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Boston colleges and universities

There are 71 colleges, universities, and technical schools in the greater Boston metro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro colleges and universities employ 199,016 people, earn more than $27 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $154 billion.
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Types of colleges and universities in Boston

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Colleges, universities, and technical schools
 
71
 
$26,583,356,127
Undergraduate colleges
 
44
 
$4,039,807,479
Universities
 
18
 
$22,235,405,822
Community colleges
 
3
 
$308,142,826
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Job trends for Boston colleges and universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
4
1-10
 
3
11-25
 
1
26-100
 
6
101 to 1,000
 
15
1,000+
 
25
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Sizes of colleges and universities in Boston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
5
$250k to $1M
 
1
$1M to $5M
 
6
$5M to $25M
 
11
$25M to $100M
 
13
$100M+
 
22
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Directory of colleges and universities in Boston

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The mission of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
Revenue
$5.9b
Assets
$39.9b
Employees
27.9k
EIN
04-2103594
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harvard University

The oldest corporation in the Western Hemisphere is the Harvard Corporation, known formally as the President and Fellows of Harvard College. It is the smaller of Harvard's two governing boards; the other is the Board of Overseers.
Revenue
$6.1b
Assets
$70.6b
Employees
37.6k
EIN
04-2103580
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New England Conservatory (NEC)

New England Conservatory educates and trains musicians of all ages from around the world, drawing on the talent and deep reservoir of experience of our distinguished faculty.
Revenue
$80.2m
Assets
$290.3m
Employees
1,391
EIN
23-7225104
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Regis College

Regis College, through education in the arts, sciences, and professions, empowers women and men to challenge themselves academically, to serve and to lead.
Revenue
$99.7m
Assets
$109.8m
Employees
1,160
EIN
04-2104451
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Anatolia College

Anatolia College provides rigorous, high-quality curricular and extra-curricular programs in a culturally-diverse educational environment to prepare students for success in their next levels of educational, personal, professional and social attainment.
Revenue
$33.9m
Assets
$107.7m
Employees
7
EIN
13-5600382
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lesley University

Lesley University is committed to active learning, scholarly research, critical inquiry, and diverse forms of artistic practice through close mentoring relationships among students, faculty, and practitioners in the field.
Revenue
$150.5m
Assets
$435.2m
Employees
1,367
EIN
04-2103589
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Merrimack College

One of the fastest-growing educational institutions in the country, Merrimack College is a selective, private college in a beautiful, residential setting -- just minutes from Boston.
Revenue
$323.1m
Assets
$402.4m
Employees
2,183
EIN
04-2103731
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Laboure College of Healthcare

Established in 1892, Laboure College is a private, non-profit 501 c(3) with a Catholic-guided mission to offer high-quality nursing and healthcare education to a diverse group of students.
Revenue
$14.2m
Assets
$41.2m
Employees
275
EIN
04-2134818
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Wentworth provides a project-based education in engineering, technology, design and management that integrates classroom, laboratory, studio, and experiential learning resulting in a career-ready, skilled professional and engaged citizen.
Revenue
$193.5m
Assets
$494.0m
Employees
2,312
EIN
04-1958460
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Suffolk University

Suffolk University is a talent catalyst that recognizes and develops student potential. Leveraging our location in the heart of Boston, our faculty, staff, and alumni work together to provide a student-centered experience.
Revenue
$352.3m
Assets
$833.4m
Employees
3,342
EIN
04-2133255
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Emerson College

Emerson College educates students to assume positions of leadership in communication and the arts and to advance scholarship and creative work that brings innovation, depth, and diversity to these disciplines.
Revenue
$345.5m
Assets
$1.2b
Employees
3,420
EIN
04-1286950
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gordon College

Gordon College strives to graduate men and women distinguished by intellectual maturity and Christian character, committed to lives of service and prepared for leadership worldwide.
Revenue
$76.0m
Assets
$187.9m
Employees
1,635
EIN
04-2104258
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Trustees of Boston University

The Trustees of Boston University were incorporated by an act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1869 for the establishment and oversight of the University.
Revenue
$3.3b
Assets
$8.5b
Employees
28.8k
EIN
04-2103547
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brandeis University

Characterized by academic excellence since its founding in 1948, Brandeis University is one of the youngest private research universities, as well as the only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored college or university in the country.
Revenue
$478.7m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
5,395
EIN
04-2103552
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tufts University

Tufts University is a student-centered research university dedicated to the creation and application of knowledge. They are committed to providing transformative experiences for students and faculty in an inclusive and collaborative environment.
Revenue
$1.4b
Assets
$4.7b
Employees
13.4k
EIN
04-2103634
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fisher College

Fisher College improves lives by providing students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a lifetime of intellectual and professional pursuits.
Revenue
$25.3m
Assets
$72.4m
Employees
459
EIN
04-2005934
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lasell University

Lasell College engages students in the practice of their fields of study through collaborative learning that fosters lifelong intellectual exploration and social responsibility.
Revenue
$81.0m
Assets
$129.6m
Employees
1,037
EIN
04-2103585
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

A multi-denominational, evangelical seminary equipping men & women to advance Christ's kingdom by taking the gospel from the pulpit to the pavement.
Revenue
$29.6m
Assets
$110.3m
Employees
450
EIN
04-2463847
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hult International Business School

Hult International Business School is the global business school and offers undergraduate, graduate, and executive education degree programs. With seven campus locations, students from 150 different countries, and 17,000 alumni across the world.
Revenue
$193.2m
Assets
$116.5m
Employees
517
EIN
04-3348440
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bentley University

Bentley University's mission is to educate creative, ethical, and socially responsible organizational leaders by creating and disseminating impactful knowledge within and across business and the arts and sciences.
Revenue
$384.7m
Assets
$797.0m
Employees
2,785
EIN
04-1081650
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "B40: Higher Education Institutions" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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