Connecticut Colleges where Students Complete in Time

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 University of Connecticut with 83% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Connecticut 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 $42,690 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,910 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 63.33% and the average SAT score is 1,266 at the schools.

Table. Connecticut Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year 97.00%
0.08%
$64,70070.00%5.00%1,54014,7766 to 1
2
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Fairfield University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year 84.00%
0.06%
$56,36021.00%45.00%1,3106,01912 to 1
3
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University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year 83.00%
0.08%
$43,034
($20,366)
17.00%54.00%1,33027,00316 to 1
4
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Quinnipiac University Hamden, CTPrivate, 4-year 77.00%
3.01%
$53,09011.00%77.00%1,2008,78811 to 1
5
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Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year 72.00%
1.49%
$48,46020.00%68.00%-10,72116 to 1
6
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University of New Haven West Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year 62.00%
4.10%
$45,73012.00%81.00%1,1908,81919 to 1
7
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University of Hartford West Hartford, CTPrivate, 4-year 56.00%
2.55%
$47,64711.00%83.00%1,2005,7328 to 1
8
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Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CTPublic, 4-year 53.00%
1.73%
$25,736
($12,460)
23.01%76.00%1,0909,46814 to 1
8
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Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CTPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.74%
$26,104
($12,828)
18.01%80.99%-8,88911 to 1
10
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Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year 31.00%
10.57%
$16,034---17,03416 to 1
Average66.80%$42,690
($15,218)
22.56%63.33%1,26611,72513 to 1