SAT Scores Trends at UMass - Boston

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of University of Massachusetts-Boston is 1141, and current year SAT score is 1190

The SAT score have been increased 135 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at UMass - Boston. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at UMass - Boston. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are around national average at UMass - Boston.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores UMass - Boston by SAT score range 1090-1190, 1140-1240, and 1190-1290.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1190 at UMass - Boston. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1034 (25^th percentile) and 1246 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UMass - Boston.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at University of Massachusetts-Boston since 2015.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	950	1,055	1,160	480	535	590	470	520	570
2016-17	960	1,070	1,180	490	545	600	470	525	580
2017-18	1,040	1,130	1,220	520	565	610	520	565	610
2018-19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-22	1,060	1,170	1,280	530	585	640	530	585	640
2022-23	1,080	1,190	1,300	540	590	650	540	600	650
2023-24	1,080	1,180	1,290	540	590	640	540	590	650
2024-25	1,070	1,190	1,290	530	590	640	540	600	650
Average	1034	1141	1246	519	571	624	516	569	621

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

University of Massachusetts-Boston SAT Score Trends Chart

University of Massachusetts-Boston SAT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Massachusetts-Boston SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 26 at UMass - Boston. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 23 (25^th percentile) and 28 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are around national average at UMass - Boston.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at University of Massachusetts-Boston since 2015.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2016-17	21	24	26	20	23	26	22	25	27
2017-18	21	24	26	21	25	29	21	24	26
2021-22	24	27	30	24	29	34	22	25	28
2022-23	24	27	29	22	28	31	22	26	28
2023-24	24	27	30	24	28	31	22	26	28
2024-25	22	26	29	22	27	31	19	24	26
Average	23	26	28	22	27	30	21	25	27

University of Massachusetts-Boston ACT Score Trends Chart

University of Massachusetts-Boston ACT Math Score Trends Chart

University of Massachusetts-Boston ACT English Trends Chart

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares University of Massachusetts-Boston' SAT score to similar schools.

	2024	2025	Change %
University of Massachusetts-Boston	1180	1190	0.85%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	1420	1390	2.16%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	1280	1250	2.40%
Bridgewater State University	1170	1130	3.54%
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	1170	1150	1.74%
Salem State University	-	1090	-100.00%

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