For the 2024 Massachusetts admission, a total of 10,835 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 2,928 students submitted the ACT scores.

The average SAT score of Massachusetts colleges is 1,302 and the ACT score is 30. The Massachusetts's average SAT score increased by 39 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,263.

Among Massachusetts colleges, Harvard University has the highest SAT score of 1,550.

Average SAT Scores for Massachusetts Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in Massachusetts. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for Massachusetts Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Harvard University1,550
20
353.00%
-0.24%
84.02%
1.06%
Williams College1,5303410.00%
1.50%
46.99%
2.67%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering1,530
-5
3521.98%
2.84%
49.02%
3.57%
Tufts University1,510
15
3410.00%
0.31%
50.00%
-0.13%
Wellesley College1,510
40
34
1
14.00%
0.43%
50.00%
-0.78%
Amherst College1,500
40
3310.00%
2.74%
38.96%
-4.32%
Northeastern University1,500
10
346.00%
-0.80%
50.00%
9.31%
Boston College1,490
15
3416.00%
-0.66%
41.00%
6.40%
Smith College1,480
30
3320.00%
-2.86%
32.98%
-4.26%
Boston University1,470
30
3311.00%
-3.37%
36.00%
4.68%
Brandeis University1,470
20
3335.00%
-4.41%
22.01%
-3.22%
Babson College1,440
35
31
-1
20.00%
-2.35%
40.03%
1.44%
Mount Holyoke College1,420
15
32
-1
37.99%
-1.77%
29.98%
2.03%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst1,390
35
3158.00%
-5.52%
18.00%
-1.36%
Emerson College1,340
40
31
1
47.00%
4.25%
18.99%
-0.37%
College of the Holy Cross1,340
10
3021.00%
-15.36%
44.98%
9.68%
Bentley University1,330
3
31
1
48.00%
-9.88%
22.00%
1.60%
Simmons University1,330
80
2966.00%
-10.46%
11.01%
-1.80%
Clark University1,320
9
31
2
42.00%
-8.32%
14.00%
-1.90%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)1,310
50
31
1
70.99%
-8.49%
16.00%
0.58%
Endicott College1,2602772.01%
-1.30%
22.00%
0.12%
Emmanuel College1,250
35
2981.00%
1.31%
11.00%
-1.32%
Gordon College1,250
-12
28
1
59.02%
-32.74%
22.01%
-2.76%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell1,250
-5
27
-2
85.00%
-0.95%
19.00%
0.61%
College of Our Lady of the Elms1,240
117
-88.00%
-2.91%
16.00%
2.36%
Western New England University1,230
26
26
-2
83.00%
-5.01%
13.00%
2.08%
Wentworth Institute of Technology1,220
-15
27
-1
85.00%
-7.31%
17.99%
1.71%
MCPHS University1,205
-35
2785.01%
-3.25%
13.00%
-2.09%
Lasell University1,190
-13
21
-6
81.99%
8.78%
12.00%
-3.14%
Suffolk University1,190
10
2685.00%
-1.79%
14.00%
-0.97%
University of Massachusetts-Boston1,180
10
2783.00%
2.24%
14.00%
-1.49%
Framingham State University1,150
67
-85.01%
-2.40%
14.01%
1.62%
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth1,150
5
24
1
92.00%
-3.52%
15.01%
-0.62%
Worcester State University1,145
33
-90.01%
2.35%
21.00%
1.68%
Bridgewater State University1,130
25
21
-3
89.00%
1.29%
21.00%
0.68%
Curry College1,130
6
-92.00%
4.48%
8.00%
-3.80%
Springfield College1,120
-95
-70.01%
-5.62%
19.01%
-0.70%
Fitchburg State University1,110
30
24
2
90.01%
3.95%
16.00%
-2.31%
Nichols College1,110
45
-88.00%
3.14%
17.98%
2.14%
Salem State University1,090-96.00%
3.34%
17.00%
-1.29%
Eastern Nazarene College1,035
-103
-58.96%
-2.96%
15.95%
-0.95%