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Private Colleges in Massachusetts, Ranked by Acceptance Rate

Massachusetts has 33 private colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is Harvard University at 4%; the most accessible is American International College at 100%, and the median private college in the state admits 50%. 12 schools admit 30% of applicants or fewer. Private colleges set their own aid policies, so the sticker price on this list says little about what a family actually pays; the acceptance rate says a lot about where to apply.

Schools
33
Median acceptance
50%
Most selective
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 Private 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 20 of the 32 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
College3.3 GPA1150 SAT3.7 GPA1300 SAT4.0 GPA1500 SAT
Harvard Universityadmits 4%4%Reach6%Reach8%Reach
Northeastern Universityadmits 5%5%Reach7%Reach11%Reach
Massachusetts Institute of Technologyadmits 5%5%Reach7%Reach10%Reach
Williams Collegeadmits 8%7%Reach10%Reach16%Reach
Amherst Collegeadmits 9%8%Reach11%Reach18%Reach
Boston Universityadmits 11%9%Reach13%Reach23%Reach
Tufts Universityadmits 11%9%Reach13%Reach22%Reach
Wellesley Collegeadmits 14%11%Reach16%Reach28%Target
Boston Collegeadmits 16%12%Reach17%Reach32%Target
Babson Collegeadmits 17%12%Reach22%Reach39%Target
College of the Holy Crossadmits 18%13%Reach24%Reach42%Target
Smith Collegeadmits 21%14%Reach26%Target47%Likely
Mount Holyoke Collegeadmits 36%25%Target55%Likely82%Safety
Clark Universityadmits 40%43%Target76%Safety87%Safety
Brandeis Universityadmits 41%27%Target57%Likely87%Safety
Bentley Universityadmits 45%36%Target75%Safety93%Safety
Anna Maria Collegeadmits 50%60%Likely91%Safety96%Safety
Emerson Collegeadmits 51%61%Likely91%Safety96%Safety
Worcester Polytechnic Instituteadmits 60%55%Likely90%Safety98%Safety
Stonehill Collegeadmits 66%85%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Wheaton College (MA)admits 68%88%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Gordon Collegeadmits 69%89%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Merrimack Collegeadmits 70%93%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Endicott Collegeadmits 71%93%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Fisher Collegeadmits 71%97%Safety98%Safety98%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)
Springfield Collegeadmits 72%94%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Emmanuel College (MA)admits 76%96%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Nichols Collegeadmits 81%98%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Suffolk Universityadmits 82%98%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Assumption Universityadmits 83%98%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Curry Collegeadmits 88%98%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
American International Collegeadmits 100%98%Safety98%Safety98%Safety

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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.