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Summary of Massachusetts Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Massachusetts, 41 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2025 Average SAT score Massachusetts colleges is 1,325. For public Massachusetts colleges, the average SAT score is 1,214 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,353.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 41 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of Massachusetts Colleges by 2025 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 8
80 to 99+
- 8
76 to 99+
1450 - 1500 6
66 to 80
- 6
58 to 76
1400 - 1450 1
63 to 66
1
88 to 99+
-
1350 - 1400 2
59 to 63
- 2
52 to 58
1300 - 1350 3
51 to 59
- 3
42 to 52
1250 - 1300 6
37 to 51
1
75 to 88
5
27 to 42
1200 - 1250 3
29 to 37
- 3
18 to 27
1150 - 1200 8
10 to 29
6
0 to 75
2
12 to 18
1100 - 1150 4
0 to 10
- 4
0 to 12
1050 - 1100 - - -
1000 - 1050 - - -
Below 1000 - - -

Massachusetts Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Massachusetts colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of Massachusetts Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Massachusetts colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
41 Massachusetts Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2024-20252023-2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Private | Cambridge, MA
1,560
+15 (0.97%)
1,545
Harvard University
Private | Cambridge, MA
1,550
+10 (0.65%)
1,540
Amherst College
Private | Amherst, MA
1,540
+85 (5.84%)
1,455
Williams College
Private | Williamstown, MA
1,540
+25 (1.65%)
1,515
Wellesley College
Private | Wellesley, MA
1,520
+25 (1.67%)
1,495
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Private | Needham, MA
1,520
-
1,520
Tufts University
Private | Medford, MA
1,510
+5 (0.33%)
1,505
Boston College
Private | Chestnut Hill, MA
1,500
+15 (1.01%)
1,485
Smith College
Private | Northampton, MA
1,490
+16 (1.09%)
1,474
Northeastern University
Private | Boston, MA
1,490
-15 (-1.00%)
1,505
Boston University
Private | Boston, MA
1,480
+20 (1.37%)
1,460
Brandeis University
Private | Waltham, MA
1,470
+10 (0.68%)
1,460
Mount Holyoke College
Private | South Hadley, MA
1,460
+35 (2.46%)
1,425
Babson College
Private | Wellesley, MA
1,460
+20 (1.39%)
1,440
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Public | Amherst, MA
1,420
+30 (2.16%)
1,390
Clark University
Private | Worcester, MA
1,358
+38 (2.88%)
1,320
Bentley University
Private | Waltham, MA
1,350
+20 (1.50%)
1,330
Emerson College
Private | Boston, MA
1,340
+10 (0.75%)
1,330
College of the Holy Cross
Private | Worcester, MA
1,340
+5 (0.37%)
1,335
Simmons University
Private | Boston, MA
1,310
-
1,310
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Private | Norton, MA
1,295
-20 (-1.52%)
1,315
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Public | Lowell, MA
1,280
+15 (1.19%)
1,265
Endicott College
Private | Beverly, MA
1,270
+20 (1.60%)
1,250
MCPHS University
Private | Boston, MA
1,255
+45 (3.72%)
1,210
Emmanuel College
Private | Boston, MA
1,250
-
1,250
Gordon College
Private | Wenham, MA
1,250
-19 (-1.50%)
1,269
Springfield College
Private | Springfield, MA
1,230
+65 (5.58%)
1,165
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Private | Boston, MA
1,220
-10 (-0.81%)
1,230
Suffolk University
Private | Boston, MA
1,210
+25 (2.11%)
1,185
Western New England University
Private | Springfield, MA
1,190
-30 (-2.46%)
1,220
Sattler College
Private | Boston, MA
1,190 -
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Public | Boston, MA
1,190
+5 (0.42%)
1,185
Framingham State University
Public | Framingham, MA
1,180
+17 (1.46%)
1,163
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Public | North Dartmouth, MA
1,170
+20 (1.74%)
1,150
Bridgewater State University
Public | Bridgewater, MA
1,170
+35 (3.08%)
1,135
Fitchburg State University
Public | Fitchburg, MA
1,150
+25 (2.22%)
1,125
Worcester State University
Public | Worcester, MA
1,150
+6 (0.52%)
1,144
Nichols College
Private | Dudley, MA
1,140
+45 (4.11%)
1,095
Curry College
Private | Milton, MA
1,125
-5 (-0.44%)
1,130
Bay Path University
Private | Longmeadow, MA
1,120 -
Lasell University
Private | Newton, MA
1,100
-73 (-6.22%)
1,173
Average1,325
+20 (1.51%)
1,306