Every college in Massachusetts

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Colleges listed

that report an SAT range

3.6%

Most selective

Harvard University

23,671

Largest

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Require the SAT

the rest are test-optional or test-flexible

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Colleges in Massachusetts with SAT ranges

Below range	Cambridge	Private	3.6%	1,647	15101580	Yes	$19,066
Below range	Cambridge	Private	4.5%	1,102	15201580	Yes	$20,111
Below range	Boston	Private	5.2%	2,759	14401540	No	$30,915
Below range	Williamstown	Private	8.3%	547	14901570	No	$17,716
Below range	Amherst	Private	9.0%	480	14901580	No	$23,367
Below range	Boston	Private	11%	3,268	14201530	No	$24,402
Below range	Medford	Private	11%	1,801	14701560	No	$39,998
Below range	Wellesley	Private	14%	583	14601560	No	$25,496
Below range	Chestnut Hill	Private	16%	2,501	14401540	No	$41,704
Below range	Wellesley	Private	17%	625	13901530	No	$40,514
Below range	Worcester	Private	18%	835	12401410	No	$38,782
Below range	Northampton	Private	21%	645	14201540	No	$27,579
Below range	Needham	Private	25%	110	14931558	No	$25,171
Below range	South Hadley	Private	36%	512	13801530	No	$26,441
Below range	Worcester	Private	40%	486	12881460	No	$28,714
Below range	Waltham	Private	41%	735	13901520	No	$35,736
Below range	Waltham	Private	45%	1,056	12801430	No	$37,930
Below range	Boston	Private	51%	828	12701420	No	$49,180
Below range	Amherst	Public	60%	5,388	13101500	No	$22,383
Below range	Norton	Private	68%	511	12201390	No	$29,822
Within range	Boston	Private	69%	20	11401310	Yes	—
Within range	Wenham	Private	69%	353	11301355	No	$24,883
Below range	Boston	Private	70%	361	12201390	No	$25,265
Within range	Beverly	Private	71%	836	11931340	No	$40,654
Within range	Springfield	Private	72%	448	10801330	No	$30,587
Within range	Boston	Private	76%	516	11701340	No	$26,706
Within range	Dudley	Private	81%	336	10281236	No	$33,036
Above range	Newton	Private	81%	341	10301158	No	$27,511
Within range	Boston	Private	82%	923	10901300	No	$29,618
Within range	Lowell	Public	83%	2,068	11801370	No	$17,163
Within range	Springfield	Private	83%	790	10901300	No	$27,290
Within range	Framingham	Public	84%	587	11001280	No	$16,114
Within range	Boston	Public	84%	2,187	10701290	No	$17,707
Within range	Longmeadow	Private	85%	139	10101210	No	$14,271
Within range	Boston	Private	85%	673	11601416	No	$39,545
Within range	Fitchburg	Public	87%	539	10601230	No	$14,262
Within range	Milton	Private	88%	535	10501230	No	$29,207
Within range	Bridgewater	Public	88%	1,551	10601263	No	$16,383
Within range	Worcester	Public	88%	756	10261283	No	$13,381
Within range	North Dartmouth	Public	91%	1,303	10501270	No	$20,927
Within range	Boston	Private	91%	1,084	11101320	No	$34,170

41 of 41 colleges.

