Graduating high school seniors who are in the top 30% of their class are eligible for automatic admission to multiple colleges and universities in Connecticut.
That includes Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, and Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.
Through the Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program (CAAP), seniors who meet certain criteria can be automatically admitted to participating colleges and universities.
To be eligible for the CAAP, seniors must be ranked academically in the top 30% of their class, as identified by their individual high school counselors.
The program comes as the state’s public college system tries to reverse a declining enrollment trend that has created financial and other challenges.
Other CAAP partner institutions include Mitchell College, the University of Bridgeport, University of New Haven, University of St. Joseph and Goodwin University.
Eligible students can apply for the first round of auto admit at the CAAP website, at www.ct.edu/autoadmit. There is no application fee for eligible students.
On Thursday, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system announced it has partnered with Common App to offer eligible high school seniors automatic admission for fall 2024 by filling out just one application form. The partnership aims to make the admission process faster and easier and help encourage more students to enroll.
CSCU Chancellor Terrence Cheng said he anticipates the partnership will “help ease the pathway into college and eliminate barriers to higher education for Connecticut’s high school seniors who might not consider college.”
Common App is a nonprofit organization that connects applicants to public and private colleges and universities in all 50 states and in 20 countries, according to its website. It reports that more than a million students annually use it to apply to college.
Some of the participating CAAP institutions have additional requirements, restrictions and program exclusions. Visit the website www.ct.edu/autoadmit for more information.
