Admission Comparison between Connecticut Colleges
For the academic year 2022-2023, 236,263 students have applied to Connecticut colleges and 122,132 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Connecticut colleges is 63.6%. Of the admitted students, 21,133 students finally enrolled in one of Connecticut colleges.
5 Connecticut colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 15 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Connecticut colleges is 1,216.
Connecticut College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- Yale University has the largest number of applicants of 50,060 and University of Connecticut has the most admitted students of 22,293.
- The average acceptance rate of Connecticut colleges is 63.6% and Yale University has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.6%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 22.7% and United States Coast Guard Academy has the highest yield of 68.8%.
- The average SAT score is 1,216 and Yale University has the highest SAT score of 1,540.
Connecticut Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Connecticut colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
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Yale University New Haven, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 50,060 | 2,289 | 1,554 | 4.6% | 68 | $80 | $105 |
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 14,521 | 2,096 | 743 | 14.4% | 35 | $65 | - |
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 40,894 | 22,293 | 4,069 | 54.5% | 18 | $80 | $75 |
Connecticut College New London, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 8,744 | 3,533 | 630 | 40.4% | 18 | - | - |
Trinity College Hartford, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 6,220 | 2,248 | 565 | 36.1% | 25 | $65 | - |
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 13,359 | 6,971 | 1,328 | 52.2% | 19 | $60 | $65 |
University of New Haven West Haven, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 11,199 | 10,218 | 1,242 | 91.2% | 12 | $50 | $50 |
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 13,316 | 8,750 | 1,775 | 65.7% | 20 | $50 | $75 |
University of Hartford West Hartford, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 13,230 | 10,948 | 1,148 | 82.8% | 10 | $35 | $50 |
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 18,668 | 15,641 | 1,605 | 83.8% | 10 | $65 | $45 |
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 5,093 | 4,253 | 629 | 83.5% | 15 | $50 | $50 |
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 5,488 | 4,052 | 716 | 73.8% | 18 | $50 | $50 |
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 3,781 | 3,082 | 283 | 81.5% | 9 | - | - |
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 1,487 | 1,197 | 162 | 80.5% | 14 | - | $50 |
University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 1,654 | 1,238 | 189 | 74.8% | 15 | $50 | $50 |
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 7,302 | 5,601 | 1,256 | 76.7% | 22 | $50 | $50 |
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 8,316 | 6,896 | 1,106 | 82.9% | 16 | $50 | $50 |
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 1,678 | 1,643 | 240 | 97.9% | 15 | $80 | - |
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 1,760 | 420 | 289 | 23.9% | 69 | - | - |
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 1,124 | 1,095 | 182 | 97.4% | 17 | $80 | - |
Mitchell College New London, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 1,179 | 906 | 100 | 76.8% | 11 | - | - |
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 4,526 | 4,172 | 657 | 92.2% | 16 | $80 | - |
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 2,554 | 2,485 | 616 | 97.3% | 25 | $80 | - |
Paier College Bridgeport, CT Private, 4 years four-years | 110 | 105 | 49 | 95.5% | 47 | $25 | $25 |
Average | 236,263 | 122,132 | 21,133 | 63.6% | 23 | $60 | $56 |
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