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F O C U S E D U C A T I O N
Top colleges and universities
Ranked by full-time enrollment, fall 2019
School
Full-time
enrollment
(undergrad and
grad) fall 2019
Full-time
faculty/
part-time
faculty
FTE
employees/
MBA
program?
Annual tuition
in state
(out of state) Head of school
Endowment/
year
founded
1
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609-2280
508-831-5000 • www.wpi.edu
5,643
419
83
1,291
Y
$53,100
Laurie Leshin
president
$528,287,000
1865
2
Framingham State University
100 State St., Framingham 01701
508-620-1220 • www.framingham.edu
5,456
198
127
N/A
Y
$11,380
($17,460)
F. Javier Cevallos
president
$41,800,000
(a)
1839
3
Quinsigamond Community College
670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606
508-853-2300 • www.qcc.edu
5,333 (b)
N/A
N/A
1,146
N
$205 per credit hour (c)
($411 per credit hour) (c)
Luis G. Pedraja
president
$4,600,000
1963
4
Worcester State University
486 Chandler St., Worcester 01602
508-929-8000 • www.worcester.edu
4,251
208
242
719
N
$970
($7,050)
Barry M. Maloney
president
$33,470,000
1874
5
Fitchburg State University
160 Pearl St., Fitchburg 01420
978-665-3000 • www.fitchburgstate.edu
3,542
206
176
552
Y
$970
($7,050)
Richard S. Lapidus
president
$22,191,369
1894
6
Clark University
950 Main St., Worcester 01610
508-793-7711 • www.clarku.edu
3,273
223
185
710
Y
$48,350
David Fithian
president
$445,000,000
1887
7
College of the Holy Cross
1 College St., Worcester 01610
508-793-2011 • www.holycross.edu
3,142
299
37
1,087
N
$54,050
Rev. Philip L.
Boroughs S.J.
president
$785,852,000
1843
8
Mount Wachusett Community College
444 Green St., Gardner 01440
978-632-6600 • www.mwcc.edu
2,462 (b)
72
N/A
N/A
N
$229.50 per credit hour
($422 per credit hour)
James Vander
Hooven
president
$10,194,613
1963
9
Assumption University
500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609
508-767-7000 • www.assumption.edu
2,113
143
153
383
Y
$43,178
Francesco C.
Cesareo
president
$107,082,109
1904
10
Becker College
61 Sever St., Worcester 01609
508-373-9588 • www.becker.edu
1,661
50
163
285
N
$36,300
Nancy Crimmin
president
$5,100,000
1982
11
MCPHS University
19 Foster St., Worcester 01608
508-373-5649 • www.mcphs.edu
1,526 (d)
292
469
N/A
N
$33,600
Richard J. Lessard
interim president
N/A
1823
12
Anna Maria College
50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612
508-849-3360 • www.annamaria.edu
1,257
42
157
200
Y
$ 36,920
Mary Lou Retelle
president
$5,561,223
1946
13
Nichols College
129 Center Road, Dudley 01571
508-213-1560 • www.nichols.edu
1,244
52
77
196
Y
$34,615
Susan West
Engelkemeyer
president
$17,344,974
1815
14
Dean College
99 Main St., Franklin 02038
508-541-1508 • www.dean.edu
1,200
N/A
N/A
N/A
N
$41,118
Paula M. Rooney
president
N/A
1865
Note: Only includes four-year colleges,
primarily offering undergraduate pro-
grams, based in Central
Massachusetts.
Source: U.S. Department of Education,
National Center for Education Statistics
Central Mass.
colleges
acceptance rates
Percentage
point change
in acceptance
2018-19 rate over 10 years
Anna Maria College, Paxton
74% 3
Assumption College, Worcester
81% 2
Becker College, Worcester
66% -16
Clark University, Worcester
59% -5
College of the Holy Cross,
Worcester
38% 2
Dean College, Franklin
83% 44
Fitchburg State University
87% 23
Framingham State University
73% 9
Nichols College, Dudley
82% 8
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
42% -21
Worcester State University
78% 19
Central Mass. median
69% 6
State median
69% 8
