Colleges in Connecticut: acceptance rates and cost
Among the 7 Connecticut colleges on AdmitFacts, Yale is the hardest to get into, with a fall 2023 admit rate of 4.5%, and it also drew the most applications, 51,803.
Measured end to end, no college in the table shifted more than Fairfield University, which went from admitting 71.2% of applicants in fall 2013 to 45.0% in fall 2023.
The smallest out-of-state bill is at UConn, $44,002 in tuition and fees for 2025-26; residents of Connecticut pay $21,334.
On what families with the least money actually pay, Yale comes out cheapest for families with incomes of $0 to $30,000, at an average of $1,256 in 2024-25, against tuition and fees of $69,900 before aid.
For context, the 23 Connecticut bachelor's colleges that reported to IPEDS had a median fall 2023 admit rate of 75.5%, and the median out-of-state tuition at the state's 11 public bachelor's colleges is $27,378 for 2025-26.
Connecticut colleges on AdmitFacts
| College | Admit rate, fall 2023 |
|---|---|
| Yale | 4.5% |
| UConn | 53.9% |
| Fairfield University | 45.0% |
| Sacred Heart University | 67.7% |
| Wesleyan University | 17.1% |
| Quinnipiac | 77.0% |
| University of Hartford | 83.0% |
Admit rates: IPEDS fall 2023. Tuition and fees: College Scorecard 2025-26; private colleges charge every student the same. Graduation within 6 years: College Scorecard, students who started in 2019. Net price for families earning $0 to $30,000: College Scorecard 2024-25, students with federal aid. State medians cover every operating bachelor's-degree college in the Scorecard file.
Every state median in the summary, with its source field
| Figure | Value | File, field, year |
|---|---|---|
| Median admit rate, Connecticut (N = 23) | 75.5% | IPEDS ADM2023, median ADMSSN/APPLCN, bachelor's institutions, fall 2023 |
| Median out-of-state tuition and fees, public colleges, Connecticut (N = 11) | $27,378 | College Scorecard, median TUITIONFEE_OUT, public bachelor's institutions, 2025-26 |