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Boston educational institutions

There are 4,801 schools and educational institutions in the greater Boston metro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro educational institutions employ 240,079 people, earn more than $34 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $228 billion.
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Types of educational institutions in Boston

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Student service organizations
 
1,244
 
$734,156,609
Educational service providers
 
1,152
 
$513,303,616
Parent teacher associations
 
672
 
$27,740,469
Scholarship and financial aid organizations
 
656
 
$214,244,096
Preschool, elementary, and secondary schools
 
589
 
$3,246,485,035
Adult education and ESL centers
 
312
 
$517,148,119
Organizations supporting a single school or educational institution
 
280
 
$2,349,054,997
Fraternities and sororities
 
215
 
$19,464,598
Libraries
 
204
 
$97,117,585
Alumni associations
 
188
 
$84,533,434
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Job trends for Boston educational institutions

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
581
1-10
 
250
11-25
 
162
26-100
 
148
101 to 1,000
 
128
1,000+
 
28
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Sizes of educational institutions in Boston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,379
$250k to $1M
 
365
$1M to $5M
 
269
$5M to $25M
 
131
$25M to $100M
 
56
$100M+
 
32
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Directory of educational institutions 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
$92.5m
Assets
$276.5m
Employees
1,322
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)

Hopeful Journeys Educational Center

Hopeful Journeys Educational Center provides individualized education and treatment for children with autism, fostering independence, potential, and opportunities in a structured environment.
Revenue
$17.2m
Assets
$25.9m
Employees
182
EIN
80-0457637
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)

The Fenn School

The Fenn School seeks to prepare boys for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and integrity by offering a broad and challenging educational program in a personal community that honors diversity.
Revenue
$19.3m
Assets
$98.3m
Employees
227
EIN
04-2104064
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Phillips Academy

Founded in 1778, Phillips Academy is an independent, coeducational, boarding high school serving a diverse community of 1,100 students who come from across the country and around the world.
Revenue
$207.9m
Assets
$2.0b
Employees
1,171
EIN
04-2103579
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)

Pingree School

Dedicated to academic excellence and development of high personal standards, Pingree believes that a love of learning flourishes best in a diverse community that respects truth, curiosity, creativity, humor, and independent and imaginative thinking.
Revenue
$27.8m
Assets
$61.4m
Employees
297
EIN
04-2279977
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cotting School

Cotting School's mission is to enable students with special needs to achieve their highest learning potential and level of independence.
Revenue
$20.1m
Assets
$151.6m
Employees
206
EIN
04-2104328
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tenacre Country Day School

Tenacre Country Day School is an independent elementary school for boys and girls from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 6. Tenacre Country Day School nurtures and challenges each child, every day.
Revenue
$22.0m
Assets
$62.0m
Employees
200
EIN
04-2506944
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hillside School

Hillside School educates middle school boys academically, socially, athletically, and spiritually. The school provides education to students through its programs.
Revenue
$10.8m
Assets
$39.3m
Employees
65
EIN
04-2111216
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Axim Collaborative

EdX is open-source enterprise offering online courses from more than 60 member institutions, composed of both leading global universities and colleges and a diverse group of prominent organizations from around the world.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$734.9m
Employees
15
EIN
46-0807740
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dana Hall School

Founded in 1881, Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, is an independent boarding and day school for girls in grades 5-12.
Revenue
$46.6m
Assets
$194.4m
Employees
324
EIN
04-2103562
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
$291.2m
Assets
$380.1m
Employees
2,173
EIN
04-2103731
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)

Teach Plus

Teach Plus empowers diverse teacher leaders to drive equity, advance student success, and influence education policy through leadership development and advocacy.
Revenue
$16.4m
Assets
$18.0m
Employees
85
EIN
26-3849472
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Building Excellent Schools (BES)

Building Excellent Schools (BES) is an organization that provides training and instruction to individuals desiring to start a charter school, as well as services to previous fellows. The organization is located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Revenue
$10.9m
Assets
$13.5m
Employees
33
EIN
35-2194153
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harvard Management Private Equity Corporation

Harvard Management Private Equity Corporation is an organizations supporting a single school or educational institution in Boston, MA whose mission is: Invest funds for the benefit of the president and fellows of Harvard college.
Revenue
$2.0b
Assets
$47.7b
Employees
0
EIN
04-3070522
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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