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| Rank in Massachusetts | Highest Enrollment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
| 1 | 1 | Boston Â鶹Íø | 34,657 | 32,411 (↑6.9%) |
| 2 ↑ | 3 | Harvard Â鶹Íø | 31,566 | 28,297 (↑11.6%) |
| 3 ↓ | 2 | Â鶹Íø of Massachusetts-Amherst | 30,593 | 28,518 (↑7.3%) |
| 4 | 4 | Northeastern Â鶹Íø | 21,627 | 20,053 (↑7.8%) |
| 5 | 5 | Â鶹Íø of Massachusetts-Lowell | 18,242 | 16,932 (↑7.7%) |
| 6 | 6 | Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø Lifelong Learning Network | 11,900 | 8,479 (↑40.3%) |
| 10 ↑ | 11 | Tufts Â鶹Íø | 11,586 | 10,872 (↑6.6%) |
| 11 ↓ | 9 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 11,574 | 11,301 (↑2.4%) |
| 12 ↓ | 10 | Bridgewater State Â鶹Íø | 10,990 | 11,267 (↓2.5%) |
| 13 ↑ | 15 | Â鶹Íø of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 8,513 | 9,053 (↓6.0%) |
| 14 | 14 | Salem State Â鶹Íø | 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 Â鶹Íø | 7,199 | 6,680 (↑7.8%) |
| 19 ↓ | 16 | Suffolk Â鶹Íø | 7,186 | 8,675 (↓17.2%) |
| 20 ↑ | 25 | MCPHS Â鶹Íø | 7,064 | 6,548 (↑7.9%) |
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