Universities in Connecticut

Connecticut has 51 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 12 public, 16 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 152,356 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.

#	Institution	Sector	Undergrads
1	Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed	Public	33,645
2	University of ConnecticutStorrs · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	19,835
3	Post UniversityWaterbury · Master's, Larger Programs	Private for-profit	13,603
4	Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	7,822
5	Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	7,087
6	Yale UniversityNew Haven · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Private	6,758
7	Quinnipiac UniversityHamden · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	6,531
8	Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	6,295
9	Fairfield UniversityFairfield · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	5,373
10	University of New HavenWest Haven · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	4,841
11	University of HartfordWest Hartford · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	4,146
12	Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	3,511
13	Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic · Master's, Small Programs	Public	3,418
14	Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	3,067
15	Goodwin UniversityEast Hartford · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed	Private	2,693
16	University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford · Other / Unclassified	Public	2,432
17	Trinity CollegeHartford · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	2,146
18	Connecticut CollegeNew London · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,937
19	Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Public	1,821
20	University of BridgeportBridgeport · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	1,534
21	University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford · Other / Unclassified	Public	1,525
22	Porter & Chester InstituteBridgeport · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	1,373
23	United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	1,108
24	Lincoln Technical Institute-East WindsorEast Windsor · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	1,008
25	Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	991
26	Lincoln Technical Institute-New BritainNew Britain · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	928
27	Lincoln Technical Institute-SheltonShelton · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	875
28	University of Saint JosephWest Hartford · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	838
29	University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury · Other / Unclassified	Public	733
30	University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton · Other / Unclassified	Public	454
31	New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-BridgeportBridgeport · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	428
32	Academy Di Capelli-School of CosmetologyWallingford · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	402
33	American Institute-West HartfordWest Hartford · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	402
34	Porter & Chester Institute of HamdenHamden · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	402
35	Mitchell CollegeNew London · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	377
36	Arizona College of Nursing - HartfordEast Hartford · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	334
37	New England Tractor Trailer Training School of ConnecticutSomers · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	289
38	Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCromwell · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	216
39	Cortiva InstituteCromwell · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	209
40	International Institute of CosmetologyWethersfield · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	197
41	Paul Mitchell the School-North HavenNorth Haven · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	178
42	Oxford Academy of Hair Design IncSeymour · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	143
43	Industrial Management Training InstituteWaterbury · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	114
44	American Institute of Healthcare & TechnologyStratford · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	100
45	TIGI Hairdressing Academy NewtownNewtown · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	53
46	TIGI Hairdressing Academy GuilfordGuilford · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	52
47	Branford Academy of Hair & CosmetologyBranford · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	51
48	Dolce The AcademyWaterbury · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	44
49	Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-BridgeportBridgeport · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	32
50	Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLCWaterbury · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	5
51	Hartford International University for Religion and PeaceHartford · Master's, Small Programs	Private	–

A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.