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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 2023 Average SAT score Massachusetts colleges is 1,291. For public Massachusetts colleges, the average SAT score is 1,169 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,326.
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 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 6
85 to 99+
- 6
81 to 99+
1450 - 1500 3
78 to 85
- 3
72 to 81
1400 - 1450 4
68 to 78
- 4
59 to 72
1350 - 1400 4
59 to 68
1
89 to 99+
3
50 to 59
1300 - 1350 2
54 to 59
- 2
44 to 50
1250 - 1300 2
49 to 54
1
78 to 89
1
41 to 44
1200 - 1250 4
39 to 49
- 4
28 to 41
1150 - 1200 5
27 to 39
1
67 to 78
4
16 to 28
1100 - 1150 8
7 to 27
6
0 to 67
2
9 to 16
1050 - 1100 2
2 to 7
- 2
3 to 9
1000 - 1050 1
0 to 2
- 1
0 to 3
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
2022-20232021-2022
Harvard University
Private | Cambridge, MA
1,550
+20 (1.31%)
1,530
Williams College
Private | Williamstown, MA
1,530 -
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Private | Needham, MA
1,520
-15 (-0.98%)
1,535
Amherst College
Private | Amherst, MA
1,510
+50 (3.42%)
1,460
Tufts University
Private | Medford, MA
1,510
+15 (1.00%)
1,495
Northeastern University
Private | Boston, MA
1,500
+10 (0.67%)
1,490
Boston College
Private | Chestnut Hill, MA
1,490
+15 (1.02%)
1,475
Wellesley College
Private | Wellesley, MA
1,490
+20 (1.36%)
1,470
Brandeis University
Private | Waltham, MA
1,470
+20 (1.38%)
1,450
Babson College
Private | Wellesley, MA
1,440
+35 (2.49%)
1,405
Boston University
Private | Boston, MA
1,440
-
1,440
Smith College
Private | Northampton, MA
1,440
-10 (-0.69%)
1,450
Mount Holyoke College
Private | South Hadley, MA
1,430
+25 (1.78%)
1,405
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Public | Amherst, MA
1,370
+15 (1.11%)
1,355
Clark University
Private | Worcester, MA
1,360
+49 (3.74%)
1,311
Emerson College
Private | Boston, MA
1,360
+60 (4.62%)
1,300
College of the Holy Cross
Private | Worcester, MA
1,350
+20 (1.50%)
1,330
Bentley University
Private | Waltham, MA
1,340
+13 (0.98%)
1,327
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Private | Norton, MA
1,340
+80 (6.35%)
1,260
Simmons University
Private | Boston, MA
1,270
+20 (1.60%)
1,250
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Public | Lowell, MA
1,250
-5 (-0.40%)
1,255
Emmanuel College
Private | Boston, MA
1,230
+15 (1.23%)
1,215
MCPHS University
Private | Boston, MA
1,230
-10 (-0.81%)
1,240
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Private | Boston, MA
1,210
-25 (-2.02%)
1,235
Endicott College
Private | Beverly, MA
1,200 -
Gordon College
Private | Wenham, MA
1,190
-72 (-5.71%)
1,262
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Public | Boston, MA
1,190
+20 (1.71%)
1,170
Springfield College
Private | Springfield, MA
1,190
-25 (-2.06%)
1,215
Suffolk University
Private | Boston, MA
1,190
+10 (0.85%)
1,180
Western New England University
Private | Springfield, MA
1,190
-14 (-1.16%)
1,204
Lasell University
Private | Newton, MA
1,145
-58 (-4.82%)
1,203
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Private | Chicopee, MA
1,140
+17 (1.51%)
1,123
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Public | North Dartmouth, MA
1,140
-5 (-0.44%)
1,145
Worcester State University
Public | Worcester, MA
1,125
+13 (1.17%)
1,112
Fitchburg State University
Public | Fitchburg, MA
1,120
+40 (3.70%)
1,080
Bridgewater State University
Public | Bridgewater, MA
1,110
+5 (0.45%)
1,105
Salem State University
Public | Salem, MA
1,110 -
Framingham State University
Public | Framingham, MA
1,105
+22 (2.03%)
1,083
Bay Path University
Private | Longmeadow, MA
1,080
-32 (-2.88%)
1,112
Nichols College
Private | Dudley, MA
1,060
-5 (-0.47%)
1,065
Eastern Nazarene College
Private | Quincy, MA
1,035
-103 (-9.05%)
1,138
Average1,291
+28 (2.26%)
1,263