2025 Most Enrolled Students in Connecticut Rankings
Among Connecticut colleges, University of Connecticut has the largest number of students (27,364) and Yale University has the second largest number of students (15,081) based on academic year 2022-2023 college enrollment data.
Below table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students in Connecticut having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students in Connecticut
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | 27,003 | 12,559 | 14,444 | 19,388 | 7,976 | 1,495 | $43,034 | 54.0% | 16 to 1 |
| 2 | Yale University New Haven, CT | 14,776 | 6,957 | 7,819 | 6,818 | 8,263 | 56 | $64,700 | 4.5% | 6 to 1 |
| 3 | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT | 10,721 | 3,720 | 7,001 | 6,960 | 4,219 | 1,192 | $48,460 | 67.7% | 16 to 1 |
| 4 | Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT | 9,468 | 4,834 | 4,634 | 7,917 | 1,795 | 379 | $25,736 | 75.5% | 14 to 1 |
| 5 | Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT | 8,889 | 3,136 | 5,753 | 6,781 | 2,039 | 934 | $26,104 | 81.1% | 11 to 1 |
| 6 | University of New Haven West Haven, CT | 8,819 | 4,221 | 4,598 | 4,865 | 4,965 | 1,013 | $45,730 | 80.6% | 18 to 1 |
| 7 | Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | 8,788 | 3,184 | 5,604 | 6,248 | 2,670 | 1,115 | $53,090 | 77.0% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 | Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | 6,019 | 2,457 | 3,562 | 4,968 | 1,321 | 386 | $56,360 | 45.0% | 12 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | 5,732 | 2,362 | 3,370 | 4,131 | 1,782 | 1,075 | $47,647 | 83.0% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 | Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT | 4,417 | 2,004 | 2,413 | 3,542 | 595 | 304 | $16,095 | 81.4% | 11 to 1 |
Qualified Connecticut Colleges in Core Admission Stats
