Colleges in Connecticut That Accept a 3.0 GPA

A 3.0 GPA is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted GPA, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Connecticut schools are listed here.

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 3.0 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• University of Connecticut — Storrs, CT · 3.10 avg GPA
• Post University — Waterbury, CT · 3.00 avg GPA
• Charter Oak State College — New Britain, CT · 2.90 avg GPA
• University of Bridgeport — Bridgeport, CT · 3.00 avg GPA
• Sacred Heart University — Fairfield, CT · 3.00 avg GPA

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 3.0 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• University of New Haven — West Haven, CT · 3.40 avg GPA
• University of Hartford — West Hartford, CT · 3.35 avg GPA
• Central Connecticut State University — New Britain, CT · 3.25 avg GPA
• Eastern Connecticut State University — Willimantic, CT · 3.25 avg GPA
• Southern Connecticut State University — New Haven, CT · 3.20 avg GPA
• Western Connecticut State University — Danbury, CT · 3.20 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.0 GPA, nationwide

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