Stonehill Ranked Among Money’s 2025 Best U.S. Colleges
AccoladesMagazine’s research shows Stonehill among top 10% nationwide.
Earning a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5, Stonehill College was among the highest-ranking schools in Money’s 2025 Best Colleges list, which was created from an analysis of 2,400 four-year public and private nonprofit institutions in the United States.
Of those 2,400 schools, 732 were included in Money’s final rankings. Stonehill was one of 41 Massachusetts colleges and universities that made the list and one of only 17 statewide to receive a rating of 4.5 or higher. The College outperformed several schools that students typically consider when applying to Stonehill.
Money’s methodology focused on dozens of data points related to quality of education (30% of weighting), affordability (40% of weighting) and student outcomes (30% of weighting). The magazine gathered information from U.S. Department of Education, Peterson’s, PayScale.com, MONEY/College Measures calculations and ranked the schools on 25 factors in three categories: educational quality, affordability and alumni success.
Colleges & Universities in Massachusetts with 4.5 Stars or Higher
| School | Rating |
|---|---|
| Amherst College | 4.5 Stars |
| Babson College | 5 Stars |
| Bentley University | 4.5 Stars |
| Boston College | 4.5 Stars |
| Boston University | 4.5 Stars |
| College of the Holy Cross | 4.5 Stars |
| Harvard University | 5 Stars |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5 Stars |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 4.5 Stars |
| Northeastern University | 4.5 Stars |
| Smith College | 4.5 Stars |
| Stonehill College | 4.5 Stars |
| Tufts University | 4.5 Stars |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 4.5 Stars |
| Wellesley College | 4.5 Stars |
| Williams College | 5 Stars |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 4.5 Stars |
Source: Money’s 2025 Best Value College Rankings