Colleges in Connecticut
All 56 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Connecticut that are currently approved for federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools56
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 231 · 5 · 20Level of institution
Public · nonprofit · for-profit12 · 18 · 26Control
Award doctorates15In 2023-24, any field
Types of school
The federal data sort every school by the length of its longest program and by who runs it.
- Universities and 4-year colleges: 31Offer programs of four years or more (bachelor's and up); many also give associate degrees and certificates.
- Community and 2-year colleges: 5Longest program at least two but under four years: associate degrees and certificates.
- Trade and career schools (under 2 years): 20Every program under two years: certificates in trades, health care, beauty and other careers.
Public: 12 · private nonprofit: 18 · private for-profit: 26. Public schools usually charge state residents less; see Connecticut's in-state tuition rules.
Colleges by city
8 cities have 3 or more schools; each has its own page comparing them. 21 smaller places have one or two schools; they are in the full list.
- Waterbury6 schools · 2 4-year, 0 2-year, 4 under 2
- Bridgeport5 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 2 under 2
- New Britain4 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- New Haven4 schools · 4 4-year, 0 2-year, 0 under 2
- New London4 schools · 3 4-year, 0 2-year, 1 under 2
- East Hartford3 schools · 2 4-year, 0 2-year, 1 under 2
- Hartford3 schools · 3 4-year, 0 2-year, 0 under 2
- West Hartford3 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 0 under 2
Every school in Connecticut
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and living costs) before aid; net price is that cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid. Both are for full-time first-year students who get federal aid. Completion is the share who finished within 150% of normal time.
56 schools
| School | City | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology | Branford | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $10,721 | $3,721 | 100% |
| Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,442 | $30,086 | 100% |
| Goodwin University - Bridgeport Campus | Bridgeport | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,095 | $16,541 | 73% |
| Porter & Chester Institute | Bridgeport | 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,576 | $20,194 | 58% |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $53,961 | $28,356 | 37% |
| Cortiva Institute | Cromwell | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $41,941 | $39,032 | 87% |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | Cromwell | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $12,430 | $9,026 | 71% |
| Western Connecticut State University | Danbury | 4-year · Public | $26,298 | $16,754 | 51% |
| Academy Di Capelli - | East Hartford | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford | East Hartford | 4-year · Private for-profit | $41,351 | $34,371 | — |
| Goodwin University | East Hartford | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $43,045 | $31,759 | 51% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor | East Windsor | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $40,221 | $32,939 | 68% |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $80,799 | $49,906 | 85% |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $71,445 | $45,827 | 77% |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Groton | 4-year · Public | $23,738 | $11,184 | 51% |
| TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford | Guilford | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $18,071 | $15,403 | 0% |
| Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden | Hamden | 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,442 | $18,284 | 68% |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $75,254 | $41,729 | 79% |
| Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | Hartford | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Trinity College | Hartford | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $91,994 | $37,004 | 83% |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Hartford | 4-year · Public | $28,430 | $13,961 | 66% |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $92,964 | $23,014 | 90% |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | 4-year · Public | $25,348 | $15,537 | 50% |
| Charter Oak State College (online only) | New Britain | 4-year · Public | $21,926 | $14,594 | 0% |
| Connecticut State Community College | New Britain | 2-year · Public | $17,211 | $9,195 | 25% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain | New Britain | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $42,516 | $37,426 | 58% |
| Albertus Magnus College | New Haven | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $58,797 | $31,731 | 48% |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Connecticut | New Haven | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven | 4-year · Public | $31,315 | $21,029 | 50% |
| Yale University | New Haven | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $91,950 | $11,340 | 96% |
| Connecticut College | New London | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $87,800 | $35,960 | 82% |
| Mitchell College | New London | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $58,128 | $32,206 | 46% |
| Porter and Chester Institute - New London | New London | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | New London | 4-year · Public | — | — | 95% |
| TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown | Newtown | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,964 | $16,141 | 25% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven | North Haven | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,745 | $23,538 | 82% |
| Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc | Seymour | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $15,946 | $12,364 | 87% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton | Shelton | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $44,659 | $40,428 | 61% |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut | Somers | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,178 | $15,785 | 68% |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Stamford | 4-year · Public | $30,439 | $14,226 | 55% |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs | 4-year · Public | $40,744 | $24,342 | 84% |
| American Institute of Healthcare & Technology | Stratford | 2-year · Private for-profit | $44,309 | $39,143 | 94% |
| Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology | Wallingford | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $18,762 | $14,113 | 73% |
| Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLC | Waterbury | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Dolce The Academy | Waterbury | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $15,451 | $11,148 | 69% |
| Industrial Management Training Institute | Waterbury | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $46,004 | $43,520 | 73% |
| Porter and Chester Institute of Waterbury | Waterbury | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Post University | Waterbury | 4-year · Private for-profit | $28,261 | $20,694 | 34% |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Waterbury | 4-year · Public | $23,366 | $8,616 | 51% |
| American Institute-West Hartford | West Hartford | 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,499 | $16,745 | 62% |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $65,347 | $28,928 | 57% |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $61,050 | $28,249 | 62% |
| University of New Haven | West Haven | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $66,498 | $32,994 | 64% |
| International Institute of Cosmetology | Wethersfield | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,369 | $17,200 | 71% |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic | 4-year · Public | $33,017 | $20,502 | 54% |
— = not reported for that school. Names link to the school's College Navigator profile (admissions, aid, programs).
Where to earn a doctorate
Schools in Connecticut that awarded a doctor's degree (research, professional practice such as MD, JD or PharmD, or other) in 2023-24, and the fields they awarded it in.
- University of BridgeportBridgeport · Private nonprofitEducation · Engineering · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury · PublicEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield · Private nonprofitEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden · Private nonprofitLegal Professions and Studies · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Hartford International University for Religion and PeaceHartford · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown · Private nonprofitBiological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Visual and Performing Arts
- Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain · PublicEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven · PublicEducation · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Yale UniversityNew Haven · Private nonprofitNatural Resources and Conservation · Architecture and Related Services · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- University of ConnecticutStorrs · PublicAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Natural Resources and Conservation · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- Post UniversityWaterbury · Private for-profitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- University of HartfordWest Hartford · Private nonprofitEducation · Psychology · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs
- University of Saint JosephWest Hartford · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- University of New HavenWest Haven · Private nonprofitHomeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services · Health Professions and Related Programs
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
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- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07