The average acceptance rate of the 17 Connecticut colleges that have competitive admission is 60.44% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 3.06%. The acceptance rate at 5 Connecticut colleges increased and the rate of 12 colleges decreased.
Yale University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 4.50%. Wesleyan University (17.10%) and Trinity College (33.52%) are following it in the list of Tightest Connecticut Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Yale University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Wesleyan University also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $51,322 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,900 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 4.50% 0.07% | 70.37% | 1,540 | $64,700 | 14,776 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 2 - | Wesleyan University Middletown, CTPrivate, 4-year | 17.10% 2.67% | 31.54% | 1,510 | $67,016 | 3,253 | 92.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 3 - | Trinity College Hartford, CTPrivate, 4-year | 33.52% 2.62% | 27.01% | 1,390 | $67,420 | 2,205 | 83.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 4 - | Connecticut College New London, CTPrivate, 4-year | 38.28% 2.12% | 15.43% | 1,400 | $64,812 | 1,948 | 84.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 5 - | Fairfield University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year | 44.98% 7.20% | 20.64% | 1,310 | $56,360 | 6,019 | 84.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year | 53.95% 0.56% | 16.65% | 1,330 | $43,034 ($20,366) | 27,003 | 84.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 5 | University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CTPrivate, 4-year | 64.31% 17.20% | 6.42% | 985 | $35,760 | 3,988 | 48.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 8 3 | Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 64.37% 16.13% | 11.69% | - | $39,924 | 1,275 | 46.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 9 2 | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year | 67.68% 1.97% | 19.71% | - | $48,460 | 10,721 | 74.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 - | Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CTPublic, 4-year | 75.53% 1.18% | 23.04% | 1,090 | $25,736 ($12,460) | 9,468 | 49.00% | 14 to 1 |
| Average | 46.42% | 24.25% | 1,319 | $51,322 ($16,413) | 8,066 | 74.00% | 12 to 1 |