List of colleges and universities in Connecticut

The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. This list includes all schools that grant degrees at an associates level or higher, and are either accredited or in the process of accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency.

The state's flagship public university is the multi-campus University of Connecticut,[1] which is also the largest higher education institution in the state, including UConn Health. The remainder of the state's public institutions constitute the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, comprising four state universities, twelve community colleges, and an online school, Charter Oak State College.[2] Connecticut is also the home of one of the five federally-run service academies, the United States Coast Guard Academy.

The oldest college in the state, founded in 1701, is Yale University.[3]

Institutions

School Location Control Carnegie Classification Enrollment[4]
(Fall 2024) 		Founded[5]
Albertus Magnus College New Haven Private
(Catholic) 		Masters university 1,239 1925
Central Connecticut State University New Britain Public Masters university 9,997 1849
Charter Oak State College New Britain Public Baccalaureate college 2,012 1973
Connecticut College New London Private Baccalaureate college 1,990 1911
Connecticut State Community College Various Public Associates college 36,315 2023
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic Public Masters university 4,355 1889
Fairfield University Fairfield Private
(Catholic) 		Masters university 6,864 1942
Goodwin University East Hartford Private Baccalaureate/associate's college 2,970 1962
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Hartford Private Masters university 109 1833[6]
Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell Private
(Catholic) 		Masters university 719 1956
Mitchell College New London Private Baccalaureate college 442 1938
Post University Waterbury Private
(for-profit) 		Masters university 16,178 1890[7]
Quinnipiac University Hamden Private Doctoral university 9,424 1929
Sacred Heart University Fairfield Private
(Catholic) 		Doctoral university 11,022 1963
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven Public Masters university 9,377 1893
Trinity College Hartford Private Baccalaureate college 2,238 1823
United States Coast Guard Academy New London Public
(federal) 		Baccalaureate college 1,108 1876
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport Private Doctoral university 3,838 1927
University of Connecticut Storrs Public Doctoral university 33,554[8] 1881
University of Hartford West Hartford Private Doctoral university 6,015 1877
University of New Haven West Haven Private Masters university 9,229 1920
University of Saint Joseph West Hartford Private
(Catholic) 		Masters university 1,952 1932
Wesleyan University Middletown Private Baccalaureate college 4,011 1831
Western Connecticut State University Danbury Public Masters university 4,169 1903
Yale University New Haven Private Doctoral university 15,564 1701

Unaccredited institutions

Institutions can be authorized by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education to offer academic degrees, but may not be currently accredited by a recognized accrediting body:[9][10][11]

Out-of-state institutions

Several institutions based in other states offer, or have offered, degree programs at sites in Connecticut, under license from the state:[13]

Defunct institutions

Connecticut once had five State Technical Colleges, separate from the system of 12 Community Colleges, before consolidation of the systems. For example, Three Rivers Community College (Connecticut) was formed from Mohegan Community College and Thames Valley State Technical College in the 1990s. Several private schools that once operated in the state have closed, discontinued their degree programs, or moved to other states:

School Location Control Type Founded Closed Ref.
Annhurst College South Woodstock Private
(Catholic) 		Liberal arts college 1941 1980 [15][16]
Bais Binyomin Academy Stamford Private
(Orthodox Jewish) 		Talmudic school 1976 2016 [17][18][19]
Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing Bridgeport Nursing School 2017 [20]
Lincoln College of New England Southington Private
(for-profit) 		Baccalaureate/associate's college 1966 2018
Litchfield Law School Litchfield Private Law school 1773 1833
Longview College Enfield Private
(Catholic) 		Sisters' college 1944 1972 [21][22]
Mount Sacred Heart College Hamden Private
(Catholic) 		Sisters' college 1954 1997 [22][23][24]
College of Notre Dame Wilton Private
(Catholic) 		Sisters' college 1961 1972 [25][26][27]
Paier College Bridgeport Private
(for-profit) 		Arts school 1946 2025 [28]
Saint Alphonsus College Suffield Private
(Catholic) 		Seminary 1963 1990 [29]
St. Basil College Seminary Stamford Private
(Ukrainian Catholic) 		Seminary 1939 2009 [30][31]
St. Thomas Seminary Bloomfield Private
(Catholic) 		Seminary 1897 1980 [32]
St. Vincent's College Bridgeport Private
(Catholic) 		Health professions school 1991 2018 [20]

