Universities in Connecticut

Connecticut has 28 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education — 11 public, 15 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 108,733 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.

#	Institution	Sector	Undergrads
1	University of ConnecticutStorrs · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	19,835
2	Post UniversityWaterbury · Master's, Larger Programs	Private for-profit	13,603
3	Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	7,822
4	Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	7,087
5	Yale UniversityNew Haven · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Private	6,758
6	Quinnipiac UniversityHamden · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	6,531
7	Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	6,295
8	Fairfield UniversityFairfield · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	5,373
9	University of New HavenWest Haven · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	4,841
10	University of HartfordWest Hartford · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	4,146
11	Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	3,511
12	Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic · Master's, Small Programs	Public	3,418
13	Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	3,067
14	University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford · Other / Unclassified	Public	2,432
15	Trinity CollegeHartford · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	2,146
16	Connecticut CollegeNew London · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,937
17	Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Public	1,821
18	University of BridgeportBridgeport · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	1,534
19	University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford · Other / Unclassified	Public	1,525
20	United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	1,108
21	Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	991
22	University of Saint JosephWest Hartford · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	838
23	University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury · Other / Unclassified	Public	733
24	University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton · Other / Unclassified	Public	454
25	Mitchell CollegeNew London · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	377
26	Arizona College of Nursing - HartfordEast Hartford · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	334
27	Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCromwell · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	216
28	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.