Connecticut Best Colleges Comparison
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Top 19 colleges in Connecticut | All colleges in Connecticut | |
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Number of Schools | 19 schools (6 public, 13 private) |
94 schools (34 public, 60 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $12,381 (in-state) $40,325 (out-of-state) | $8,646 (in-state) $22,992 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $13,945 (in-state) $24,900 (out-of-state) | $13,945 (in-state) $21,270 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $22,005 | $9,611 |
Test Scores | 1,222 SAT, 27 ACT | 1,195 SAT, 26 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 66.00% | 69.04% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 22.33% | 26.08% |
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 |
Rank* | Name | Tuition & Fees | Average Financial Aid | Population | Acceptance Rate | Test Scores | Students to Faculty Ratio |
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1 | Yale UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNew Haven, CT | $59,950 | $58,244 | 12,060 | 5% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT |
4 to 1 |
2 | Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMiddletown, CT | $62,049 | $51,979 | 3,053 | 19% | 1,405 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
3 | Trinity CollegePrivate, 4 yearsHartford, CT | $61,370 | $50,599 | 2,241 | 38% | 1,407 SAT 31 ACT |
9 to 1 |
4 | Connecticut CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNew London, CT | $60,795 | $30,635 | 1,737 | 41% | 1,405 SAT 32 ACT |
9 to 1 |
5 | University of ConnecticutPublic, 4 yearsStorrs, CT | $41,192 ($18,524) |
$13,883 | 27,215 | 56% | 1,330 SAT 30 ACT |
16 to 1 |
6 | Quinnipiac UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsHamden, CT | $51,270 | $23,930 | 9,746 | 88% | 1,175 SAT | 15 to 1 |
7 | University of Saint JosephPrivate, 4 yearsWest Hartford, CT | $43,084 | $23,049 | 2,305 | 78% | 1,109 SAT 23 ACT |
7 to 1 |
8 | Central Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsNew Britain, CT | $24,946 ($11,542) |
$6,704 | 10,652 | 75% | 1,065 SAT 23 ACT |
14 to 1 |
9 | University of New HavenPrivate, 4 yearsWest Haven, CT | $42,898 | $22,346 | 6,961 | 94% | 1,190 SAT 27 ACT |
18 to 1 |
10 | Albertus Magnus CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNew Haven, CT | $36,442 | $15,076 | 1,384 | 82% | 970 SAT 19 ACT |
14 to 1 |
11 | Southern Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsNew Haven, CT | $25,286 ($11,882) |
$5,966 | 9,331 | 83% | 1,000 SAT 21 ACT |
12 to 1 |
12 | University of BridgeportPrivate, 4 yearsBridgeport, CT | $35,760 | $23,609 | 4,155 | 73% | 1,040 SAT 20 ACT |
16 to 1 |
13 | Fairfield UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsFairfield, CT | $52,870 | $24,395 | 5,513 | 56% | 1,305 SAT 29 ACT |
12 to 1 |
14 | Sacred Heart UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsFairfield, CT | $45,230 | $18,153 | 9,313 | 66% | - | 14 to 1 |
15 | Eastern Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsWillimantic, CT | $25,708 ($12,304) |
$7,228 | 4,644 | 73% | - | 14 to 1 |
16 | University of HartfordPrivate, 4 yearsWest Hartford, CT | $44,885 | $26,178 | 6,493 | 79% | 1,175 SAT 26 ACT |
8 to 1 |
17 | Post UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWaterbury, CT | $16,610 | $6,030 | 13,844 | 97% | - | 23 to 1 |
18 | Western Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsDanbury, CT | $25,185 ($11,781) |
$5,710 | 5,246 | 85% | - | 12 to 1 |
19 | Charter Oak State CollegePublic, 4 yearsNew Britain, CT | $10,654 ($8,254) |
$4,384 | 1,634 | - | - | 13 to 1 |
Average | $40,325 ($12,381) |
$22,005 | 137,527 | 66.00% | 1,222 SAT | 12.53 to 1 |