List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston

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This is a list of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston. Some are located within Boston proper while some are located in neighboring cities and towns, but all are within the 128/95/1 loop. Although larger institutions may have several schools, some of which are located in cities other than that of the main campus (such as Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine), each institution is listed only once and location is determined by the site of each institution's main campus.

There are a total of 51 institutions of higher education here, including 7 junior colleges, 6 colleges that primarily grant baccalaureate degrees, 8 colleges and universities that primarily grant master's degrees, 1 doctoral university, 7 research universities, and 22 special-focus institutions. 49 are non-profit organizations while 2 are for-profit businesses, and 47 are private ventures while 5 are public institutions (4 are run by the state of Massachusetts and 1 is operated by the city of Quincy).

In 2007, enrollment at these colleges and universities ranged from just over 100 students at the Episcopal Divinity School to over 30,000 at Boston University. The first to be founded was Harvard University, also the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, while the most recently established institution in the area is the Urban College of Boston. All but four of these schools are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the oldest regional accrediting body in the United States, and all but one are recognized by the United States Department of Education.

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Institution City Type[1] Classification[1] Enrollment[2] Founded[3] NEASC-accredited[4]
Andover Newton Theological School Newton Private Special-focus 350 1965 1978
Bay State College Boston For-profit Associate’s 354 1946 2008
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Boston Private Special-focus 513 1908 2006
Bentley University Waltham Private Master's 5,636 1917 1966
Berklee College of Music Boston Private Special-focus 4,090 1945 1973
Boston Architectural College Boston Private Special-focus 1,338 1889 1991
Boston Baptist College Milton Private Special-focus 153 1976 --
Boston College Newton Private Research 14,621 1863 1935
Boston Conservatory Boston Private Special-focus 630 1867 1968
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Brookline Private Special-focus 178 1973 1996
Boston University Boston Private Research 32,053 1839 1929
Brandeis University Waltham Private Research 5,333 1948 1953
Bunker Hill Community College Boston Public Associate’s 8,806 1973 1976
Cambridge College Cambridge Private Master's 5,355 1971 1981
Curry College Milton Private Baccalaureate 3,182 1879 1970
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy Private Baccalaureate 1,075 1900 1943
Emerson College Boston Private Master's 4,380 1880 1950
Emmanuel College Boston Private Master's 2,467 1919 1933
Episcopal Divinity School Cambridge Private Special-focus 108 1975 --
Fisher College Boston Private Associate's 1,225 1903 1970
Harvard University Cambridge Private Research 25,690 1636 1929
Hebrew College Newton Private Special-focus 201 1921 1955
Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline Private Special-focus 186 1937 1974
Hult International Business School Cambridge Private Special-focus -- 1964 1976
Labouré College Boston Private Associate's 548 1892 2005
Lasell College Newton Private Baccalaureate 1,403 1851 1932
Lesley University Cambridge Private Master's 7,003 1909 1952
Longy School of Music Cambridge Private Special-focus 1,403 1915 1995
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston Public Special-focus 2,312 1873 1954
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston Private Special-focus 3,626 1823 1974
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Private Research 10,220 1861 1929
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Boston Private Special-focus 304 1974 1984
Mount Ida College Newton Private Baccalaureate 1,429 1899 1970
New England College of Optometry Boston Private Special-focus 464 1894 1976
New England Conservatory Boston Private Special-focus 787 1867 1951
New England Institute of Art Brookline For-profit Special-focus 1,675 1952 2004
New England School of Law Boston Private Special-focus 1,103 1938 --
Newbury College Brookline Private Baccalaureate 1,202 1962 2000
Northeastern University Boston Private Research 24,434 1898 1940
Pine Manor College Brookline Private Baccalaureate 472 1911 1939
Quincy College Quincy Public Associate’s 3,932 1958 1980
Roxbury Community College Boston Public Associate’s 2,398 1973 1981
Saint John's Seminary Boston Private Special-focus 118 1884 1969
School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Private Special-focus 797 1876 --
Simmons College Boston Private Master's 4,733 1899 1929
Suffolk University Boston Private Master's 9,103 1906 1952
Tufts University Medford Private Research 9,758 1852 1929
University of Massachusetts Boston Boston Public Doctoral 13,433 1964 1972
Urban College of Boston Boston Private Associate’s 673 1993 2001
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston Private Special-focus 3,728 1904 1967
Wheelock College Boston Private Master's 1,086 1939 1950

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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b "Institution Lookup". Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp?key=782. Retrieved on 2009-05-29. 
  2. ^ "Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/. Retrieved on 2009-04-14. 
  3. ^ Founding year is institutionally determined. It may differ from the institution's charter year, the year it became an institution of higher education, or the year it took its current name.
  4. ^ "Roster of Institutions: Massachusetts". Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). http://cihe.neasc.org/about_our_institutions/roster_of_institutions/#Massachusettss. Retrieved on 2009-07-01. 


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Colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston
Andover Newton Theological School · Bay State College · Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology · Bentley University · Berklee College of Music · The Boston Architectural College · Boston Baptist College · Boston College · Boston Conservatory · Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis · Boston University · Brandeis University · Bunker Hill Community College · Cambridge College · Curry College · Eastern Nazarene College · Emerson College · Emmanuel College · Episcopal Divinity School · Fisher College · Harvard University · Hebrew College · Hellenic College · Labouré College · Lasell College · Lesley University · Longy School of Music · Massachusetts College of Art and Design · Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology · Mount Ida College · Newbury College · New England College of Optometry · New England Conservatory of Music · New England Institute of Art · New England School of Law · Northeastern University · Pine Manor College · Quincy College · Regis College · Roxbury Community College · St. John's Seminary · School of the Museum of Fine Arts · Simmons College · Suffolk University · Tufts University · University of Massachusetts Boston · Urban College of Boston · Wentworth Institute of Technology · Wheelock College
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