Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, Massachusetts · Private · 3,451 undergraduates · mcphs.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
85%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1160 to 1416
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$75,930Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
85% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$75,930
a year in 2027-28, from a $75,930 sticker price
What to do with your 1290
Send your score
About 92% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1100, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: First-Year Applicants | MCPHS · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: First-Year Applicants | MCPHS
Who gets in
85%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1160 to 1416
Reading and Writing 570 to 678
Math 590 to 738
ACT composite 26 to 30
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$75,930
a year
- Tuition$45,570
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$39,067
- $30,001 to $48,000$39,309
- $48,001 to $75,000$41,557
- $75,001 to $110,000$46,919
- Over $110,000$48,944
Financial aidEstimate
21%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$23,767
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
0 of 18
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,560Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | |
| European History | 4 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | |
| Psychology | 4 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | |
| United States History | 4 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
61%
Come back for a second year
74%
Typical earnings
$103,156
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences$93,803
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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