Is Central Connecticut State University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Central Connecticut State University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Central Connecticut State University's acceptance rate?

73% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 6,540 of 8,919 applicants were admitted. Applications held near 8,919, and Central Connecticut State University's admit rate went from 59% to 73%.

What GPA do you need for Central Connecticut State University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.15 high school GPA, and 11% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Central Connecticut State University? (Middle 50%: 900–1140)

Q: What ACT score do you need for Central Connecticut State University?

1% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 22.5–27.5, with a median of 25. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 900–1140 works out to about 16–23.

First-year students at Central Connecticut State University who sent an SAT scored 900–1140, with a median of 1010 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Central Connecticut State University admits 73% of applicants.

Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT

Where your score lands at Central Connecticut State University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 900–1140, median 1010

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Central Connecticut State University by the numbers

Admit rate: 73%
Middle 50% SAT: 900–1140
Median SAT: 1010
About on the ACT: 16–23
Sent an SAT: 43%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Central Connecticut State University admit rate over 10 years

Applications held near 8,919, and Central Connecticut State University's admit rate went from 59% to 73%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	8,919	6,540	73%
2023	8,282	6,255	76%
2022	7,302	5,601	77%
2021	6,285	4,703	75%
2020	7,724	5,009	65%
2019	7,807	5,124	66%
2018	7,903	5,314	67%
2017	7,870	5,254	67%
2016	7,810	4,687	60%
2015	8,686	5,096	59%

In fall 2024, 1,349 of the 6,540 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Central Connecticut State University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 850Far reachHold
850–890ReachHold
900–1000TargetHold
1010–1130TargetSend
1140 and upLikelySend

7008009001000110012001300

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Central Connecticut State University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	430	490	560
SAT Reading and Writing	460	520	590
SAT total	900	1010	1140
ACT composite	22.5	25	27.5

Of enrolled first-year students, 43% sent an SAT and 1% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.15; 98% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 11%; of new students who reported a rank

Central Connecticut State University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $16,857; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 48%
Median earnings: $58,562; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 10,044

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

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Sources

Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Central Connecticut State University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 900–1140, and the median was 1010. At 1010 or higher you're above half of them. Central Connecticut State University admits 73% of applicants.

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