AP Statistics credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Statistics credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
41 of 65 Massachusetts colleges (63%) award credit for AP Statistics at a score of 3. 22 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell (3 credit hours). 64 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | MATH.2830 | Policy | |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 3 | MATH 110 | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LMSC 251 | Policy |
BHCC | 3 | 3 | MAT-181 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 3 | MAT 122 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 3 | MTH 147 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 9 | MTH 119, MTH 251 & MTH 252 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 3 | MAT 177 | Policy |
| 3 | — | MAT147 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | MAT 143 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | MTH1111 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 3 | MAT 115 | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 3 | MA-150 | Policy |
 Massasoit Community College Brockton | 3 | — | MATH 131 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | MATH1030 | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 3 | MATH 0108 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 4 | MAT125 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 3 | MTH 142 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 3 | MA 105 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 3 | MATH 1700 or MATH 1800 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | STAT 117 | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | MAT 143 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | QR 112 or MATH 120 or MATH 121) | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 3 | MTH 145 Basic Quantitative Techniques | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 3 | MAT150 | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 3 | MATH 215 | Policy |
 Amherst College Amherst | 3 | — | Students with a 3 (or less) and with some calculus background should take STAT-135 (formerly MATH-135) | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 3 | MAT 120 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 4 | MAT 114 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 3 | MAT 120 | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 3 | MATH208 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 3 | MATH 150 Statistics (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 3 | MTH-130 | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 3 | 3 | MAT-123 | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 3 | CRJ2302- Statistics MAT1430- Statistics MAT2004 - Bio Statistics PSY2302- Statistics | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 3 | — | MA - 210 or MA- 211/MA-212 | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 3 | BUS 250 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | MATH 232 Introduction to Statistics | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | Stats 240 | Policy | |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | CAS MA 115 | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | MATH2280 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | MATH 125 | Policy | |
 Tufts University Medford | 4 | 3 | MATH 0021 (Awards general credit for Engineering students; does not satisfy Engineering course requirements.) | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | MA 2611 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 4 | STATS 250 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | ST 113 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | Quantitative Reasoning | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 4 | MATH 8a | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 4 | 3 | MTH 126 (EGR215 EGR Majors only) | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | AQM1000 | Policy |
 Smith College Northampton | 4 | 4 | SDS 210 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | MATH 123: Introduction to Statistics | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | MATH 1117 (QR) *Students in majors requiring Math*1118 will take 0 credit MATH*0018 R Lab to fulfill requirement | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | MATH 141 | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 3 | ECO-115 | Policy |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 3 | CMATH 1522 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 5 | 3 | Fulfills Business Statistics Requirement for CSOM students beginning with Class of 2024 | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | QR 150 / STAT 150 | Policy |
AP Statistics credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Massachusetts college: the lowest score that earns actual credit under the policy that applies to all students, and the largest credit award published at that score. Placement-only policies — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours — are excluded. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced exactly as the college published them; “—” means no value was published and we do not estimate one. A page is published for a state only when at least 8 colleges back it.
Frequently asked questions
Which Massachusetts colleges give credit for AP Statistics?+
65 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Statistics. 41 of them (63%) award credit at a score of 3, 22 require a 4, and 2 require a 5. The full list, with credit hours and the course each exam replaces, is in the table on this page.
What is the lowest AP Statistics score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
3. University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as MATH.2830. 41 Massachusetts colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Massachusetts?+
No. AP credit policy is set per institution and applies to admitted students regardless of residency — residency affects tuition rate, not credit awards. What does vary is the school within a university: engineering and nursing colleges commonly set higher bars than arts and sciences. The rules shown here are the ones that apply to all students at each college.
How do I verify these Massachusetts AP credit policies?+
64 of the 65 colleges on this page link to their own published AP credit page in the Source column; our snapshot was taken July 30, 2026. The college's page is authoritative and can change between admission cycles, so confirm there before building a graduation plan around the credit.
Keep exploring
Data sources: Each college's own published AP / advanced-standing credit page (captured July 30, 2026) · IPEDS institution directory (names, control, location). Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.