The average composite SAT score for admitted University of Massachusetts Amherst freshman is 1370 out of 1600. UMass students have the 120th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1370 is in the 94th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1260 to 1480. The 75th percentile score is 1480 while the 25th percentile score is 1260.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by UMass but we estimate it to be around a 1150 total composite SAT score.
The average score for UMass students on the math portion of the SAT is 695 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 630 and the 75th percentile score 760.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 630 to 720 and the average score for University of Massachusetts Amherst students is 675.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at University of Massachusetts Amherst based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 63.5%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.99.
An SAT score of 1480 or higher is very competitive at UMass and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have a very good chance of acceptance, around 77% or higher.
Scores between 1370 to 1470 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a good chance of acceptance, around 64% to 76%.
SAT scores between 1260 to 1360 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 48% to 63% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1150 to 1250 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 47% chance of admission to UMass. SAT scores below 1150 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 87% |
1590 | 87% |
1580 | 86% |
1570 | 85% |
1560 | 84% |
1550 | 84% |
1540 | 83% |
1530 | 82% |
1520 | 81% |
1510 | 80% |
1500 | 79% |
1490 | 78% |
1480 | 77% |
1470 | 76% |
1460 | 75% |
1450 | 74% |
1440 | 73% |
1430 | 72% |
1420 | 70% |
1410 | 69% |
1400 | 68% |
1390 | 67% |
1380 | 65% |
1370 | 64% |
1360 | 63% |
1350 | 61% |
1340 | 60% |
1330 | 58% |
1320 | 57% |
1310 | 56% |
1300 | 54% |
1290 | 53% |
1280 | 51% |
1270 | 50% |
1260 | 48% |
1250 | 47% |
1240 | 45% |
1230 | 44% |
1220 | 43% |
1210 | 41% |
1200 | 40% |
1190 | 38% |
1180 | 37% |
1170 | 36% |
1160 | 34% |
1150 | 33% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=166629 IPEDS survey data for University of Massachusetts Amherst.