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.

• Bentley University — Waltham, MA · 30 avg ACT
• College of the Holy Cross — Worcester, MA · 30 avg ACT
• MCPHS University — Boston, MA · 27 avg ACT
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst — Amherst, MA · 31 avg ACT
• Wentworth Institute of Technology — Boston, MA · 28 avg ACT
• Emerson College — Boston, MA · 30 avg ACT
• Wheaton College (Massachusetts) — Norton, MA · 30 avg ACT
• Clark University — Worcester, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Simmons University — Boston, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Emmanuel College — Boston, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Western New England University — Springfield, MA · 28 avg ACT
• University of Massachusetts-Lowell — Lowell, MA · 29 avg ACT
• Suffolk University — Boston, MA · 26 avg ACT
• Gordon College — Wenham, MA · 27 avg ACT
• Springfield College — Springfield, MA · 27 avg ACT

Target

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

• Babson College — Wellesley, MA · 32 avg ACT
• Wellesley College — Wellesley, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Boston University — Boston, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Amherst College — Amherst, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Brandeis University — Waltham, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Smith College — Northampton, MA · 33 avg ACT
• Mount Holyoke College — South Hadley, 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.

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

All colleges that accept a 32 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Massachusetts That Accept a 32 ACT on PickACampus