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Colleges in and near Natick

Babson College is 4.4 miles from Natick

No college sits inside Natick’s boundary, but Babson College’s campus in Wellesley, with 3,646 students on campus, is 4.4 miles from the center of town, and Massachusetts Bay Community College is 4.8 miles away in Wellesley Hills. About 5% of Natick’s residents are enrolled in college, below Massachusetts (8%).

Wellesley CollegeBabson CollegeFramingham State UniversityMassachusetts Bay Community College

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Natick. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
38
188,195 students on campus
Nearest college
2.2 mi
Wellesley College
Residents in college
5%
Below MA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.8 mi
Massachusetts Bay · $5,856 tuition
Nearest public university
4.6 mi
Framingham State · $11,920 in-state
Median household income
$139K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Natick

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Four colleges within 4.8 milesWellesley College admits 14% of applicants; Babson College admits 17%; Framingham State University admits 84%. Together they have 11,532 students on campus.In-state price at Framingham StateLiving in Massachusetts, Framingham State University charges $11,920 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $18,000. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 4.8 miles awayMassachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley Hills: tuition and fees $5,856 a year for Massachusetts residents.Students are 5% of residentsBelow Massachusetts (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Natick

34 private colleges within 14.9 miles, two public colleges within 13.2 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miBoston UniversityHarvard UniversityNatick
University or collegeCommunity college
Wellesley CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,418 on campus · 2.2 mi · Wellesley14%admitted$25knet price92%graduate$85kearningsBabson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,646 on campus · 4.4 mi · Wellesley17%admitted$41knet price93%graduate$124kearningsFranklin W Olin College of EngineeringUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 402 on campus · 4.4 mi · Needham25%admitted$25knet price96%graduate$129kearningsFramingham State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 2,848 on campus · 4.6 mi · Framingham84%admitted$16knet price48%graduate$52kearningsMassachusetts Bay Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,620 on campus · 4.8 mi · Wellesley Hills$7knet price17%graduate$53kearningsTuition and fees: $5,856 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Regis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,166 on campus · 5 mi · Weston · mostly online70%admitted$27knet price72%graduate$53kearnings59% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Hebrew CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 167 on campus · 6.5 mi · NewtonLasell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,271 on campus · 6.7 mi · Newton81%admitted$28knet price59%graduate$50kearningsBrandeis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,978 on campus · 7.2 mi · Waltham40%admitted$36knet price86%graduate$77kearningsWilliam James CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 851 on campus · 7.5 mi · NewtonBentley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,168 on campus · 9.5 mi · Waltham45%admitted$38knet price87%graduate$121kearningsBoston CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,512 on campus · 9.8 mi · Chestnut Hill16%admitted$42knet price91%graduate$104kearningsSaint John's SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 10.4 mi · BrightonHellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 125 on campus · 11.4 mi · Brookline80%admitted$25knet price44%graduate$52kearningsBoston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 11.6 mi · BrooklineGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Curry CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,805 on campus · 12.3 mi · Milton88%admitted$29knet price51%graduate$54kearningsBoston UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 32,537 on campus · 13.1 mi · Boston11%admitted$24knet price89%graduate$83kearningsMCPHS UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,353 on campus · 13.1 mi · Boston85%admitted$40knet price62%graduate$126kearningsEmmanuel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,924 on campus · 13.1 mi · Boston76%admitted$27knet price68%graduate$68kearningsMassachusetts College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Public · 1,941 on campus · 13.2 mi · Boston76%admitted$24knet price69%graduate$44kearningsLongy School of Music of Bard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 277 on campus · 13.2 mi · Cambridge$39knet price78%graduate$47kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Harvard UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 22,636 on campus · 13.3 mi · Cambridge4%admitted$19knet price98%graduate$102kearningsSimmons UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,745 on campus · 13.3 mi · Boston70%admitted$25knet price72%graduate$63kearningsRoxbury Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,631 on campus · 13.3 mi · Roxbury Crossing$12knet price28%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $6,024 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Wentworth Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,885 on campus · 13.5 mi · Boston91%admitted$34knet price68%graduate$83kearningsLesley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,519 on campus · 13.5 mi · Cambridge97%admitted$31knet price58%graduate$51kearningsNortheastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 29,851 on campus · 13.8 mi · Boston5%admitted$31knet price91%graduate$93kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Northeastern University Professional ProgramsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,901 on campus · 13.8 mi · Boston$93kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Berklee College of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,560 on campus · 13.9 mi · Boston44%admitted$49knet price67%graduate$34kearningsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 11,855 on campus · 14 mi · Cambridge5%admitted$20knet price96%graduate$143kearningsDean CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,108 on campus · 14 mi · Franklin74%admitted$31knet price54%graduate$38kearningsThe New England Conservatory of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 784 on campus · 14 mi · Boston41%admitted$47knet price73%graduate$34kearningsBoston Architectural CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 410 on campus · 14.1 mi · Boston$26knet price32%graduate$62kearningsNew England College of OptometryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 529 on campus · 14.2 mi · BostonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Tufts UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,718 on campus · 14.5 mi · Medford11%admitted$40knet price94%graduate$83kearningsBenjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 512 on campus · 14.8 mi · Boston$15knet price46%graduate$58kearningsFisher CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 737 on campus · 14.9 mi · Boston · mostly online71%admitted$27knet price28%graduate$50kearnings51% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Laboure College of HealthcareUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 520 on campus · 14.9 mi · Milton50%admitted$37knet price100%graduate$62kearnings

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Natick’s median household income ($138,538) falls.

