About 8 years ago, I visited UMass Amherst with one of my kids. As a MA resident, I could have saved a lot of money by sending my kid there.
We looked over the place, and we listened to the presentations. A large segment was given to students in the UMass Honor College saying how great it was. Some 30% of the school is in the Honor College. One of the qualifications was a combined Verbal/Math SAT of 1200 or 1250 (can’t remember).
I turned to my boy and said, “It sounds like the rest of the college—2/3— is remedial.” He said, “I was thinking the same thing.”
He went somewhere else.
Actually, the business school is VERY good. And the science specialties are good.
But if you are not in one of those you are going to do better at one of the local state colleges.