Colleges in Massachusetts That Accept a 28 ACT

A 28 ACT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted ACT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Massachusetts schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 28 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Bridgewater State University — Bridgewater, MA · 24 avg ACT
• University of Massachusetts-Boston — Boston, MA · 27 avg ACT
• University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth — North Dartmouth, MA · 23 avg ACT
• Worcester State University — Worcester, MA · 24 avg ACT
• Fitchburg State University — Fitchburg, MA · 22 avg ACT
• Westfield State University — Westfield, MA · 20 avg ACT
• Suffolk University — Boston, MA · 26 avg ACT
• Gordon College — Wenham, MA · 27 avg ACT
• Springfield College — Springfield, MA · 27 avg ACT
• Fisher College — Boston, MA · 20 avg ACT
• Lasell University — Newton, MA · 27 avg ACT
• MCPHS University — Boston, MA · 27 avg ACT
• Nichols College — Dudley, MA · 23 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 28 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Wentworth Institute of Technology — Boston, MA · 28 avg ACT
• Framingham State University — Framingham, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Clark University — Worcester, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Simmons University — Boston, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Emmanuel College — Boston, MA · 29 avg ACT
• University of Massachusetts-Lowell — Lowell, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Western New England University — Springfield, MA · 28 avg ACT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 28 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Wheaton College (Massachusetts) — Norton, MA · 30 avg ACT
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst — Amherst, MA · 31 avg ACT
• Babson College — Wellesley, MA · 32 avg ACT
• Bentley University — Waltham, MA · 30 avg ACT
• College of the Holy Cross — Worcester, MA · 30 avg ACT
• Emerson College — Boston, MA · 30 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 28 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Massachusetts That Accept a 28 ACT on PickACampus