |
| 39 | Regis College Weston, MA | Private | 4% | 1,061 | 89% |
| 40 | Merrimack College North Andover, MA | Private | 3% | 4,043 | 74% |
| 41 | Westfield State University Westfield, MA | Public | 3% | 3,481 | 81% |
| 42 | MCPHS University Boston, MA | Private | 3% | 3,474 | 85% |
| 43 | Curry College Milton, MA | Private | 3% | 1,757 | 92% |
| 44 | Endicott College Beverly, MA | Private | 3% | 3,101 | 72% |
| 45 | Lasell University Newton, MA | Private | 2% | 1,152 | 82% |
| 46 | Springfield College Springfield, MA | Private | 2% | 1,916 | 70% |
| 47 | American International College Springfield, MA | Private | 2% | 1,097 | 97% |
| 48 | Dean College Franklin, MA | Private | 2% | 1,142 | 74% |
| 49 | Lesley University Cambridge, MA | Private | 1% | 1,252 | 94% |
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