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.
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-.
