Colleges with the smallest classes in Massachusetts
50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 50 smallest-class colleges in Massachusetts, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 3:1 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to 15:1 at Nichols College. 6 are public and 44 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Private | 3:1 | 4,571 | 5% |
| 2 | The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA | Private | 5:1 | 371 | 43% |
| 3 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | Private | 6:1 | 2,060 | 10% |
| 4 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | Private | 7:1 | 1,907 | 10% |
| 5 | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA | Private | 7:1 | 1,186 | 74% |
| 6 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private | 7:1 | 7,755 | 3% |
| 7 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | Private | 7:1 | 2,318 | 14% |
| 8 | Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA | Private | 8:1 | 378 | 59% |
| 9 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA | Public | 8:1 | 748 | 92% |
| 10 | Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA | Private | 8:1 | 261 | — |
| 11 | Smith College Northampton, MA | Private | 8:1 | 2,501 | 20% |
| 12 | Clark University Worcester, MA | Private | 9:1 | 2,336 | 42% |
| 13 | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA | Private | 9:1 | 3,015 | 21% |
| 14 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA | Private | 9:1 | 373 | 22% |
| 15 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA | Public | 9:1 | 1,812 | 77% |
| 16 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | Private | 9:1 | 2,198 | 38% |
| 17 | Simmons University Boston, MA | Private | 9:1 | 1,750 | 66% |
| 18 | Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | Private | 10:1 | 7,510 | 50% |
| 19 | Boston University Boston, MA | Private | 10:1 | 17,850 | 11% |
| 20 | Lesley University Cambridge, MA | Private | 10:1 | 1,252 | 94% |
| 21 | MCPHS University Boston, MA | Private | 10:1 | 3,474 | 85% |
| 22 | Tufts University Medford, MA | Private | 10:1 | 6,804 | 10% |
| 23 | Assumption University Worcester, MA | Private | 11:1 | 1,664 | 87% |
| 24 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | Private | 11:1 | 3,663 | 35% |
| 25 | Cambridge College Boston, MA | Private | 11:1 | 591 | — |
| 26 | College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA | Private | 11:1 | 951 | 88% |
| 27 | Curry College Milton, MA | Private | 11:1 | 1,757 | 92% |
| 28 | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA | Public | 11:1 | 2,825 | 90% |
| 29 | Framingham State University Framingham, MA | Public | 11:1 | 2,556 | 85% |
| 30 | Gordon College Wenham, MA | Private | 11:1 | 1,247 | 59% |
| 31 | Lasell University Newton, MA | Private | 11:1 | 1,152 | 82% |
| 32 | Regis College Weston, MA | Private | 11:1 | 1,061 | 89% |
| 33 | Salem State University Salem, MA | Public | 11:1 | 4,286 | 96% |
| 34 | Springfield College Springfield, MA | Private | 11:1 | 1,916 | 70% |
| 35 | Bentley University Waltham, MA | Private | 12:1 | 4,288 | 48% |
| 36 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA | Public | 12:1 | 1,270 | 95% |
| 37 | Stonehill College Easton, MA | Private | 12:1 | 2,477 | 73% |
| 38 | Western New England University Springfield, MA | Private | 12:1 | 2,508 | 83% |
| 39 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA | Private | 12:1 | 1,744 | 71% |
| 40 | Anna Maria College Paxton, MA | Private | 13:1 | 948 | 90% |
| 41 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | Private | 13:1 | 9,865 | 16% |
| 42 | Emmanuel College Boston, MA | Private | 13:1 | 1,874 | 81% |
| 43 | Endicott College Beverly, MA | Private | 13:1 | 3,101 | 72% |
| 44 | Hampshire College Amherst, MA | Private | 13:1 | 716 | 70% |
| 45 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | Private | 13:1 | 5,344 | 59% |
| 46 | Emerson College Boston, MA | Private | 14:1 | 4,145 | 47% |
| 47 | Fisher College Boston, MA | Private | 14:1 | 1,138 | 71% |
| 48 | Merrimack College North Andover, MA | Private | 14:1 | 4,043 | 74% |
| 49 | Dean College Franklin, MA | Private | 15:1 | 1,142 | 74% |
| 50 | Nichols College Dudley, MA | Private | 15:1 | 1,152 | 88% |
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