For the 2025 Massachusetts college admission cycle, a total of 10,805 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 3,023 students submitted ACT scores to Massachusetts colleges.
The average SAT score for Massachusetts colleges is 1,325 and the average ACT composite score is 31. Compared to the previous year, the Massachusetts's average SAT score increased by 17 points from 1,308 to 1,325, representing a 1.3% change. The average ACT score increased by 1 points, from 30 to 31.
The average acceptance rate for Massachusetts colleges with available SAT data is 31.81% with a yield rate of 21.25%. This represents a 5.18 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.
Among Massachusetts colleges, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score of 1,560.
The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in Massachusetts. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1,560 10 | 35 | 4.55% -0.19% | 85.83% 0.19% |
| Harvard University | 1,550 | 35 | 3.65% 0.20% | 83.60% -0.12% |
| Amherst College | 1,540 40 | 34 1 | 9.01% -0.81% | 38.77% -0.27% |
| Williams College | 1,540 10 | 34 | 8.25% -1.74% | 43.00% -4.25% |
| Wellesley College | 1,520 10 | 34 | 14.05% 0.14% | 47.63% -2.72% |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 1,520 -10 | - | 25.20% 3.54% | 43.65% -5.11% |
| Tufts University | 1,510 | 34 | 11.49% 1.36% | 45.51% -4.98% |
| Boston College | 1,500 10 | 34 | 16.43% 0.78% | 43.46% 2.10% |
| Northeastern University | 1,490 -10 | 34 | 5.22% -0.43% | 53.75% 3.48% |
| Smith College | 1,490 10 | 34 1 | 21.00% 1.27% | 35.44% 2.11% |
| Boston University | 1,480 10 | 33 | 11.11% 0.26% | 37.35% 1.34% |
| Brandeis University | 1,470 | 32 -1 | 40.50% 5.19% | 17.35% -4.36% |
| Babson College | 1,460 20 | 32 1 | 17.09% -2.65% | 38.99% -0.68% |
| Mount Holyoke College | 1,460 40 | 33 1 | 36.03% -2.26% | 27.19% -3.29% |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 1,420 30 | 32 1 | 59.73% 1.96% | 17.95% -0.20% |
| Clark University | 1,358 38 | 31 | 39.54% -2.13% | 10.73% -3.34% |
| Bentley University | 1,350 20 | 30 -1 | 45.05% -3.39% | 21.29% -0.77% |
| Emerson College | 1,340 | 31 | 51.31% 3.83% | 15.55% -3.38% |
| College of the Holy Cross | 1,340 | 30 | 17.61% -3.49% | 49.55% 4.55% |
| Simmons University | 1,310 -20 | 29 | 69.98% 3.98% | 10.81% -0.48% |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 1,295 -15 | 31 | 67.73% -3.60% | 12.93% -2.63% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 1,280 30 | 29 2 | 83.04% -2.20% | 18.07% -1.28% |
| Endicott College | 1,270 10 | 28 1 | 71.21% -1.08% | 21.26% -1.15% |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 1,255 50 | 29 2 | 85.21% | 13.14% 0.06% |
| Emmanuel College | 1,250 | - | 75.65% -4.95% | 11.18% -0.04% |
| Gordon College | 1,250 | 28 | 69.23% 10.45% | 21.55% -0.02% |
| Springfield College | 1,230 110 | 29 | 71.89% 1.66% | 18.98% 0.23% |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 1,220 | 28 1 | 91.21% 5.84% | 19.86% 2.07% |
| Suffolk University | 1,210 20 | 26 | 82.33% -2.41% | 10.88% -3.30% |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | 1,190 10 | 26 -1 | 83.78% 0.82% | 12.28% -1.91% |
| Western New England University | 1,190 -40 | 25 -1 | 83.48% 0.22% | 12.51% -0.93% |
| Sattler College | 1,190 | - | 69.05% | 68.97% |
| Framingham State University | 1,180 30 | - | 83.61% -1.26% | 15.49% 1.95% |
| Bridgewater State University | 1,170 40 | 28 7 | 87.81% -1.38% | 19.42% -1.10% |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 1,170 20 | 28 4 | 90.64% -1.52% | 13.47% -1.77% |
| Fitchburg State University | 1,150 40 | - | 86.93% -3.01% | 13.53% -2.08% |
| Worcester State University | 1,150 5 | - | 87.99% -1.87% | 16.66% -4.66% |
| Nichols College | 1,140 30 | - | 80.84% -7.30% | 18.10% 0.25% |
| Curry College | 1,125 -5 | - | 87.65% -4.40% | 11.49% 3.24% |
| Bay Path University | 1,120 | - | 85.20% 11.70% | 15.58% -0.05% |
| Lasell University | 1,100 -90 | - | 81.22% -1.03% | 13.73% 1.25% |