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Connecticut Colleges by the Numbers

27 college profiles in our Connecticut directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.

State overview and medians

Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $8,506 at the cheapest campus to $70,770 at the most expensive — a $62,264 spread inside Connecticut alone. Connecticut's ten-year earnings benchmark of $64,209 sits 19% above the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for Connecticut, 5 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 5 reported not considering them. 3 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements.

Connecticut has 27 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from University of Connecticut at 19,835 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Yale University at 3.9% admitted; the highest is at Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford at 100%.

Each Connecticut profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Connecticut schools.

Connecticut medians

Acceptance rate	Tuition (in-state)	Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry	6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants
76%	$30,207	$64,209	63.4%

Medians across 27 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Connecticut; the directory below lists 27 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.

All Connecticut colleges in our data

Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.

College	City	Acceptance	SAT section sums / ACT	Tuition	Undergrads	Annual earnings, 10 years after entry
Albertus Magnus College	New Haven	59.3%	not considered	$41,908	991	$60,144
Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford	East Hartford	100%	not considered	$24,653	334	$34,657
Central Connecticut State University	New Britain	73.3%	960–1190	$13,050	7,822	$58,562
Charter Oak State College	New Britain	—	—	$8,506	1,821	$64,209
Connecticut College	New London	37%	1350–1500	$67,242	1,937	$75,001
Eastern Connecticut State University	Willimantic	83%	1070–1260	$13,928	3,418	$56,469
Fairfield University	Fairfield	33.3%	1260–1390	$58,350	5,373	$88,794
Holy Apostles College and Seminary	Cromwell	—	—	$9,580	216	—
Mitchell College	New London	94.7%	not considered	$40,490	377	$39,115
Post University	Waterbury	—	—	$16,327	13,603	$38,696
Quinnipiac University	Hamden	72.2%	1150–1320	$55,480	6,531	$83,759
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	65.4%	not considered	$50,404	7,087	$75,059
Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven	91.5%	not considered	$13,438	6,295	$55,043
Trinity College	Hartford	29.2%	1298–1470	$70,770	2,146	$90,779
United States Coast Guard Academy	New London	22.4%	1240–1400	—	1,108	—
University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport	83%	—	$35,760	1,534	$50,323
University of Connecticut	Storrs	52.4%	1210–1440	$21,044	19,835	$73,997
University of Connecticut-Avery Point	Groton	88.2%	960–1190	$18,140	454	$73,997
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	Hartford	88.3%	930–1220	$18,130	1,525	$73,997
University of Connecticut-Stamford	Stamford	83%	930–1260	$18,150	2,432	$73,997
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	Waterbury	86.7%	910–1200	$18,140	733	$73,997
University of Hartford	West Hartford	95.7%	1120–1310	$49,075	4,146	$60,823
University of New Haven	West Haven	60.4%	1060–1265	$47,332	4,841	$60,126
University of Saint Joseph	West Hartford	78.6%	850–1170	$47,278	838	$59,908
Wesleyan University	Middletown	16.5%	1415–1540	$70,342	3,067	$73,897
Western Connecticut State University	Danbury	87%	1040–1170	$13,401	3,511	$59,115
Yale University	New Haven	3.9%	1470–1570	$67,250	6,758	$100,533

Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.