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) |
103 schools (37 public, 66 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $12,911 (in-state) $40,712 (out-of-state) | $8,879 (in-state) $22,508 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $14,560 (in-state) $24,693 (out-of-state) | $14,560 (in-state) $21,010 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $22,438 | $10,523 |
Test Scores | 1,250 SAT, 28 ACT | 1,227 SAT, 27 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 63.59% | 70.27% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 20.24% | 24.43% |
Population | 142,011 | 202,605 |
Undergraduate | 101,158 | 159,188 |
Graduate | 40,853 | 43,417 |
Graduation Rate | 66.39% | 58.03% |
Transfer-out Rate | 18.60% | 15.43% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 12.05 to 1 | 12.85 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 | $62,250 | $57,865 | 14,776 | 5% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT |
6 to 1 |
2 | Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsMiddletown, CT | $64,022 | $55,564 | 3,253 | 14% | 1,420 SAT 32 ACT |
7 to 1 |
3 | Trinity CollegePrivate, 4-yearsHartford, CT | $63,930 | $48,691 | 2,205 | 36% | 1,380 SAT 31 ACT |
8 to 1 |
4 | Connecticut CollegePrivate, 4-yearsNew London, CT | $62,620 | $29,843 | 1,948 | 40% | 1,420 SAT 32 ACT |
10 to 1 |
5 | University of ConnecticutPublic, 4-yearsStorrs, CT | $42,102 ($19,434) |
$14,188 | 27,003 | 55% | 1,330 SAT 31 ACT |
16 to 1 |
6 | Quinnipiac UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsHamden, CT | $51,790 | $25,746 | 8,788 | 84% | 1,210 SAT 26 ACT |
11 to 1 |
7 | University of Saint JosephPrivate, 4-yearsWest Hartford, CT | $44,006 | $24,606 | 1,992 | 75% | 1,170 SAT | 8 to 1 |
8 | Central Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsNew Britain, CT | $24,994 ($12,106) |
$6,880 | 9,468 | 77% | 1,060 SAT 22 ACT |
14 to 1 |
9 | University of New HavenPrivate, 4-yearsWest Haven, CT | $44,184 | $24,242 | 8,819 | 91% | 1,180 SAT 27 ACT |
19 to 1 |
10 | Albertus Magnus CollegePrivate, 4-yearsNew Haven, CT | $37,682 | $14,789 | 1,275 | 80% | - | 15 to 1 |
11 | Southern Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsNew Haven, CT | $25,302 ($12,414) |
$6,054 | 8,889 | 83% | - | 11 to 1 |
12 | University of BridgeportPrivate, 4-yearsBridgeport, CT | $35,760 | $24,639 | 3,988 | 82% | 1,090 SAT | 14 to 1 |
13 | Fairfield UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsFairfield, CT | $54,455 | $24,742 | 6,019 | 52% | 1,310 SAT 30 ACT |
12 to 1 |
14 | Sacred Heart UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsFairfield, CT | $46,580 | $19,460 | 10,721 | 66% | - | 16 to 1 |
15 | Eastern Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsWillimantic, CT | $16,146 ($12,910) |
$7,005 | 4,082 | 74% | 1,080 SAT 20 ACT |
14 to 1 |
16 | University of HartfordPrivate, 4-yearsWest Hartford, CT | $46,148 | $28,044 | 5,732 | 83% | 1,190 SAT 27 ACT |
8 to 1 |
17 | Post UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsWaterbury, CT | $15,529 | $4,719 | 17,034 | - | - | 16 to 1 |
18 | Western Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsDanbury, CT | $25,239 ($12,345) |
$4,783 | 4,417 | 84% | 1,120 SAT 25 ACT |
11 to 1 |
19 | Charter Oak State CollegePublic, 4-yearsNew Britain, CT | $10,796 ($8,254) |
$4,467 | 1,602 | - | - | 13 to 1 |
Average | $40,712 ($12,911) |
$22,438 | 142,011 | 63.59% | 1,250 SAT | 12.05 to 1 |