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. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

61 Connecticut Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Hartford 633- $53,770
($17,452)		 $18,540 6,278 6,148 130 11 to 1
Waterbury 62-4 $28,082
($17,462)		 $7,054 17,876 15,524 2,352 14 to 1
Bridgeport 63-3 $32,280 $18,813 6,956 4,601 2,355 12 to 1
New Haven 44-- $43,576
($12,828)		 $32,172
($14,541)		 24,940 14,552 10,388 8 to 1
New London 42-2 $51,931 $13,950 2,487 2,487 - 6 to 1
West Hartford 321- $46,778 $16,318 8,093 5,169 2,924 10 to 1
New Britain 321- $17,121
($10,483)		 $18,661
($12,121)		 11,708 9,804 1,904 14 to 1
Cromwell 21-1 $9,580 $7,480 921 473 448 14 to 1
Hamden 21-1 $53,090 $18,217 9,214 6,499 2,715 12 to 1
East Hartford 21-1 $21,188 $14,520 3,158 3,031 127 7 to 1
Stratford 2-2- - - 103 103 - 13 to 1
Fairfield 22-- $52,410 $27,400 16,740 11,539 5,201 14 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 11-- $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 11-- $40,140
($17,472)		 - 2,297 2,297 - 21 to 1
Wallingford 1--1 - - 181 181 - 9 to 1
Willimantic 11-- $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 11-- $45,730 $19,240 8,819 4,817 4,002 19 to 1
Middletown 11-- $67,016 $66,736 3,253 3,069 184 7 to 1
Groton 11-- $40,130
($17,462)		 - 493 493 - 12 to 1
Storrs 11-- $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
Branford 1--1 - - 15 15 - 15 to 1