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Connecticut Colleges by the Numbers
22 four-year Connecticut colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 22, with Connecticut medians up top.
Published in-state tuition runs from $13,050 at the cheapest campus to $70,770 at the most expensive — a $57,720 spread inside Connecticut alone. Connecticut's ten-year earnings benchmark of $64,209 sits 19% above the national median for college-goers. In Connecticut, 4 schools don't look at test scores at all, while 5 — including University of Connecticut — still require them.
Connecticut has 22 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from University of Connecticut at 19,835 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is Yale University at 3.9% admitted; the most open is University of Hartford at 95.8%.
Each Connecticut school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Connecticut, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Connecticut medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76% | $30,207 | $64,209 | 63.4% |
Medians across 27 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Connecticut; the table below lists the 22 with complete admissions records.
All Connecticut colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus College | New Haven | 59.3% | not considered | $41,908 | 991 | $60,144 |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | 73.3% | 960–1180 | $13,050 | 7,822 | $58,562 |
| Connecticut College | New London | 37% | 1340–1470 | $67,242 | 1,937 | $75,001 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic | 83% | 1110–1320 | $13,928 | 3,418 | $56,469 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield | 33.3% | 1240–1380 | $58,350 | 5,373 | $88,794 |
| Mitchell College | New London | 94.7% | not considered | $40,490 | 377 | $39,115 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | 72.2% | 1100–1300 | $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 | 29.3% | 1310–1460 | $70,770 | 2,146 | $90,779 |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport | 83% | 880–1115 | $35,760 | 1,534 | $50,323 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs | 52.4% | 1210–1420 | $21,044 | 19,835 | $73,997 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Groton | 88.2% | 980–1210 | $18,140 | 454 | $73,997 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Hartford | 88.3% | 960–1210 | $18,130 | 1,525 | $73,997 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Stamford | 83% | 960–1230 | $18,150 | 2,432 | $73,997 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Waterbury | 86.7% | 960–1190 | $18,140 | 733 | $73,997 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford | 95.8% | 1100–1280 | $49,075 | 4,146 | $60,823 |
| University of New Haven | West Haven | 60.4% | 1090–1260 | $47,332 | 4,841 | $60,126 |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford | 78.6% | 960–1250 | $47,278 | 838 | $59,908 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown | 16.5% | 1450–1540 | $70,342 | 3,067 | $73,897 |
| Western Connecticut State University | Danbury | 87% | 840–1150 | $13,401 | 3,511 | $59,115 |
| Yale University | New Haven | 3.9% | 1500–1580 | $67,250 | 6,758 | $100,533 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.