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Top Ranked Universities in Massachusetts - Highest Overall School Score

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Top Ranked Universities in Massachusetts - Highest Overall School Score

Rank in Massachusetts Highest Overall School Score
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 99.62 No Change
2 3 Williams College 99.55 99.20 (0.4%)
3 2 Amherst College 99.01 99.27 (0.3%)
4 4 Wellesley College 98.91 98.74 (0.2%)
5 9 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering 98.66 95.68 (3.1%)
6 5 Harvard University 98.17 No Change
7 14 Mount Holyoke College 97.67 94.03 (3.9%)
8 6 Northeastern University 96.43 96.59 (0.2%)
9 8 Tufts University 95.99 96.17 (0.2%)
10 7 Babson College 95.57 96.25 (0.7%)
11 13 Boston College 95.48 94.69 (0.8%)
12 10 College of the Holy Cross 95.15 95.37 (0.2%)
13 11 Brandeis University 95.13 No Change
14 43 Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology 95.08 81.75 (16.3%)
15 15 University of Massachusetts-Amherst 94.72 94.01 (0.8%)
16 17 Boston University 94.14 93.57 (0.6%)
17 12 Smith College 94.12 94.94 (0.9%)
18 16 Bentley University 94.00 93.71 (0.3%)
19 28 Wheaton College 92.84 86.78 (7.0%)
20 18 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 92.37 91.82 (0.6%)

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