Massachusetts Bay Community College4.8 mi · Wellesley Hills · sticker $14,185 · tuition $5,856$13,317a year
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology14.8 mi · Boston · sticker $30,406$21,375a year
Framingham State University4.6 mi · Framingham · sticker $27,413$21,962a year
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering4.4 mi · Needham · sticker $86,474$27,096a year
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology11.4 mi · Brookline · sticker $41,282$29,993a year
Fisher College14.9 mi · Boston · mostly online · sticker $53,921$30,661a year
Emmanuel College13.1 mi · Boston · sticker $65,252$30,832a year
Massachusetts College of Art and Design13.2 mi · Boston · sticker $34,239$31,882a year
Simmons University13.3 mi · Boston · sticker $63,460$32,777a year
Lasell University6.7 mi · Newton · sticker $42,434$32,947a year
Regis College5 mi · Weston · mostly online · sticker $65,546$33,106a year
Curry College12.3 mi · Milton · sticker $64,020$33,973a year
Dean College14 mi · Franklin · sticker $64,889$34,318a year
Lesley University13.5 mi · Cambridge · sticker $51,538$35,152a year
Wentworth Institute of Technology13.5 mi · Boston · sticker $61,096$38,272a year
MCPHS University13.1 mi · Boston · sticker $65,022$43,470a year
The New England Conservatory of Music14 mi · Boston · sticker $81,277$47,387a year
Boston University13.1 mi · Boston · sticker $86,285$47,504a year
Northeastern University13.8 mi · Boston · sticker $84,641$47,696a year
Massachusetts Institute of Technology14 mi · Cambridge · sticker $82,730$48,479a year
Bentley University9.5 mi · Waltham · sticker $79,548$49,190a year
Harvard University13.3 mi · Cambridge · sticker $85,540$53,337a year
Wellesley College2.2 mi · Wellesley · sticker $86,290$54,188a year
Berklee College of Music13.9 mi · Boston · sticker $72,700$54,676a year
Brandeis University7.2 mi · Waltham · sticker $86,448$54,885a year
Tufts University14.5 mi · Medford · sticker $88,300$58,570a year
Boston College9.8 mi · Chestnut Hill · sticker $89,493$60,308a year
Babson College4.4 mi · Wellesley · sticker $80,192$80,192a year
Longy School of Music of Bard College13.2 mi · Cambridge · sticker $72,450—a year
Roxbury Community College13.3 mi · Roxbury Crossing · sticker $16,621 · tuition $6,024—a year
Boston Architectural College14.1 mi · Boston · sticker $40,343—a year
Laboure College of Healthcare14.9 mi · Milton · sticker $36,863—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Natick: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Boston CollegeBoston UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyTufts University
Boston University89% graduate$83k earnings$23k typical debt
Northeastern University91% graduate$93k earnings*$24k typical debt
Harvard University98% graduate$102k earnings$14k typical debt
Boston College91% graduate$104k earnings$19k typical debt
Tufts University94% graduate$83k earnings$16k typical debt
Massachusetts Institute of Technology96% graduate$143k earnings$15k typical debt
Berklee College of Music67% graduate$34k earnings$25k typical debt
MCPHS University62% graduate$126k earnings$25k typical debt
Bentley University87% graduate$121k earnings$25k typical debt
Brandeis University86% graduate$77k earnings$26k typical debt
Wentworth Institute of Technology68% graduate$83k earnings$25k typical debt
Babson College93% graduate$124k earnings$20k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Longy School of Music of Bard College (3); Northeastern University (3).

Questions about college near Natick

Is Natick a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Natick residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Wellesley College, is 2.2 miles away in Wellesley.

What colleges are near Natick?

38 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Boston University (13.1 miles, 32,537 students on campus), Northeastern University (13.8 miles, 29,851) and Harvard University (13.3 miles, 22,636).

What is the closest community college to Natick, and what does it cost?

Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley Hills, 4.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,856 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $7,169, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Framingham State University cost if we live in Massachusetts?

Tuition and fees are $11,920 a year in-state and $18,000 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $11,934 (under $30,000 income) to $21,962 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Natick. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →