Enrollment Trends for Connecticut Colleges

There are 32 active four-years colleges and universities in Connecticut - 11 public and 21 private schools. In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 152,985 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Connecticut including undergraduate and graduate programs. Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students increased by 4.2% from 146,816 to 152,985. The undergraduate population increased by 0.59% and the graduate population increased by 15.26% in last 10 years at Connecticut Colleges.

By gender, there are 90,671 female students and 62,314 male students enrolled in the schools. The female to male students ratio is 1.46 to 1. The female students increased by 8.08% and male students decreased by 0.97% in that period.

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Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 150,814, and 152,985 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 72.78% are undergraduate students and 27.22% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students increased by 655, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 5,514.

The female to male ratio is 1.46 to 1, meaning that there are more female students enrolled in Connecticut Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Connecticut Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	146,816	110,691	48,606	62,085	36,125	14,319	21,806
2014-15	149,487 2,671	111,922 1,231	49,317 711	62,605 520	37,565 1,440	15,179 860	22,386 580
2015-16	149,461 -26	111,340 -582	48,981 -336	62,359 -246	38,121 556	15,662 483	22,459 73
2016-17	149,745 284	110,995 -345	48,606 -375	62,389 30	38,750 629	15,774 112	22,976 517
2017-18	150,885 1,140	112,703 1,708	48,786 180	63,917 1,528	38,182 -568	15,083 -691	23,099 123
2018-19	153,316 2,431	115,145 2,442	49,099 313	66,046 2,129	38,171 -11	14,843 -240	23,328 229
2019-20	152,420 -896	114,025 -1,120	48,025 -1,074	66,000 -46	38,395 224	14,781 -62	23,614 286
2020-21	151,720 -700	113,383 -642	46,213 -1,812	67,170 1,170	38,337 -58	14,387 -394	23,950 336
2021-22	151,300 -420	111,806 -1,577	45,877 -336	65,929 -1,241	39,494 1,157	15,041 654	24,453 503
2022-23	152,985 1,685	111,346 -460	45,655 -222	65,691 -238	41,639 2,145	16,659 1,618	24,980 527
Average	150,814	112,336	47,917	64,419	38,478	15,173	23,305

Connecticut Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 112,336. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 655 from 110,691 to 111,346.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Connecticut Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	110,691	88,749	40,535	48,214	21,942	8,071	13,871
2014-15	111,922	89,998	41,302	48,696	21,924	8,015	13,909
2015-16	111,340	90,585	41,359	49,226	20,755	7,622	13,133
2016-17	110,995	90,843	41,239	49,604	20,152	7,367	12,785
2017-18	112,703	91,945	41,505	50,440	20,758	7,281	13,477
2018-19	115,145	92,876	41,598	51,278	22,269	7,501	14,768
2019-20	114,025	91,785	40,945	50,840	22,240	7,080	15,160
2020-21	113,383	90,390	38,983	51,407	22,993	7,230	15,763
2021-22	111,806	90,889	39,078	51,811	20,917	6,799	14,118
2022-23	111,346	91,049	39,172	51,877	20,297	6,483	13,814
Average	112,336	112,336	40,572	50,339	112,336	7,345	14,080

Connecticut Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 38,478. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 5,514 from 36,125 to 41,639.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Connecticut Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	36,125	20,227	8,776	11,451	15,898	5,543	10,355
2014-15	37,565	21,267	9,447	11,820	16,298	5,732	10,566
2015-16	38,121	22,232	10,003	12,229	15,889	5,659	10,230
2016-17	38,750	22,732	10,173	12,559	16,018	5,601	10,417
2017-18	38,182	22,851	9,688	13,163	15,331	5,395	9,936
2018-19	38,171	23,332	9,806	13,526	14,839	5,037	9,802
2019-20	38,395	23,698	9,726	13,972	14,697	5,055	9,642
2020-21	38,337	23,670	9,408	14,262	14,667	4,979	9,688
2021-22	39,494	25,075	10,171	14,904	14,419	4,870	9,549
2022-23	41,639	27,168	11,712	15,456	14,471	4,947	9,524
Average	38,478	38,478	9,891	13,334	38,478	5,282	9,971

Connecticut Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.38%. The percentage was 58.63% 10 years ago and Connecticut Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 6.45% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.54% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Connecticut Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	424	7,062	13,336	12,512	179	86,076	3,115
2014-15	373	7,661	14,716	13,560	160	87,826	3,568
2015-16	356	7,940	15,010	14,195	147	86,743	3,697
2016-17	368	8,165	15,226	15,265	154	86,275	4,153
2017-18	364	8,556	15,621	16,566	170	86,153	4,467
2018-19	375	9,045	16,354	17,314	136	86,173	4,648
2019-20	413	9,234	16,203	18,186	136	84,176	5,619
2020-21	377	9,255	17,176	19,155	161	83,189	6,575
2021-22	368	9,637	17,226	19,862	148	81,024	6,843
2022-23	356	9,873	17,648	21,888	158	78,598	5,940
Average	377	8,643	15,852	16,850	155	84,623	4,863

Connecticut Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

29,280 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 99.90% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Connecticut Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	145,044	14,647	8,000	122,397
2013-14	146,816	16,456	7,789	122,571
2014-15	149,487	17,377	9,136	122,974
2015-16	149,461	16,405	10,584	122,472
2016-17	149,745	16,690	13,536	119,519
2017-18	150,885	17,759	13,133	119,993
2018-19	153,316	20,116	15,146	118,054
2019-20	152,420	21,611	16,884	113,925
2020-21	151,720	67,471	51,313	32,936
2021-22	151,300	29,231	39,114	82,955
2022-23	152,985	29,280	32,313	91,392
Average	150,289	24,277	19,723	106,290

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