List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston
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. This is closer to the "inner core" definition of Metropolitan Boston, which excludes more suburban North Shore, South Shore and MetroWest regions. 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. Three universities—Harvard and MIT in Cambridge, as well as Tufts in Somerville—make up the "brainpower triangle" of greater Boston, a region defined by universities that have a large local and national influence.[1]
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There are a total of 44 institutions of higher education in the defined region, including five junior colleges, 11 colleges that primarily grant baccalaureate and master's degrees, eight research universities, and 20 special-focus institutions. Of these, 39 are private ventures while five are public institutions (four are run by the state of Massachusetts and one is operated by the city of Quincy).
In 2007, enrollment at these colleges and universities ranged from 108 students at the Episcopal Divinity School to 32,053 students 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 is Sattler College. All but three of these schools are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the oldest regional accrediting body in the United States.
Institutions
editSee also
edit- List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts for a full listing of the institutions of higher education in Massachusetts.
- Colleges of Worcester Consortium for Worcester-area colleges.
Explanatory notes
edit- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ Gorey, Colm (2018-09-12). "Why Greater Boston deserves to be called the 'brainpower triangle'". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ a b "Institution Lookup". Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ "Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Roster of Institutions: Massachusetts". Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2009-07-01.