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Below range
Cambridge3.6% admitted1,647 first-years7,601 undergrads$19,066
15101580
Below range
Cambridge4.5% admitted1,102 first-years4,535 undergrads$20,111
15201580
Below range
Boston5.2% admitted2,759 first-years17,326 undergrads$30,915
14401540
Below range
Williamstown8.3% admitted547 first-years2,076 undergrads$17,716
14901570
Below range
Amherst9.0% admitted480 first-years1,911 undergrads$23,367
14901580
Below range
Boston11% admitted3,268 first-years18,248 undergrads$24,402
14201530
Below range
Medford11% admitted1,801 first-years7,061 undergrads$39,998
14701560
Below range
Wellesley14% admitted583 first-years2,300 undergrads$25,496
14601560
Below range
Chestnut Hill16% admitted2,501 first-years10,085 undergrads$41,704
14401540
Below range
Wellesley17% admitted625 first-years2,728 undergrads$40,514
13901530
Below range
Worcester18% admitted835 first-years3,106 undergrads$38,782
12401410
Below range
Northampton21% admitted645 first-years2,544 undergrads$27,579
14201540
Below range
Needham25% admitted110 first-years377 undergrads$25,171
14931558
Below range
South Hadley36% admitted512 first-years2,169 undergrads$26,441
13801530
Below range
Worcester40% admitted486 first-years2,214 undergrads$28,714
12881460
Below range
Waltham41% admitted735 first-years3,618 undergrads$35,736
13901520
Below range
Waltham45% admitted1,056 first-years4,474 undergrads$37,930
12801430
Below range
Boston51% admitted828 first-years3,870 undergrads$49,180
12701420
Below range
Amherst60% admitted5,388 first-years23,671 undergrads$22,383
13101500
Below range
Norton68% admitted511 first-years1,773 undergrads$29,822
12201390
Within range
Boston69% admitted20 first-years57 undergrads
11401310
Within range
Wenham69% admitted353 first-years1,278 undergrads$24,883
11301355
Below range
Boston70% admitted361 first-years1,670 undergrads$25,265
12201390
Within range
Beverly71% admitted836 first-years3,125 undergrads$40,654
11931340
Within range
Springfield72% admitted448 first-years1,751 undergrads$30,587
10801330
Within range
Boston76% admitted516 first-years1,854 undergrads$26,706
11701340
Within range
Dudley81% admitted336 first-years1,163 undergrads$33,036
10281236
Above range
Newton81% admitted341 first-years1,226 undergrads$27,511
10301158
Within range
Boston82% admitted923 first-years4,268 undergrads$29,618
10901300
Within range
Lowell83% admitted2,068 first-years11,434 undergrads$17,163
11801370
Within range
Springfield83% admitted790 first-years2,603 undergrads$27,290
10901300
Within range
Framingham84% admitted587 first-years2,566 undergrads$16,114
11001280
Within range
Boston84% admitted2,187 first-years11,512 undergrads$17,707
10701290
Within range
Longmeadow85% admitted139 first-years1,108 undergrads$14,271
10101210
Within range
Boston85% admitted673 first-years3,451 undergrads$39,545
11601416
Within range
Fitchburg87% admitted539 first-years2,752 undergrads$14,262
10601230
Within range
Milton88% admitted535 first-years1,780 undergrads$29,207
10501230
Within range
Bridgewater88% admitted1,551 first-years7,829 undergrads$16,383
10601263
Within range
Worcester88% admitted756 first-years3,930 undergrads$13,381
10261283
Within range
North Dartmouth91% admitted1,303 first-years5,221 undergrads$20,927
10501270
Within range
Boston91% admitted1,084 first-years3,747 undergrads$34,170
11101320

41 of 41 colleges.

How to read a college's SAT range

Enrolled, not admitted. The middle 50% counts students who showed up in the fall, so it can run a little below the admitted range.
Totals are section sums. The Scorecard publishes section ranges; the true total-score 25th percentile is usually a bit higher.
Test-optional skews high. Only students who sent scores are counted — read the range as the bar for a score worth sending.
Under ~15% admitted changes the question. There, SAT position alone doesn't predict admission.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026. SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students (Fall 2024 entering class, IPEDS). Total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Applicant counts and year-over-year trends come from the NCES IPEDS Admissions survey; schools report about eighteen months after they admit a class, so the newest complete year is not the current cycle. Ranked lists cover schools with at least 1,000 undergraduates — and, for the trend lists, at least 1,000 applicants in both years — because below those floors one strong year reads as a huge swing. First-year class sizes are the entering class from the IPEDS Admissions survey; undergraduates are total enrollment.