There are 61 colleges in Connecticut - 15 public and 46 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Connecticut colleges is $15,006 for state residents and $38,818 for out-of-state students.
31 Connecticut cities have at least one college and, of them, Hartford has the most of 6 colleges. It has 3 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 6,278 students. Waterbury and Bridgeport also has a number of colleges of 6 and 6 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Connecticut colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Hartford | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | $53,770 ($17,452) |
$18,540 | 6,278 | 6,148 | 130 | 11 to 1 |
| Waterbury | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | $28,082 ($17,462) |
$7,054 | 17,876 | 15,524 | 2,352 | 14 to 1 |
| Bridgeport | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | $32,280 | $18,813 | 6,956 | 4,601 | 2,355 | 12 to 1 |
| New Haven | 4 | 4 | - | - | $43,576 ($12,828) |
$32,172 ($14,541) |
24,940 | 14,552 | 10,388 | 8 to 1 |
| New London | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | $51,931 | $13,950 | 2,487 | 2,487 | - | 6 to 1 |
| West Hartford | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $46,778 | $16,318 | 8,093 | 5,169 | 2,924 | 10 to 1 |
| New Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $17,121 ($10,483) |
$18,661 ($12,121) |
11,708 | 9,804 | 1,904 | 14 to 1 |
| Fairfield | 2 | 2 | - | - | $52,410 | $27,400 | 16,740 | 11,539 | 5,201 | 14 to 1 |
| Cromwell | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $9,580 | $7,480 | 921 | 473 | 448 | 14 to 1 |
| Hamden | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $53,090 | $18,217 | 9,214 | 6,499 | 2,715 | 12 to 1 |
| East Hartford | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $21,188 | $14,520 | 3,158 | 3,031 | 127 | 7 to 1 |
| Stratford | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 103 | 103 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Branford | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 15 | 15 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Guilford | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 41 | 41 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Newtown | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 109 | 109 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Somers | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 314 | 314 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Danbury | 1 | 1 | - | - | $16,095 ($12,763) |
$18,469 ($14,319) |
4,417 | 3,799 | 618 | 11 to 1 |
| Bristol | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 152 | 152 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Stamford | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,140 ($17,472) |
- | 2,297 | 2,297 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Wallingford | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 181 | 181 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Willimantic | 1 | 1 | - | - | $16,624 ($13,292) |
$19,078 ($14,928) |
4,082 | 3,926 | 156 | 14 to 1 |
| Seymour | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 101 | 101 | - | 12 to 1 |
| North Haven | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 161 | 161 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Wethersfield | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 175 | 175 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Enfield | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Haven | 1 | 1 | - | - | $45,730 | $19,240 | 8,819 | 4,817 | 4,002 | 19 to 1 |
| Middletown | 1 | 1 | - | - | $67,016 | $66,736 | 3,253 | 3,069 | 184 | 7 to 1 |
| Groton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,130 ($17,462) |
- | 493 | 493 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Storrs | 1 | 1 | - | - | $43,034 ($20,366) |
$44,106 ($22,194) |
27,003 | 18,983 | 8,020 | 16 to 1 |
| Shelton | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 737 | 737 | - | 16 to 1 |
| East Windsor | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 973 | 973 | - | 25 to 1 |