Colleges in Connecticut That Accept a 3.7 GPA

A 3.7 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.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 3.7 GPA. You are above their typical applicant.

• University of Connecticut — Storrs, CT · 3.10 avg GPA
• 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
• Quinnipiac University — Hamden, CT · 3.50 avg GPA
• Western Connecticut State University — Danbury, CT · 3.20 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

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 3.7 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Trinity College — Hartford, CT · 3.72 avg GPA
• Fairfield University — Fairfield, CT · 3.70 avg GPA
• Connecticut College — New London, CT · 3.85 avg GPA
• United States Coast Guard Academy — New London, CT · 3.60 avg GPA

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 3.7 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Yale University — New Haven, CT · 4.14 avg GPA
• Wesleyan University — Middletown, CT · 3.98 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.7 GPA, nationwide

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