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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.

#CollegeTypeAvg SATAcceptanceNet price / yr
1Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Private1,5533%$16,816
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Private1,5535%$19,813
3Brown University
Providence, RI
Private1,5465%$26,572
4Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA
Private1,54022%$20,575
5Yale University
New Haven, CT
Private1,5345%$27,818
6Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Private1,5336%$28,619
7Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Private1,52710%$14,852
8Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Private1,5148%$20,786
9Tufts University
Medford, MA
Private1,51310%$35,435
10Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Private1,51314%$25,008
11Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
Private1,51317%$27,888
12Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Private1,5056%$32,116
13Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Private1,50116%$39,866
14Colby College
Waterville, ME
Private1,5007%$23,939
15Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Private1,50010%$25,934
16Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Private1,49410%$18,246
17Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
Private1,48014%$46,253
18Smith College
Northampton, MA
Private1,48020%$26,181
19Boston University
Boston, MA
Private1,47311%$26,996
20Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Private1,47335%$33,885
21Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Private1,44613%$30,703
22Babson College
Wellesley, MA
Private1,43520%$38,876
23Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
Private1,42238%$29,562
24Connecticut College
New London, CT
Private1,41238%$33,998
25Trinity College
Hartford, CT
Private1,39634%$35,009
26University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
Public1,39358%$23,691
27Emerson College
Boston, MA
Private1,35947%$46,766
28Bennington College
Bennington, VT
Private1,35848%$31,918
29University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Public1,35760%$20,860
30College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Private1,35421%$36,868
31Providence College
Providence, RI
Private1,34249%$45,538
32Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Private1,34048%$38,787
33Clark University
Worcester, MA
Private1,33942%$27,711
34University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Public1,33854%$22,886
35Simmons University
Boston, MA
Private1,33266%$27,313
36Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Private1,32345%$46,274
37Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, MA
Private1,32171%$30,934
38Gordon College
Wenham, MA
Private1,26859%$24,817
39Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
Private1,26366%$40,846
40Emmanuel College
Boston, MA
Private1,26381%$31,569
41Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Private1,26372%$39,324
42Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Private1,26267%$35,000
43University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
Public1,25385%$18,627
44Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT
Private1,24192%$30,033
45College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, MA
Private1,24088%$21,436
46Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
Private1,23670%$35,682
47Western New England University
Springfield, MA
Private1,23183%$31,170
48University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
Public1,22987%$23,261
49Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
Private1,22888%$38,123
50Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA
Private1,22685%$34,170

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