A total of 161,797 students are enrolled in Connecticut colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 120,273 undergraduate and 41,524 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 74.34% and the proportion of graduate students is 25.66%.

By school level, 151,833 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 5,266 students enrolled in community colleges, and 4,698 students enrolled in trade schools.

For Connecticut colleges, University of Connecticut has the most number of students of 27,003 among 4-year colleges. For Connecticut community colleges, Connecticut State Community College has the most students of 2,395 and Porter & Chester Institute is the largest trade school with 2,146.

Student Population By School Level for Connecticut Colleges

By attending status, there are 123,866 full-time students and 37,931 part-time students at Connecticut colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Connecticut colleges. A total of 161,797 students have enrolled in Connecticut colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Connecticut Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Albertus Magnus CollegePrivate, 4-year1,27598787511228819197
University of BridgeportPrivate, 4-year3,9881,6371,3392982,3511,485866
Central Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,4687,6656,0801,5851,8034701,333
Charter Oak State CollegePublic, 4-year1,6021,5013991,102101893
Cortiva InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year202202202----
Connecticut CollegePrivate, 4-year1,9481,9481,91533---
Porter & Chester Institute of HamdenPrivate, Less than 2-year42642640224---
University of ConnecticutPublic, 4-year27,00318,98318,3975868,0205,4722,548
Goodwin UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,1583,0313252,70612723104
Lincoln Technical Institute-East WindsorPrivate, 2-4 year973973855118---
Eastern Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,0823,9263,2856411568175
Fairfield UniversityPrivate, 4-year6,0194,7574,6551021,262606656
Paul Mitchell the School-North HavenPrivate, Less than 2-year16116112536---
Connecticut State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3952,3956051,790---
American Institute-West HartfordPrivate, 2-4 year369369369----
Hartford International University for Religion and PeacePrivate, 4-year92---924349
University of HartfordPrivate, 4-year5,7323,9693,6802891,7637231,040
Holy Apostles College and SeminaryPrivate, 4-year7192719517644839409
Mitchell CollegePrivate, 4-year53953946574---
Lincoln Technical Institute-New BritainPrivate, 2-4 year638638441197---
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of ConnecticutPrivate, Less than 2-year31431425658---
University of New HavenPrivate, 4-year8,8194,8174,4843334,0023,055947
Paier CollegePrivate, 4-year22121714968422
Porter & Chester InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year2,1462,1461,546600---
Post UniversityPrivate, 4-year17,03414,6826,0488,6342,3521,1951,157
Quinnipiac UniversityPrivate, 4-year8,7886,0735,8472262,7151,732983
Sacred Heart UniversityPrivate, 4-year10,7216,7826,2775053,9392,3961,543
University of Saint JosephPrivate, 4-year1,992831787441,161647514
Southern Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4-year8,8896,9205,3311,5891,9698581,111
Trinity CollegePrivate, 4-year2,2052,1672,1283938533
Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,2533,0693,0066318412460
Western Connecticut State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,4173,7993,16563461869549
Yale UniversityPrivate, 4-year14,7766,6456,594518,1317,944187
Industrial Management Training InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year202020----
CT AerotechPublic, 2-4 year515151----
Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance TechniciansPublic, 2-4 year272727----
Bristol Technical Education CenterPublic, Less than 2-year152152152----
University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusPublic, 4-year76876869672---
University of Connecticut-Avery PointPublic, 4-year49349346330---
University of Connecticut-StamfordPublic, 4-year2,2972,2972,105192---
Lincoln Technical Institute-SheltonPrivate, 2-4 year737737539198---
Academy Di Capelli-School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year18118110576---
Branford Academy of Hair and CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year151578---
Oxford Academy of Hair Design IncPrivate, Less than 2-year1011014952---
TIGI Hairdressing Academy GuilfordPrivate, Less than 2-year414141----
International Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year175175175----
University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusPublic, 4-year1,5351,5351,422113---
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-BridgeportPrivate, Less than 2-year56656648977---
Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLCPrivate, Less than 2-year121212----
TIGI Hairdressing Academy NewtownPrivate, Less than 2-year109109109----
Dolce The AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year42422913---
American Institute of Healthcare & TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year7676697---
Academy Di Capelli -Private, Less than 2-year-------
Goodwin University - Bridgeport CampusPrivate, 4-year-------
Porter and Chester Institute of EnfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Porter and Chester Institute of WaterburyPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Porter and Chester Institute - New LondonPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Porter and Chester Institute - New London 2Private, Less than 2-year-------
Connecticut Aero Tech SchoolPublic, 2-4 year-------
Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-BridgeportPrivate, Less than 2-year35351124---
Relay Graduate School of Education - ConnecticutPrivate, 4-year-------