Acceptance Rate
41.61%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
22.6%
Applicants
590,354
Admitted
245,646
Enrolled
55,518
Applying To Massachusetts Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 41.61% at Massachusetts colleges and universities where total 590,354 students have applied and 245,646 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $56.06 and the graduate application fees is $64.92. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to Massachusetts colleges.
Open Admission Policy | 65 out of 173 schools |
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Average Undergraduate Application Fees | $ 56.06 |
Average Graduate Application Fees | $ 64.92 |
Average Acceptance Rate | 41.61% |
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 22.6% |
Average Test Scores | 1,220 SAT / 80 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For academic year 2020-2021, total 590,354 students (261,196 men and 329,099 women) applied to and 245,646 (103,893 men and 141,734 women) students were accepted to admit Massachusetts Colleges. Among them, 25,051 men and 30,466 women were enrolled into Massachusetts schools. The average acceptance rate is 41.61% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 22.60%. The table below shows the Massachusetts colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
Total | Men | Women | |
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Applicants | 590,354 | 261,196 | 329,099 |
Admitted | 245,646 | 103,893 | 141,734 |
Enrolled | 55,518 | 25,051 | 30,466 |
Acceptance Rate | 41.61% | 39.78% | 43.07% |
Enrollment Ratio | 22.60% | 24.11% | 21.50% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
For Massachusetts college, 30,638 students (72.29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 9,089 students (21.12%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,307 and 25th percentile score is 1,133. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 88 and 25th percentile score is 72. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Massachusetts colleges and universities.
25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 563.24 | 647.44 |
SAT Math | 569.51 | 659.10 |
ACT Composite | 23.61 | 28.54 |
ACT Math | 23.10 | 29.07 |
ACT English | 25.03 | 30.57 |
Calendar System and Accepted Credits
In Massachusetts State, 103 schools use semester calendar systems and 0 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.
Next table describes credits that Massachusetts colleges and universities are accepting for their students
Application Requirements
51 Massachusetts schools require High School GPA and 74 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 29 Massachusetts colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to Massachusetts colleges.
Required | Recommended | |
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High School GPA | 51 | 16 |
High School Rank | 3 | 29 |
High School Record (or Transcript) | 74 | 2 |
Completion of College Preparatory Program | 39 | 22 |
Recommendations | 59 | 9 |
Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 10 | 12 |
Admission Test Scores | 29 | 6 |
TOEFL | 58 | 9 |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 9 | 3 |
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