Most selective colleges in Massachusetts
Ranked by how few applicants they admit. Every one of these is a reach for every applicant, whatever the numbers say.
13 colleges
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA4% admit1510–1580 SATRequired
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA5% admit1520–1580 SAT
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA5% admit1440–1540 SAToptional
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA8% admit1490–1570 SAToptional
- Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA9% admit1490–1580 SAToptional
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA11% admit1420–1530 SAToptional
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA11% admit1470–1560 SAToptional
- Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA14% admit1460–1560 SATRequired
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA16% admit1440–1540 SAToptional
- Babson CollegeWellesley, MA17% admit1390–1530 SAToptional
- College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA18% admit1240–1410 SAToptional
- Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA21% admit1420–1540 SAToptional
- Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA25% admit1493–1558 SATRequired
Acceptance rate and cost from U.S. Department of Education reporting; admitted SAT, ACT and GPA from each college’s Common Data Set where it publishes one. Every name links to that school’s full read.
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From published federal reporting and each college's own Common Data Set, filtered and sorted on the number the list is about. It is not a ranking and there is no editorial judgment in the order.
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