Best Colleges in Connecticut 2026

Connecticut has 42 colleges and universities in our database; 28 report the graduation-rate data our ranking requires. The top 25 are ranked below by a fixed four-factor formula: 6-year graduation rate (30%), median earnings 10 years after entry (30%), admission selectivity (20%), and in-state tuition affordability (20%).

Schools Ranked

$67,462

Avg. Earnings

66.1%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 25 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Graduation Rate	Median Earnings	Acceptance Rate	In-State Tuition
1	Yale University New Haven, Connecticut	96.3%	$100,533	4.6%	$64,700
2	University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut	83.8%	$73,997	54.5%	$20,366
3	Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut	91.6%	$73,897	14.4%	$67,316
4	Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut	82.8%	$90,779	36.1%	$67,420
5	Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut	83.8%	$88,794	52.2%	$56,360
6	Connecticut College New London, Connecticut	83.7%	$75,001	40.4%	$64,812
7	Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, Connecticut	100.0%			$9,580
8	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, Connecticut	65.4%	$73,997	97.3%	$17,452
9	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut	74.5%	$75,059	65.7%	$48,460
10	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, Connecticut	58.1%	$56,469	73.8%	$13,292
11	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, Connecticut	56.9%	$73,997	92.2%	$17,472
12	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, Connecticut	59.5%	$73,997	97.9%	$17,462
13	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, Connecticut	56.7%	$73,997	97.4%	$17,462
14	Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut	77.3%	$83,759	83.8%	$53,090
15	Goodwin University East Hartford, Connecticut	58.3%	$43,596		$21,198
16	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut	49.3%	$58,562	76.7%	$12,460
17	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut	50.2%	$59,115	83.5%	$12,763
18	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut	47.8%	$55,043	82.9%	$12,828
19	University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, Connecticut	69.7%	$59,908	74.9%	$45,908
20	Post University Waterbury, Connecticut	35.3%	$38,696		$17,100
21	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, Connecticut	18.9%	$41,344		$5,092
22	United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	87.9%		23.9%
23	University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut	58.3%	$60,823	82.8%	$47,647
24	Albertus Magnus College New Haven, Connecticut	46.1%	$60,144	80.5%	$39,924
25	University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut	59.2%	$60,126	91.2%	$45,730