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Lowest net price private nonprofit four-year colleges in Massachusetts
Massachusetts private nonprofit four-year colleges, ranked by average net price, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report a net price for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Average net price | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Path University | Longmeadow | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,271 | 782 |
| 2 | Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,488 | 249 |
| 3 | College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,545 | 453 |
| 4 | Williams College | Williamstown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,716 | 537 |
| 5 | Boston Baptist College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,933 | 10 |
| 6 | Harvard University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,066 | 10,865 |
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,111 | 3,814 |
| 8 | American International College | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,274 | 584 |
| 9 | Amherst College | Amherst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,367 | 486 |
| 10 | Northpoint Bible College | Haverhill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,635 | 33 |
| 11 | Hampshire College | Amherst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,034 | 84 |
| 12 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,402 | 12,945 |
| 13 | Gordon College | Wenham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,883 | 423 |
| 14 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Needham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $25,171 | 102 |
| 15 | Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | Brookline | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $25,203 | 40 |
| 16 | Simmons University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $25,265 | 2,061 |
| 17 | Wellesley College | Wellesley | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $25,496 | 597 |
| 18 | Boston Architectural College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $25,865 | 190 |
| 19 | Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,441 | 566 |
| 20 | Fisher College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,649 | 339 |
| 21 | Emmanuel College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,706 | 452 |
| 22 | Western New England University | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,290 | 1,039 |
| 23 | Regis College | Weston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,477 | 1,174 |
| 24 | Lasell University | Newton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,511 | 434 |
| 25 | Smith College | Northampton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,579 | 790 |
Net price can be zero or negative when grants exceed the cost of attendance. Figures cover students who received federal aid, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026).
How to read this. Net price is an average across aided students at each college, not a fixed price every student pays. Completions shown alongside it are total awards conferred in the latest IPEDS year on file, not enrollment.