Highest SAT colleges in New England
50 colleges ranked by average SAT
These 50 highest-scoring colleges in New England, ranked by average SAT, run from 1,226 at Wentworth Institute of Technology to 1,553 at Harvard University. 5 are public and 45 are private.
| # | College | Type | Avg SAT | Acceptance | Net price / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private | 1,553 | 3% | $16,816 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Private | 1,553 | 5% | $19,813 |
| 3 | Brown University Providence, RI | Private | 1,546 | 5% | $26,572 |
| 4 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA | Private | 1,540 | 22% | $20,575 |
| 5 | Yale University New Haven, CT | Private | 1,534 | 5% | $27,818 |
| 6 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | Private | 1,533 | 6% | $28,619 |
| 7 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | Private | 1,527 | 10% | $14,852 |
| 8 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | Private | 1,514 | 8% | $20,786 |
| 9 | Tufts University Medford, MA | Private | 1,513 | 10% | $35,435 |
| 10 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | Private | 1,513 | 14% | $25,008 |
| 11 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | Private | 1,513 | 17% | $27,888 |
| 12 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | Private | 1,505 | 6% | $32,116 |
| 13 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | Private | 1,501 | 16% | $39,866 |
| 14 | Colby College Waterville, ME | Private | 1,500 | 7% | $23,939 |
| 15 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | Private | 1,500 | 10% | $25,934 |
| 16 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | Private | 1,494 | 10% | $18,246 |
| 17 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI | Private | 1,480 | 14% | $46,253 |
| 18 | Smith College Northampton, MA | Private | 1,480 | 20% | $26,181 |
| 19 | Boston University Boston, MA | Private | 1,473 | 11% | $26,996 |
| 20 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | Private | 1,473 | 35% | $33,885 |
| 21 | Bates College Lewiston, ME | Private | 1,446 | 13% | $30,703 |
| 22 | Babson College Wellesley, MA | Private | 1,435 | 20% | $38,876 |
| 23 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | Private | 1,422 | 38% | $29,562 |
| 24 | Connecticut College New London, CT | Private | 1,412 | 38% | $33,998 |
| 25 | Trinity College Hartford, CT | Private | 1,396 | 34% | $35,009 |
| 26 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | Public | 1,393 | 58% | $23,691 |
| 27 | Emerson College Boston, MA | Private | 1,359 | 47% | $46,766 |
| 28 | Bennington College Bennington, VT | Private | 1,358 | 48% | $31,918 |
| 29 | University of Vermont Burlington, VT | Public | 1,357 | 60% | $20,860 |
| 30 | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA | Private | 1,354 | 21% | $36,868 |
| 31 | Providence College Providence, RI | Private | 1,342 | 49% | $45,538 |
| 32 | Bentley University Waltham, MA | Private | 1,340 | 48% | $38,787 |
| 33 | Clark University Worcester, MA | Private | 1,339 | 42% | $27,711 |
| 34 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | Public | 1,338 | 54% | $22,886 |
| 35 | Simmons University Boston, MA | Private | 1,332 | 66% | $27,313 |
| 36 | Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | Private | 1,323 | 45% | $46,274 |
| 37 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA | Private | 1,321 | 71% | $30,934 |
| 38 | Gordon College Wenham, MA | Private | 1,268 | 59% | $24,817 |
| 39 | Bryant University Smithfield, RI | Private | 1,263 | 66% | $40,846 |
| 40 | Emmanuel College Boston, MA | Private | 1,263 | 81% | $31,569 |
| 41 | Endicott College Beverly, MA | Private | 1,263 | 72% | $39,324 |
| 42 | Champlain College Burlington, VT | Private | 1,262 | 67% | $35,000 |
| 43 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA | Public | 1,253 | 85% | $18,627 |
| 44 | Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT | Private | 1,241 | 92% | $30,033 |
| 45 | College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA | Private | 1,240 | 88% | $21,436 |
| 46 | Salve Regina University Newport, RI | Private | 1,236 | 70% | $35,682 |
| 47 | Western New England University Springfield, MA | Private | 1,231 | 83% | $31,170 |
| 48 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH | Public | 1,229 | 87% | $23,261 |
| 49 | Roger Williams University Bristol, RI | Private | 1,228 | 88% | $38,123 |
| 50 | Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA | Private | 1,226 | 85% | $34,170 |