Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 36 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Harvard University (4%), Northeastern University (5%), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (5%). 12 schools admit a quarter of applicants or fewer, the median Massachusetts college admits 55%, and 3 are public against 33 private. At the other end, American International College admits 100%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.

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55%

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Harvard University

4% acceptance

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Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.

Which of the Hardest Colleges in Massachusetts can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 23 of the 35 colleges here, including Mount Holyoke College, Clark University and Brandeis University. 1 more is a Target (25 to 44%), such as Smith College. The other 11 are Reach. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT
College	3.3 GPA1150 SAT	3.7 GPA1300 SAT	4.0 GPA1500 SAT
Harvard Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Northeastern Universityadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	11%Reach
Massachusetts Institute of Technologyadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
Williams Collegeadmits 8%	7%Reach	10%Reach	16%Reach
Amherst Collegeadmits 9%	8%Reach	11%Reach	18%Reach
Boston Universityadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	23%Reach
Tufts Universityadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	22%Reach
Wellesley Collegeadmits 14%	11%Reach	16%Reach	28%Target
Boston Collegeadmits 16%	12%Reach	17%Reach	32%Target
Babson Collegeadmits 17%	12%Reach	22%Reach	39%Target
College of the Holy Crossadmits 18%	13%Reach	24%Reach	42%Target
Smith Collegeadmits 21%	14%Reach	26%Target	47%Likely
Mount Holyoke Collegeadmits 36%	25%Target	55%Likely	82%Safety
Clark Universityadmits 40%	43%Target	76%Safety	87%Safety
Brandeis Universityadmits 41%	27%Target	57%Likely	87%Safety
Bentley Universityadmits 45%	36%Target	75%Safety	93%Safety
Anna Maria Collegeadmits 50%	60%Likely	91%Safety	96%Safety
Emerson Collegeadmits 51%	61%Likely	91%Safety	96%Safety
University of Massachusetts Amherstadmits 60%	58%Likely	93%Safety	98%Safety
Worcester Polytechnic Instituteadmits 60%	55%Likely	90%Safety	98%Safety
Stonehill Collegeadmits 66%	85%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Wheaton College (MA)admits 68%	88%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Gordon Collegeadmits 69%	89%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Merrimack Collegeadmits 70%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Endicott Collegeadmits 71%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT (continued)
Fisher Collegeadmits 71%	97%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Springfield Collegeadmits 72%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Emmanuel College (MA)admits 76%	96%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Nichols Collegeadmits 81%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Suffolk Universityadmits 82%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
UMass Lowelladmits 83%	97%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Assumption Universityadmits 83%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Bridgewater State Universityadmits 88%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Curry Collegeadmits 88%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
American International Collegeadmits 100%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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