Western Connecticut State University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  3	Class Rank
  5	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  4	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  C	Character and Personality
  E	Extracurricular participation
  I	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank for 1994

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 3.17.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	12%
  Second fifth	26%
  Third fifth	37%
  Fourth fifth	14%
  No rank	11%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 41%, SAT math scores over 500 40%, SAT verbal scores over 600 7%, SAT math scores over 600 8%, SAT verbal scores over 700 1%, SAT math scores over 700 1%
• 97% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 3% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:

  Score	Verbal	Math
  600-699	2%	7%
  500-599	12%	21%
  400-499	43%	42%
  300-399	40%	27%
  No Score	3%	3%