Colleges in Massachusetts That Accept a 32 ACT

A 32 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 32 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Wheaton College (Massachusetts) — Norton, MA · 30 avg ACT
• Wentworth Institute of Technology — Boston, MA · 28 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
• 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
• Emerson College — Boston, MA · 30 avg ACT
• Clark University — Worcester, MA · 29 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 32 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Boston University — Boston, MA · 33 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

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 32 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Harvard University — Cambridge, MA · 35 avg ACT
• Tufts University — Medford, MA · 34 avg ACT
• Boston College — Chestnut Hill, MA · 34 avg ACT
• Northeastern University — Boston, MA · 34 avg ACT
• Franklin W Olin College of Engineering — Needham, MA · 35 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 32 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Massachusetts That Accept a 32 ACT on PickACampus