List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts
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There are one hundred and fourteen colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[1] These institutions include nine research universities, twenty-one master's universities, and thirty-four special-focus institutions. This number excludes the newly reopened Atlantic Union College, which has yet to receive accreditation. Eighty-five of Massachusetts' post-secondary institutions are private, of which five are for-profit. Thirty of the state's post-secondary institutions are public, a number which excludes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was originally founded by the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, but later became a private institution.[2][3][4]
Harvard University is the state's oldest post-secondary institution, having been founded in 1636.[5] Boston University is the state's largest institution of higher learning in terms of enrollment, having 32,603 students in the fall of 2013 while Conway School of Landscape Design is the state's smallest college with an enrollment of 18.[6][7][8] The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the state's largest public university, with an enrollment of 28,518 students.[9] Massachusetts is also home to a number of internationally recognized universities, including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which are ranked among the top ten universities in the world.[10][11][12]
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the state's sole public land-grant university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Massachusetts system.[13] There are also eleven Catholic post-secondary institutions, including Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, and Stonehill College. There are also two Judaic post-secondary institutions in Massachusetts, including Brandeis University and Hebrew College. The state has four medical schools, including Boston University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. There are nine law schools, which are accredited by the American Bar Association, including Boston College Law School, Harvard Law School and the University of Massachusetts School of Law.[14] One hundred and seven of Massachusetts post-secondary institutions are officially recognized by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), while most are accredited by multiple higher education accreditation agencies.
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Open institutions
Defunct institutions
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At least eighty one colleges and universities have closed in Massachusetts, beginning with Worcester Medical Institute in 1859. Defunct institutes include multiple private institutions, and the public Hyannis State Teachers College. Many schools were also merged into modern public universities, which form the origins of the Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell campuses of the University of Massachusetts system. Many of these were private institutions, which either merged with private institutions and ceased to grant degrees, or institutions like the Swedenborg School of Religion, which merged with the Pacific School of Religion upon its relocation to California. The Bible Normal School was originally founded in Massachusetts but moved to Connecticut before it was merged into the Hartford Seminary. However, this excludes institutions which operated as part of for-profit corporations incorporated in other states, such as Empire Beauty Schools and the University of Phoenix, as they were not operated as separate college campuses and operated more as corporate entities.
See also
- List of engineering schools in Massachusetts
- List of law schools in Massachusetts
- List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston
- Colleges of Worcester Consortium
- Higher education in the United States
- Lists of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
Notes
- ↑ Based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
References
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- ↑ Kneeland, Samuel (March 1859). "Committee Report:Conservatory of Art and Science" (PDF). Massachusetts House of Representatives, House No. 260. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Stratton, Julius Adams; Mannix, Loretta H. (2005). "The Land-Grant Act of 1862". Mind and Hand: The Birth of MIT. MIT Press. pp. 251–276. ISBN 0-262-19524-0.
- ↑ "Morrill Act:Primary Documents of American History". Library of Congress. 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "About Harvard". Harvard University. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Timeline". Boston University. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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- 1 2 3 4 "College Navigator - Conway School of Landscape Design". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "College Navigator - University of Massachusetts-Amherst". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ↑ "Best Global Universities Rankings". US News. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Top 200 universities in the world - the table". The Guardian. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Map of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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is malformed: flag (help) - ↑ "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". American Bar Association. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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- 1 2 3 "College Navigator - Massachusetts Maritime Academy". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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- 1 2 Auburn, Norman Paul (1972). Study on feasibility of merging Lowell Technological Institute and Lowell State College. Lowell, Massachusetts: Merger Study Team, Academy for Educational Development.
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External links
- List of public institutions of higher learning in Massachusetts
- List of all colleges and universities in Massachusetts