Colleges in Connecticut
56 colleges and universities in Connecticut: 27 four-year, 2 two-year and 27 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Holy Apostles College and Seminary ($6,798 a year after aid).
Four-year colleges and universities (27)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
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| University of Connecticut | Storrs | Public | $24,342 | 52% | $82,098 |
| Post University | Waterbury | Private for-profit | $20,694 | — | $44,639 |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | Public | $15,537 | 73% | $65,779 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield | Private nonprofit | $45,827 | 65% | $80,896 |
| Yale University | New Haven | Private nonprofit | $11,340 | 3.9% | $118,356 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | Private nonprofit | $41,729 | 72% | $87,596 |
| Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven | Public | $21,029 | 91% | $59,695 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield | Private nonprofit | $49,906 | 33% | $101,587 |
| University of New Haven | West Haven | Private nonprofit | $32,994 | 60% | $69,320 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford | Private nonprofit | $28,928 | 96% | $66,020 |
| Western Connecticut State University | Danbury | Public | $16,754 | 87% | $62,010 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic | Public | $20,502 | 83% | $60,748 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown | Private nonprofit | $23,014 | 16% | $86,811 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Stamford | Public | $14,226 | 83% | $82,098 |
| Trinity College | Hartford | Private nonprofit | $37,004 | 29% | $103,089 |
| Connecticut College | New London | Private nonprofit | $35,960 | 37% | $82,225 |
| Charter Oak State College | New Britain | Public | $14,594 | — | $65,844 |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Private nonprofit | $28,356 | 83% | $56,082 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Hartford | Public | $13,961 | 88% | $82,098 |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | New London | Public | — | 22% | — |
| Albertus Magnus College | New Haven | Private nonprofit | $31,731 | 59% | $62,459 |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford | Private nonprofit | $28,249 | 79% | $67,897 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Waterbury | Public | $8,616 | 87% | $82,098 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Groton | Public | $11,184 | 88% | $82,098 |
| Mitchell College | New London | Private nonprofit | $32,206 | 95% | $49,631 |
| Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford | East Hartford | Private for-profit | $34,371 | 100% | $41,223 |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | Cromwell | Private nonprofit | $6,798 | — | — |
Two-year and community colleges (2)
Certificate, trade and graduate schools (27)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
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| Porter & Chester Institute | Bridgeport | Private for-profit | $21,791 | — | $48,942 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor | East Windsor | Private for-profit | $32,939 | — | $48,052 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain | New Britain | Private for-profit | $37,426 | — | $48,052 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton | Shelton | Private for-profit | $40,428 | — | $48,052 |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Private for-profit | $16,541 | — | $51,973 |
| Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden | Hamden | Private for-profit | $18,382 | — | $45,008 |
| American Institute-West Hartford | West Hartford | Private for-profit | $16,745 | — | $36,251 |
| Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology | Wallingford | Private for-profit | $14,113 | — | $31,266 |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut | Somers | Private for-profit | $15,785 | — | $51,973 |
| Cortiva Institute | Cromwell | Private for-profit | $39,032 | — | $38,250 |
| International Institute of Cosmetology | Wethersfield | Private for-profit | $17,200 | — | $37,221 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven | North Haven | Private for-profit | $23,538 | — | $40,590 |
| Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc | Seymour | Private for-profit | $12,364 | — | $40,055 |
| Industrial Management Training Institute | Waterbury | Private for-profit | $43,520 | — | $63,289 |
| American Institute of Healthcare & Technology | Stratford | Private for-profit | $39,143 | — | — |
| TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown | Newtown | Private for-profit | $16,141 | — | — |
| TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford | Guilford | Private for-profit | $15,403 | — | $43,504 |
| Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology | Branford | Private for-profit | $3,721 | — | $36,697 |
| Dolce The Academy | Waterbury | Private for-profit | $11,148 | — | — |
| Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Private for-profit | $30,086 | — | $36,697 |
| Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLC | Waterbury | Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | Hartford | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Goodwin University - Bridgeport Campus | Bridgeport | Private nonprofit | — | — | $52,576 |
| Porter and Chester Institute of Waterbury | Waterbury | Private for-profit | — | — | $48,942 |
| Porter and Chester Institute - New London | New London | Private for-profit | — | — | $48,942 |
| Academy Di Capelli - | East Hartford | Private for-profit | — | — | $31,266 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Connecticut | New Haven | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |