Yale University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 97% last year.
Fairfield University with 84% and Quinnipiac University with 77% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Connecticut Private Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $47,432 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,325 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 59.83% and the average SAT score is 1,288 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 97.00% 0.08% | $64,700 | 70.00% | 5.00% | 1,540 | 14,776 | 6 to 1 |
| 2 - | Fairfield University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year | 84.00% 0.06% | $56,360 | 21.00% | 45.00% | 1,310 | 6,019 | 12 to 1 |
| 3 - | Quinnipiac University Hamden, CTPrivate, 4-year | 77.00% 3.01% | $53,090 | 11.00% | 77.00% | 1,200 | 8,788 | 11 to 1 |
| 4 - | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year | 72.00% 1.49% | $48,460 | 20.00% | 68.00% | - | 10,721 | 16 to 1 |
| 5 - | University of New Haven West Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 62.00% 4.10% | $45,730 | 12.00% | 81.00% | 1,190 | 8,819 | 19 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of Hartford West Hartford, CTPrivate, 4-year | 56.00% 2.55% | $47,647 | 11.00% | 83.00% | 1,200 | 5,732 | 8 to 1 |
| 7 - | Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year | 31.00% 10.57% | $16,034 | - | - | - | 17,034 | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 68.43% | $47,432 | 24.17% | 59.83% | 1,288 | 10,270 | 13 to 1 |