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Summary of Connecticut Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Connecticut, 18 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score Connecticut colleges is 1,223. For public Connecticut colleges, the average SAT score is 1,139 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,291.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 18 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of Connecticut Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 1
94 to 99+
- 1
90 to 99+
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 2
83 to 94
- 2
70 to 90
1350 - 1400 1
78 to 83
- 1
60 to 70
1300 - 1350 2
67 to 78
1
88 to 99+
1
50 to 60
1250 - 1300 - - -
1200 - 1250 1
61 to 67
- 1
40 to 50
1150 - 1200 4
39 to 61
1
75 to 88
3
10 to 40
1100 - 1150 4
17 to 39
4
25 to 75
-
1050 - 1100 3
0 to 17
2
0 to 25
1
0 to 10
1000 - 1050 - - -
Below 1000 - - -

Connecticut Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Connecticut colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of Connecticut Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Connecticut colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
18 Connecticut Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
Yale University
Private | New Haven, CT
1,540
+10 (0.65%)
1,530
Connecticut College
Private | New London, CT
1,420
+15 (1.07%)
1,405
Wesleyan University
Private | Middletown, CT
1,420
+15 (1.07%)
1,405
Trinity College
Private | Hartford, CT
1,380
-27 (-1.92%)
1,407
University of Connecticut
Public | Storrs, CT
1,330
-
1,330
Fairfield University
Private | Fairfield, CT
1,310
+5 (0.38%)
1,305
Quinnipiac University
Private | Hamden, CT
1,210 -
University of Hartford
Private | West Hartford, CT
1,190
+15 (1.28%)
1,175
University of New Haven
Private | West Haven, CT
1,180
-10 (-0.84%)
1,190
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Public | Groton, CT
1,180
+32 (2.79%)
1,148
University of Saint Joseph
Private | West Hartford, CT
1,170
+61 (5.50%)
1,109
Western Connecticut State University
Public | Danbury, CT
1,120 -
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Public | Stamford, CT
1,115
-35 (-3.04%)
1,150
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Public | Hartford, CT
1,115
-
1,115
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Public | Waterbury, CT
1,110
-10 (-0.89%)
1,120
University of Bridgeport
Private | Bridgeport, CT
1,090
+50 (4.81%)
1,040
Eastern Connecticut State University
Public | Willimantic, CT
1,080 -
Central Connecticut State University
Public | New Britain, CT
1,060
-5 (-0.47%)
1,065
Average1,223
-9 (-0.77%)
1,233