These are the best colleges in Massachusetts, according to Niche

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology took first place as both the best college in Massachusetts and in the U.S., according to newly released Niche rankings .

"We built Niche to help students and families cut through the noise and make informed choices," Luke Skurman, founder and CEO of Niche said in a statement. "Our rankings are designed to reflect not just data, but the real voices and lived experiences of students across the country. That blend of insight is what makes Niche unique. We're giving students the clarity to identify the colleges where they see themselves belonging and succeeding."

The rankings from Niche are based on academic, admissions, financial and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation, in addition to millions of reviews from students and alumni, according to Niche.

Here are the rankings for Massachusetts:

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2. Harvard University

3. Boston University

4. Northeastern University

5. Williams College

6. Amherst College

7. Boston College

8. Tufts University

9. Wellesley College

10. Babson College

11. Smith College

12. University of Massachusetts Amherst

13. College of the Holy Cross

14. Mount Holyoke College

15. Brandeis University

The rest of the rankings can be found here .

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In a separate ranking, Harvard University took fourth place nationally. Yale University and Stanford University earned second and third places, following behind MIT.

Here are the rankings nationally:

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2. Yale University

3. Stanford University

4. Harvard University

5. Dartmouth College

6. Columbia University

7. Vanderbilt University

8. Princeton University

9. California Institute of Technology

10. Rice University

11. Brown University

12. University of Pennsylvania

13. Washington University in St. Louis

14. Duke University

15. Carnegie Mellon University

The rest of the rankings can be found here .

There are additional rankings that include best college athletics and best student life from Niche.

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