For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Connecticut colleges is 50.95%, 132,078 accepted out of 259,241 applicants.

For Connecticut college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 24,738 (10.55%) compared to last year, from 234,503 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,196, which is more than 5.74% last year.

Connecticut colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.95% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Connecticut colleges. The yield decreased by 0.44%.

Among Connecticut colleges, Yale University has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.00% with 2,590 accepted students out of 51,803 applicants. Yale University has the most number of applicants of 51,803 and University of Connecticut has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 4,282.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Connecticut Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Connecticut. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Connecticut Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Yale University51,803
1,743
2,590
301
1,813
259
5.00%
0.43%
70.00%
2.11%
Wesleyan University14,500
-21
2,465
369
789
46
17.00%
2.57%
32.01%
-3.44%
Trinity College6,396
176
2,175
-73
587
22
34.01%
-2.13%
26.99%
1.86%
Connecticut College9,397
653
3,571
38
536
-94
38.00%
-2.40%
15.01%
-2.82%
Fairfield University15,463
2,104
6,958
-13
1,461
133
45.00%
-7.18%
21.00%
1.95%
University of Connecticut46,645
5,751
25,188
2,895
4,282
213
54.00%
-0.51%
17.00%
-1.25%
Paier College52
-58
32
-73
23
-26
61.54%
-33.91%
71.88%
25.21%
Albertus Magnus College2,338
851
1,496
299
180
18
63.99%
-16.51%
12.03%
-1.50%
University of Bridgeport5,592
1,811
3,579
497
215
-68
64.00%
-17.51%
6.01%
-3.17%
Sacred Heart University14,284
968
9,713
963
1,943
168
68.00%
2.29%
20.00%
-0.29%
Mitchell College1,295
116
945
39
85
-15
72.97%
-3.87%
8.99%
-2.05%
Central Connecticut State University8,282
980
6,294
693
1,448
192
76.00%
-0.70%
23.01%
0.59%
Quinnipiac University21,323
2,655
16,419
778
1,806
201
77.00%
-6.79%
11.00%
0.74%
University of Saint Joseph1,778
124
1,422
184
171
-18
79.98%
5.13%
12.03%
-3.24%
University of Connecticut-Stamford7,121
2,595
5,697
1,525
627
-30
80.00%
-12.18%
11.01%
-4.74%
Southern Connecticut State University8,303
-13
6,725
-171
1,211
105
80.99%
-1.93%
18.01%
1.97%
Eastern Connecticut State University5,275
-213
4,273
221
598
-118
81.00%
7.17%
13.99%
-3.68%
University of New Haven13,498
2,299
10,933
715
1,312
70
81.00%
-10.24%
12.00%
-0.15%
Western Connecticut State University5,457
364
4,420
167
707
78
81.00%
-2.51%
16.00%
1.21%
University of Hartford14,253
1,023
11,830
882
1,301
153
83.00%
0.25%
11.00%
0.51%
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus2,804
250
2,411
-74
530
-86
85.98%
-11.32%
21.98%
-2.81%
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus2,137
459
1,859
216
242
2
86.99%
-10.92%
13.02%
-1.59%
University of Connecticut-Avery Point1,245
121
1,083
-12
173
-9
86.99%
-10.43%
15.97%
-0.65%