Top Ranked Universities in Massachusetts

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Top Ranked Universities in Massachusetts - Highest Enrollment

Rank in Massachusetts			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	Boston University	34,657	32,411 (↑6.9%)
2 ↑	3	Harvard University	31,566	28,297 (↑11.6%)
3 ↓	2	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	30,593	28,518 (↑7.3%)
4	4	Northeastern University	21,627	20,053 (↑7.8%)
5	5	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	18,242	16,932 (↑7.7%)
6	6	University of Massachusetts-Boston	16,164	16,277 (↓0.7%)
7	7	Boston College	14,720	14,309 (↑2.9%)
8	8	Bunker Hill Community College	12,522	14,023 (↓10.7%)
9 ↑	18	Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network	11,900	8,479 (↑40.3%)
10 ↑	11	Tufts University	11,586	10,872 (↑6.6%)
11 ↓	9	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11,574	11,301 (↑2.4%)
12 ↓	10	Bridgewater State University	10,990	11,267 (↓2.5%)
13 ↑	15	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	8,513	9,053 (↓6.0%)
14	14	Salem State University	8,338	9,301 (↓10.4%)
15 ↓	12	Middlesex Community College	8,090	9,702 (↓16.6%)
16 ↑	17	Quinsigamond Community College	7,263	8,582 (↓15.4%)
17 ↓	13	Bristol Community College	7,214	9,335 (↓22.7%)
18 ↑	24	Fitchburg State University	7,199	6,680 (↑7.8%)
19 ↓	16	Suffolk University	7,186	8,675 (↓17.2%)
20 ↑	25	MCPHS University	7,064	6,548 (↑7.9%)

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