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Boston universities

There are 16universities in the greater Bostonmetro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro universitiesemploy 150,959 people, earn more than $20 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $137 billion.
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Job trends for Boston universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
2
1-10
1
11-25
0
26-100
0
101 to 1,000
0
1,000+
9
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Sizes of universities in Boston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
4
$250k to $1M
1
$1M to $5M
1
$5M to $25M
0
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
9
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Directory of universities in Boston

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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)

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
$5.0b
Assets
$38.6b
Employees
27.3k
EIN
04-2103594
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
$117.7m
Assets
$422.9m
Employees
1,502
EIN
04-2103589
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
$8.3b
Employees
28.3k
EIN
04-2103547
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
$1.3b
Assets
$4.6b
Employees
13.2k
EIN
04-2103634
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)

Boston College

Trustees of Boston College offers degrees in both undergraduate and graduate level. The College provides degrees such as accounting, arts and sciences, biology, business law, education, finance, management, and nursing.
Revenue
$1.3b
Assets
$6.5b
Employees
12.4k
EIN
04-2103545
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northeastern University (NU)

Northeastern University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1898. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs on its main campus in the Fenway-Kenmore, Roxbury, South End, and Back Bay neighborhoods.
Revenue
$2.6b
Assets
$6.0b
Employees
22.6k
EIN
04-1679980
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Simmons University

Simmons University is dedicated to innovative teaching and engaged learning. Simmons University offers the only undergraduate program for women in Boston and numerous graduate programs open to all.
Revenue
$225.0m
Assets
$555.5m
Employees
2,627
EIN
04-2103629
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of Massachusetts Lowell Applied Research Corporation

UMass Lowell's Applied Research Corp promotes efficient applied research, development, contracting, and grants across the university's centers, institutes, and affiliates.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$10.9m
Employees
0
EIN
85-1934638
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Franklin Foundation

The Franklin Foundation provides financial support for the mission of the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology in Boston.
Revenue
$0
Assets
$50
Employees
0
EIN
22-2995201
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lasell

Lasell University and Lasell Village, Inc. are supported by Lasell, which provides integral administrative services for their exempt functions.
Revenue
$63.5k
Assets
$0
Employees
N/A
EIN
86-1070319
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gordon College Foundation

The Gordon College Foundation supports the development activities of Gordon College, serving as a university or technological institute located in Wenham, MA.
Revenue
$189
Assets
$22.0k
Employees
N/A
EIN
22-2610484
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Aaup-Unh Chapter

Aaup-Unh Chapter protects and promotes the interests of labor in connection with employment through various programs.
Revenue
$327.7k
Assets
$355.7k
Employees
2
EIN
02-0441929
IRS type
501(c)(5)

Sena Institute of Technology Foundation

Boston-based foundation supporting research and educational activities, including documenting indigenous plants/marine/insects in Ghana and fostering experimentation through international programs.
Revenue
$69.8k
Assets
$77.7k
Employees
N/A
EIN
83-3023837
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Catholic Institute of Technology

Catholic Institute of Technology is an university in Cambridge, MA that was founded in 2024.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
93-3926128
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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