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Highest SAT colleges in Massachusetts

42 colleges ranked by average SAT

These 42 highest-scoring colleges in Massachusetts, ranked by average SAT, run from 1,035 at Eastern Nazarene College to 1,553 at Harvard University. 9 are public and 33 are private.

#CollegeTypeAvg SATAcceptanceNet price / yr
1Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Private1,5533%$16,816
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Private1,5535%$19,813
3Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA
Private1,54022%$20,575
4Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Private1,52710%$14,852
5Tufts University
Medford, MA
Private1,51310%$35,435
6Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Private1,51314%$25,008
7Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Private1,5056%$32,116
8Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Private1,50116%$39,866
9Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Private1,49410%$18,246
10Smith College
Northampton, MA
Private1,48020%$26,181
11Boston University
Boston, MA
Private1,47311%$26,996
12Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Private1,47335%$33,885
13Babson College
Wellesley, MA
Private1,43520%$38,876
14Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
Private1,42238%$29,562
15University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
Public1,39358%$23,691
16Emerson College
Boston, MA
Private1,35947%$46,766
17College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Private1,35421%$36,868
18Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Private1,34048%$38,787
19Clark University
Worcester, MA
Private1,33942%$27,711
20Simmons University
Boston, MA
Private1,33266%$27,313
21Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, MA
Private1,32171%$30,934
22Gordon College
Wenham, MA
Private1,26859%$24,817
23Emmanuel College
Boston, MA
Private1,26381%$31,569
24Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Private1,26372%$39,324
25University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
Public1,25385%$18,627
26College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, MA
Private1,24088%$21,436
27Western New England University
Springfield, MA
Private1,23183%$31,170
28Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
Private1,22685%$34,170
29MCPHS University
Boston, MA
Private1,21685%$35,084
30Suffolk University
Boston, MA
Private1,19785%$30,031
31University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA
Public1,18883%$18,282
32Lasell University
Newton, MA
Private1,15982%$24,944
33University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA
Public1,15292%$20,605
34Framingham State University
Framingham, MA
Public1,15085%$16,698
35Worcester State University
Worcester, MA
Public1,14590%$14,738
36Curry College
Milton, MA
Private1,13092%$29,504
37Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA
Public1,12789%$17,970
38Springfield College
Springfield, MA
Private1,12070%$29,187
39Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA
Public1,11490%$15,432
40Nichols College
Dudley, MA
Private1,11088%$31,065
41Salem State University
Salem, MA
Public1,09096%$18,441
42Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA
Private1,03559%$17,733

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