Admission Statistics for Massachusetts Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 3,655,740 students have applied and among them 1,516,295 were admitted to Massachusetts Colleges. 328,550 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 (2022-2023)
Massachusetts Colleges
	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
Total	3,655,740	1,516,295	328,550
Public Schools	688,440	510,464	104,654
4 Years (Or High)	686,800	509,570	103,920
2-4 Years	0	0	0
Less Than 2 Years	1,640	894	734
Private Schools	2,967,300	1,005,831	223,896
4 Years (Or High)	2,966,254	1,004,905	223,230
2-4 Years	190	117	70
Less Than 2 Years	856	809	596

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

41.48% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Massachusetts Colleges is 41.48% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 74.15% and the average rate of private schools was 33.90%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Massachusetts Colleges with comparable factors.

Acceptance Rate by State

Lowest Acceptance Rate

41.48% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Massachusetts Colleges
	Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average	41.48%
Public Schools	74.15%
4 Years (Or High)	74.19%
2-4 Years	0.00%
Less Than 2 Years	54.51%
Private Schools	33.90%
4 Years (Or High)	33.88%
2-4 Years	61.58%
Less Than 2 Years	94.51%

[CHART#2] 41.48% Acceptance Rate for Massachusetts Colleges

21.67% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Massachusetts Colleges was 21.67% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 20.50% and the average rate of private schools was 22.26%. 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.

21.67% Yield (2022-2023)
Massachusetts Colleges
	Admission Yield
All Schools Average	21.67%
Public Schools	20.50%
4 Years (Or High)	20.39%
2-4 Years	0.00%
Less Than 2 Years	82.10%
Private Schools	22.26%
4 Years (Or High)	22.21%
2-4 Years	59.83%
Less Than 2 Years	73.67%

[CHART#3] 21.67% Yield for Massachusetts Colleges

1,298 SAT Score

The average SAT score of Massachusetts Colleges is 1,298 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,169 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,333. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.

SAT Score by State

Colleges by SAT Score

Highest SAT Score

1,298 SAT Score (2022-2023)
Massachusetts Colleges
		Total	Evidence-based Reading and Writing	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	1211	605	606
	50^th pctl.	1298	648	650
	75^th pctl.	1384	690	693
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	1066	534	531
	50^th pctl.	1169	591	578
	75^th pctl.	1272	641	631
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	1251	624	627
	50^th pctl.	1333	663	670
	75^th pctl.	1414	704	710

[CHART#4] 1,298 SAT Score for Massachusetts Colleges

30 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of Massachusetts Colleges is 30 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 27 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 2022-2023.

30 ACT Score (2022-2023)
Massachusetts Colleges
		Composite	English	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	28	29	26
	50^th pctl.	30	31	29
	75^th pctl.	32	33	31
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	23	24	22
	50^th pctl.	27	28	26
	75^th pctl.	29	31	28
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	29	30	28
	50^th pctl.	31	32	30
	75^th pctl.	33	33	32

[CHART#5] 30 ACT Score for Massachusetts Colleges