Colleges in Massachusetts That Accept a 30 ACT

A 30 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 30 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Wentworth Institute of Technology — Boston, MA · 28 avg ACT
• Bridgewater State University — Bridgewater, MA · 24 avg ACT
• University of Massachusetts-Boston — Boston, MA · 27 avg ACT
• Framingham State University — Framingham, MA · 29 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
• Clark University — Worcester, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Gordon College — Wenham, MA · 27 avg ACT
• Simmons University — Boston, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Springfield College — Springfield, MA · 27 avg ACT
• Fisher College — Boston, MA · 20 avg ACT
• Emmanuel College — Boston, MA · 29 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 30 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Wheaton College (Massachusetts) — Norton, MA · 30 avg ACT
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst — Amherst, MA · 31 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

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 30 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Tufts University — Medford, MA · 34 avg ACT
• Boston College — Chestnut Hill, MA · 34 avg ACT
• Boston University — Boston, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Northeastern University — Boston, MA · 34 avg ACT
• Amherst College — Amherst, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Wellesley College — Wellesley, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Babson College — Wellesley, MA · 32 avg ACT
• Smith College — Northampton, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Mount Holyoke College — South Hadley, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Brandeis University — Waltham, MA · 33 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 30 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Massachusetts That Accept a 30 ACT on PickACampus