Boston has many private universities.
The area 's many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education , including law , medicine , engineering , and business , and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation and entrepreneurship , with nearly 2,000 startups .	colleges and universities	List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston	higher education	higher education	law	law	medicine	medicine	engineering	engineering	business	business	innovation	innovation	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship
Of these , 51 are non-profit organizations while 3 are for-profit businesses , and 49 are private ventures while 5 are public institutions -LRB- 4 are run by the state of Massachusetts and 1 is operated by the city of Quincy -RRB- .	1	U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts	for-profit	For-profit school	private	Private university	public	Public university	state	U.S. State	Massachusetts	Massachusetts	city	city	Quincy	Quincy, Massachusetts
