This State Profile from the Delta Cost Project presents data on key Delta metrics for public research, master's, bachelor's, and community college sectors in the state of Massachusetts. The data are limited to a five-year period, showing data for the most recent year, and the five-year change.

A report by the Chancellor of the Massachusetts State Board of Regents notes that the effectiveness of public higher education in the state depends upon the excellence of the individual colleges and universities. Five sections deal respectively with: context; governance and coordination (stressing the need to act as a system); a proposal for…