Largest colleges in New England

50 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 50 biggest colleges in New England, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 3,298 at Plymouth State University to 156,755 at Southern New Hampshire University. 21 are public and 29 are private.

#	College	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance	Net price / yr
1	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	Private	156,755	96%	$33,742
2	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	Public	23,694	58%	$23,691
3	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	Public	19,147	54%	$22,886
4	Post University Waterbury, CT	Private	18,975	—	$19,196
5	Boston University Boston, MA	Private	17,850	11%	$26,996
6	Northeastern University Boston, MA	Private	15,719	6%	$32,116
7	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	Public	13,822	77%	$19,899
8	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	Public	11,848	83%	$18,282
9	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	Public	11,632	85%	$18,627
10	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	Public	11,614	60%	$20,860
11	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	Public	11,230	87%	$23,261
12	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	Private	9,865	16%	$39,866
13	University of Maine Orono, ME	Public	8,341	96%	$18,045
14	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	Public	7,899	89%	$17,970
15	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Private	7,755	3%	$16,816
16	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	Public	7,670	76%	$16,435
17	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	Private	7,510	50%	$50,404
18	Brown University Providence, RI	Private	7,273	5%	$26,572
19	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	Private	6,904	68%	$45,459
20	Yale University New Haven, CT	Private	6,811	5%	$27,818
21	Tufts University Medford, MA	Private	6,804	10%	$35,435
22	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	Private	6,208	77%	$39,207
23	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	Public	6,180	81%	$20,877
24	Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME	Private	5,619	82%	$18,217
25	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	Private	5,344	59%	$43,273
26	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	Public	5,289	92%	$20,605
27	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	Private	4,938	45%	$46,274
28	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	Private	4,799	81%	$34,089
29	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	Public	4,630	81%	$10,988
30	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	Private	4,571	5%	$19,813
31	Suffolk University Boston, MA	Private	4,434	85%	$30,031
32	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	Private	4,367	6%	$28,619
33	Bentley University Waltham, MA	Private	4,288	48%	$38,787
34	Salem State University Salem, MA	Public	4,286	96%	$18,441
35	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	Public	4,245	79%	$11,729
36	Providence College Providence, RI	Private	4,170	49%	$45,538
37	Emerson College Boston, MA	Private	4,145	47%	$46,766
38	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	Private	4,043	74%	$37,899
39	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	Private	4,032	83%	$29,558
40	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	Public	3,963	90%	$14,738
41	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	Private	3,957	88%	$38,123
42	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI	Private	3,913	84%	$32,478
43	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	Private	3,663	35%	$33,885
44	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	Private	3,641	85%	$34,170
45	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	Public	3,567	83%	$20,865
46	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	Public	3,481	81%	$18,561
47	MCPHS University Boston, MA	Private	3,474	85%	$35,084
48	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	Public	3,434	81%	$18,617
49	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	Public	3,377	81%	$20,480
50	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	Public	3,298	91%	$19,685

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