Connecticut Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Connecticut Statistics

There are 94 colleges in Connecticut - 34 public and 60 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,692 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $21,612. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,156 and the average acceptance rate is 70% for Connecticut Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Connecticut. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Connecticut colleges at Connecticut Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In Connecticut Statistics
	Top 19 colleges in Connecticut	All colleges in Connecticut
Number of Schools	19 schools (6 public, 13 private)	94 schools (34 public, 60 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$12,299 (in-state) $39,363 (out-of-state)	$8,426 (in-state) $22,692 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$13,907 (in-state) $24,566 (out-of-state)	$13,907 (in-state) $21,612 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$22,005	$9,611
Test Scores	1,182 SAT, 26 ACT	1,156 SAT, 26 ACT
Acceptance Rate	64.06%	69.58%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	24.17%	25.38%
Population	137,527	198,218
Undergraduate	101,511	161,235
Graduate	36,016	36,983
Graduation Rate	64.72%	61.17%
Transfer-out Rate	16.00%	15.57%
Students to Faculty Ratio	12.53 to 1	12.69 to 1

Top Colleges In Connecticut Comparison

Next table lists the top 19 colleges in Connecticut for academic year 2019-2020. Yale University ranked top in the Connecticut Best Colleges Comparison and Wesleyan University and Trinity College follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $39,363 for undergraduate programs $24,566 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Connecticut is 1,182 and the acceptance rate is 64.06%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.53 to 1 for top colleges in Connecticut. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in Connecticut Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Yale University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew Haven, CT	$57,700	$58,244	12,060	7%	1,520 SAT 34 ACT	4 to 1
2	Wesleyan University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMiddletown, CT	$59,416	$51,979	3,053	21%	-	8 to 1
3	Trinity College Request Info Private, 4 yearsHartford, CT	$59,050	$50,599	2,241	36%	1,374 SAT 31 ACT	9 to 1
4	Connecticut College Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew London, CT	$59,025	$30,635	1,737	38%	1,380 SAT 32 ACT	9 to 1
5	University of Connecticut Request Info Public, 4 yearsStorrs, CT	$40,502 ($17,834)	$13,883	27,215	56%	1,280 SAT 30 ACT	16 to 1
6	Quinnipiac University Request Info Private, 4 yearsHamden, CT	$50,760	$23,930	9,746	82%	1,175 SAT	15 to 1
7	University of Saint Joseph Request Info Private, 4 yearsWest Hartford, CT	$41,736	$23,049	2,305	78%	1,070 SAT 23 ACT	7 to 1
8	Central Connecticut State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsNew Britain, CT	$24,906 ($11,502)	$6,704	10,652	65%	1,060 SAT 22 ACT	14 to 1
9	University of New Haven Request Info Private, 4 yearsWest Haven, CT	$41,654	$22,346	6,961	91%	1,135 SAT 25 ACT	18 to 1
10	Albertus Magnus College Request Info Private, 4 yearsNew Haven, CT	$35,410	$15,076	1,384	81%	970 SAT 19 ACT	14 to 1
11	Southern Connecticut State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsNew Haven, CT	$25,226 ($11,822)	$5,966	9,331	80%	1,000 SAT 21 ACT	12 to 1
12	University of Bridgeport Request Info Private, 4 yearsBridgeport, CT	$35,760	$23,609	4,155	71%	1,025 SAT 20 ACT	16 to 1
13	Fairfield University Request Info Private, 4 yearsFairfield, CT	$51,325	$24,395	5,513	56%	1,265 SAT 29 ACT	12 to 1
14	Sacred Heart University Request Info Private, 4 yearsFairfield, CT	$44,350	$18,153	9,313	66%	-	14 to 1
15	Eastern Connecticut State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsWillimantic, CT	$25,708 ($12,304)	$7,228	4,644	70%	-	14 to 1
16	University of Hartford Request Info Private, 4 yearsWest Hartford, CT	$43,560	$26,178	6,493	77%	1,115 SAT 26 ACT	8 to 1
17	Post University Request Info Private, 4 yearsWaterbury, CT	$15,458	$6,030	13,844	97%	-	23 to 1
18	Western Connecticut State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsDanbury, CT	$25,185 ($11,781)	$5,710	5,246	81%	-	12 to 1
19	Charter Oak State College Request Info Public, 4 yearsNew Britain, CT	$11,166 ($8,553)	$4,384	1,634	-	-	13 to 1
	Average	$39,363 ($12,299)	$22,005	137,527	64.06%	1,182 SAT	12.53 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.