Most selective colleges in Connecticut

18 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 18 most selective colleges in Connecticut, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 5% at Yale University to 83% at University of Hartford. 5 are public and 13 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	Yale University New Haven, CT	Private	5%	1,534	$27,818
2	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	Private	17%	1,513	$27,888
3	Trinity College Hartford, CT	Private	34%	1,396	$35,009
4	Connecticut College New London, CT	Private	38%	1,412	$33,998
5	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	Private	45%	1,323	$46,274
6	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	Public	54%	1,338	$22,886
7	University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT	Private	64%	985	$24,786
8	Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT	Private	64%	—	$32,681
9	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	Private	68%	—	$45,459
10	Mitchell College New London, CT	Private	73%	—	$30,841
11	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	Public	76%	1,091	$16,435
12	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	Private	77%	1,212	$39,207
13	University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT	Private	80%	1,100	$27,375
14	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	Public	81%	1,200	$20,480
15	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	Private	81%	1,190	$34,089
16	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	Public	81%	—	$20,877
17	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	Public	81%	1,044	$18,617
18	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	Private	83%	1,207	$29,558

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