2025 SAT & ACT Scores Comparison between Massachusetts Colleges

The average SAT score of Massachusetts Colleges is 1,325 and the average ACT score is 31. Among Massachusetts Colleges, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score of 1,560 and Harvard University has the highest ACT score of 35.

The following table summarizes and compares the SAT and ACT scores for Massachusetts Colleges. The table only shows the 4-years Massachusetts colleges and excludes community colleges and trade schools. The SAT score is the summation of Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and Mathematics (MT). The ACT score is based on Composite score.

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SAT & ACT Scores Comparison between Massachusetts Colleges

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Massachusetts Colleges 2025 SAT & ACT Scores Comparison Table
School Name	Required to Apply	SAT Score			ACT Score
School Name	Required to Apply	25th pctl.	50th pctl. (median)	75th pctl.	25th pctl.	50th pctl. (median)	75th pctl.
American International CollegeSpringfield, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,540	1,580	33	34	35
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA	Considered, if submitted	-	-	-	-	-	-
Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,390	1,460	1,530	31	32	34
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,010	1,120	1,210	-	-	-
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,280	1,350	1,430	28	30	31
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,440	1,500	1,540	33	34	35
Boston UniversityBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,420	1,480	1,530	32	33	34
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,390	1,470	1,520	31	32	34
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,060	1,170	1,263	25	28	30
Cambridge CollegeBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,288	1,358	1,460	30	31	33
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA	Considered, if submitted	-	-	-	-	-	-
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,240	1,340	1,410	27	30	32
Curry CollegeMilton, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,050	1,125	1,230	-	-	-
Dean CollegeFranklin, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,270	1,340	1,420	29	31	32
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,170	1,250	1,340	-	-	-
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,193	1,270	1,340	25	28	30
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,060	1,150	1,230	-	-	-
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,100	1,180	1,280	-	-	-
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,493	1,520	1,558	-	-	-
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,130	1,250	1,355	25	28	31
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	Required	1,510	1,550	1,580	34	35	36
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lasell UniversityNewton, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,030	1,100	1,158	-	-	-
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,160	1,255	1,416	26	29	30
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA	Required	1,520	1,560	1,580	34	35	36
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,380	1,460	1,530	32	33	35
Nichols CollegeDudley, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,028	1,140	1,236	-	-	-
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,440	1,490	1,540	33	34	35
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Regis CollegeWeston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sattler CollegeBoston, MA	Required	1,140	1,190	1,310	-	-	-
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,220	1,310	1,390	26	29	34
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,420	1,490	1,540	32	34	35
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,080	1,230	1,330	27	29	29
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,090	1,210	1,300	24	26	28
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thomas Aquinas College - New EnglandNorthfield, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,470	1,510	1,560	33	34	35
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,310	1,420	1,500	30	32	33
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,070	1,190	1,290	22	26	29
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,050	1,170	1,270	26	28	30
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,180	1,280	1,370	25	29	32
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,460	1,520	1,560	33	34	35
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,110	1,220	1,320	27	28	31
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,090	1,190	1,300	21	25	28
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA	Considered, if submitted	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,220	1,295	1,390	29	31	33
William James CollegeNewton, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,490	1,540	1,570	34	34	35
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA	Not considered	-	-	-	-	-	-
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA	Considered, if submitted	1,026	1,150	1,283	-	-	-
Average		1,243	1,325	1,404	29	31	33

Massachusetts Colleges with Highest Test Scores

Colleges with Highest SAT Score

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1,560
Harvard University 1,550
Amherst College 1,540
Williams College 1,540
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering 1,520

Colleges with Highest ACT Score

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 35
Harvard University 35
Amherst College 34
Williams College 34
Wellesley College 34