Acquired by Sacred Heart University of Fairfield

Seat of Wisdom College Litchfield Private
(Catholic) 		Sisters' college 1963 1967 [33][34][35]
Silvermine College of Art New Canaan Private School of art 1951 1971 [36][37][38]
Wilcox College of Nursing Middletown Private Nursing school 1908 1997 [39]

See also

References and notes

General
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  2. ^ "About CSCU". Connecticut State Colleges & Universities. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Sara Tabin; Gabriella Borter (June 15, 2017). "World Reputation Rankings 2017: Navigating Yale University". Times Higher Education. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "College Navigator - Connecticut". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  5. ^ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  6. ^ Hartford Seminary. "Our History". Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Post University. "History". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  8. ^ The enrollment count for University of Connecticut includes 477 at the Avery Point campus, 1,544 at the Hartford campus, 2,482 at the Stamford campus, and 745 at the Waterbury campus, which are listed as separate schools in IPEDS.
  9. ^ "Colleges & Universities". Connecticut Office of Higher Education. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "Authorization for private colleges". CT.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
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  12. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.cga.ct.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2025. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
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  14. ^ "Clinical Sites". Larner College of Medicine. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  15. ^ Mark McGrath (May 26, 1980). "Annhurst College closes with 36th graduation". Hartford Courant – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Annhurst College gets $359,679 federal grant". Hartford Courant. May 26, 1967 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "About Us". Bais Binyomin Academy. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  18. ^ Nelson Oliveira (September 14, 2016). "New learning center continues Jewish school tradition in Stamford". Stamford Advocate. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  19. ^ Robert A. Frahm (September 15, 2004). "State puts some colleges on its dishonor roll". Hartford Courant – via Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
  20. ^ a b "How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?". Education Dive. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  21. ^ "Longview College to close". Hartford Courant. April 20, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ a b Tracy Schier; Cynthia Russett (2003). Catholic Women's Colleges in America. JHU Press. p. 570. ISBN 9780801877667.
  23. ^ College Entrance Examination Board (1985). The College Handbook. p. 234.
  24. ^ "Sans Castle" (PDF). Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development. Fall 1998. p. 6. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  25. ^ "Wilton college asks charter". Bridgeport Post. March 25, 1965 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Dean of College of Notre Dame in Wilton dies". Bridgeport Telegram. October 2, 1967 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Alice H. Songe (1978). American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. Scarecrow Press. p. 45.
  28. ^ Williams, Cassidy (April 15, 2025). "Paier College loses accreditation and will not reopen". WFSB. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  29. ^ Howard French (August 20, 2012). "Suffield to help find replacement for departing Lincoln Culinary Institute". The Republican. Springfield, MA. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  30. ^ St. Basil College Seminary. "History of the Seminary". Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  31. ^ "Enrollment Headcount by Ethnic Categories". Connecticut Office of Higher Education. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  32. ^ "Closed School List". New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  33. ^ "Bill seeks expansion of Litchfield school". Bridgeport Post. March 6, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ "Governor signs two measures". Hartford Courant. April 30, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ "Wisdom House History". Wisdom House. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  36. ^ "Silvermine wins accreditation as fine arts college". Bridgeport Post. March 22, 1964 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ^ "Art college to confer last degrees in June". Hartford Courant. May 29, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ^ "Enrollment on decline in colleges". Hartford Courant. December 22, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ^ Carolyn Caprioglio (January 14, 1998). "Preserving 'worthwhile' past of nursing school, now that it's gone". Hartford Courant – via Newspapers.com.
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