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.
SAT Score | Total | Public Colleges | Private 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.
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.
School Name | SAT Average Score | |
---|---|---|
2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | |
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 |
Average | 1,291 +28 (2.26%) |
1,263 |