Admission Statistics for Massachusetts Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2024-2025, 5,102,600 students have applied and among them 2,052,402 were admitted to Massachusetts colleges. 434,932 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.

The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Massachusetts colleges.

Applicants by State

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2024-2025)
Massachusetts Colleges
	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
Total	5,102,600	2,052,402	434,932
Public Schools	961,462	718,246	139,396
4 Years (Or High)	958,787	716,736	138,294
2-4 Years	0	0	0
Less Than 2 Years	2,675	1,510	1,102
Private Schools	4,141,138	1,334,156	295,536
4 Years (Or High)	4,140,028	1,333,204	294,850
2-4 Years	254	143	90
Less Than 2 Years	856	809	596

[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Massachusetts Colleges

40.22% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Massachusetts colleges is 40.22% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 74.70% and the average rate of private schools was 32.22%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Massachusetts colleges with comparable factors.

Acceptance Rate by State

Lowest Acceptance Rate

40.22% Acceptance Rate (2024-2025)
Massachusetts Colleges
	Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average	40.22%
Public Schools	74.70%
4 Years (Or High)	74.75%
2-4 Years	0.00%
Less Than 2 Years	56.45%
Private Schools	32.22%
4 Years (Or High)	32.20%
2-4 Years	56.30%
Less Than 2 Years	94.51%

[CHART#2] 40.22% Acceptance Rate for Massachusetts Colleges

21.19% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Massachusetts colleges was 21.19% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average admission yield was 19.41% and the average rate of private schools was 22.15%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Massachusetts colleges with comparable factors.

21.19% Yield (2024-2025)
Massachusetts Colleges
	Admission Yield
All Schools Average	21.19%
Public Schools	19.41%
4 Years (Or High)	19.29%
2-4 Years	0.00%
Less Than 2 Years	72.98%
Private Schools	22.15%
4 Years (Or High)	22.12%
2-4 Years	62.94%
Less Than 2 Years	73.67%

[CHART#3] 21.19% Yield for Massachusetts Colleges

1,329 SAT Score

The average SAT score of Massachusetts colleges is 1,329 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,214 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,358. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

SAT Score by State

Colleges by SAT Score

Highest SAT Score

1,329 SAT Score (2024-2025)
Massachusetts Colleges
		Total	Evidence-based Reading and Writing	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	1246	626	620
	50^th pctl.	1329	666	663
	75^th pctl.	1406	703	703
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	1107	563	544
	50^th pctl.	1214	614	599
	75^th pctl.	1311	661	650
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	1280	642	639
	50^th pctl.	1358	679	679
	75^th pctl.	1430	714	716

[CHART#4] 1,329 SAT Score for Massachusetts Colleges

31 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of Massachusetts colleges is 31 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 29 and private schools' average ACT score is 31. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

31 ACT Score (2024-2025)
Massachusetts Colleges
		Composite	English	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	29	29	27
	50^th pctl.	31	32	29
	75^th pctl.	33	34	32
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	26	25	24
	50^th pctl.	29	30	27
	75^th pctl.	31	33	30
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	30	30	27
	50^th pctl.	31	32	30
	75^th pctl.	33	34	32

[CHART#5] 31 ACT Score for Massachusetts Colleges