2026 Best Colleges in Connecticut

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22 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges in Connecticut ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

Financial

Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

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$67,000

In-state tuition

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

Academics

Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

Mean ACT

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#1 Best Colleges in Connecticut

United States Coast Guard Academy

New London

Acceptance rate

24.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#2 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Yale University

New Haven

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,950

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#3 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Charter Oak State College

New Britain

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,656

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,663

#4 Best Colleges in Connecticut

University of Connecticut

Storrs

Acceptance rate

53.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$15,030

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,269

#5 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Wesleyan University

Middletown

Acceptance rate

17.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$61,449

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#6 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Trinity College

Hartford

Acceptance rate

33.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$58,610

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#7 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Fairfield University

Fairfield

Acceptance rate

45.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$45,000

#8 Best Colleges in Connecticut

University of Connecticut at Waterbury

Waterbury

Acceptance rate

87.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$17,010

Avg. Cost after Aid

$8,896

#9 Best Colleges in Connecticut

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford

Acceptance rate

86.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$16,332

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,339

#10 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Connecticut College

New London

Acceptance rate

38.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,420

Avg. Cost after Aid

$45,000

#11 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Quinnipiac University

Hamden

Acceptance rate

77.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$48,680

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#12 Best Colleges in Connecticut

University of Connecticut at Stamford

Stamford

Acceptance rate

80.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$17,010

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,059

#13 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield

Acceptance rate

67.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$44,960

Avg. Cost after Aid

$45,459

#14 Best Colleges in Connecticut

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford

Acceptance rate

79.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$40,826

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#15 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic

Acceptance rate

80.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$6,162

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#16 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain

Acceptance rate

75.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,162

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#17 Best Colleges in Connecticut

University of Hartford

West Hartford

Acceptance rate

83.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$41,704

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#18 Best Colleges in Connecticut

University of New Haven

West Haven

Acceptance rate

80.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$41,370

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#19 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury

Acceptance rate

81.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,162

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#20 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven

Acceptance rate

81.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,162

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#21 Best Colleges in Connecticut

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven

Acceptance rate

64.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$35,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#22 Best Colleges in Connecticut

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport

Acceptance rate

64.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,860

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

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