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Colleges in Connecticut

Every Connecticut college that reports cost data to the U.S. Department of Education, largest first — with what students actually paid after grant aid, not just the sticker price. Open any school for its full breakdown by family income.

Colleges covered49
Median average net price$21,634
Reporting year2024
  1. Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain · Public · 33,645 undergradsNet$11,513Sticker$18,370
  2. University of ConnecticutStorrs · Public · 19,835 undergradsNet$25,097Sticker$39,426
  3. Post UniversityWaterbury · Private for-profit · 13,603 undergradsNet$21,634Sticker$28,897
  4. Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain · Public · 7,822 undergradsNet$16,857Sticker$24,870
  5. Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield · Private nonprofit · 7,087 undergradsNet$46,174Sticker$69,289
  6. Yale UniversityNew Haven · Private nonprofit · 6,758 undergradsNet$23,777Sticker$88,300
  7. Quinnipiac UniversityHamden · Private nonprofit · 6,531 undergradsNet$40,675Sticker$72,215
  8. Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven · Public · 6,295 undergradsNet$20,857Sticker$29,673
  9. Fairfield UniversityFairfield · Private nonprofit · 5,373 undergradsNet$48,095Sticker$76,074
  10. University of New HavenWest Haven · Private nonprofit · 4,841 undergradsNet$34,192Sticker$66,962
  11. University of HartfordWest Hartford · Private nonprofit · 4,146 undergradsNet$30,282Sticker$64,729
  12. Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury · Public · 3,511 undergradsNet$17,604Sticker$24,877
  13. Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic · Public · 3,418 undergradsNet$21,067Sticker$31,983
  14. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown · Private nonprofit · 3,067 undergradsNet$30,177Sticker$89,020
  15. Goodwin UniversityEast Hartford · Private nonprofit · 2,693 undergradsNet$29,249Sticker$39,589
  16. University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford · Public · 2,432 undergradsNet$16,798Sticker$30,122
  17. Trinity CollegeHartford · Private nonprofit · 2,146 undergradsNet$34,832Sticker$87,840
  18. Connecticut CollegeNew London · Private nonprofit · 1,937 undergradsNet$36,175Sticker$84,623
  19. Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain · Public · 1,821 undergradsNet$15,815Sticker$23,210
  20. University of BridgeportBridgeport · Private nonprofit · 1,534 undergradsNet$27,807Sticker$52,957
  21. University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford · Public · 1,525 undergradsNet$16,403Sticker$26,946
  22. Porter & Chester InstituteBridgeport · Private for-profit · 1,373 undergradsNet$18,348Sticker$25,892
  23. Lincoln Technical Institute-East WindsorEast Windsor · Private for-profit · 1,008 undergradsNet$27,006
  24. Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven · Private nonprofit · 991 undergradsNet$34,028Sticker$59,407
  25. Lincoln Technical Institute-New BritainNew Britain · Private for-profit · 928 undergradsNet$33,240
  26. Lincoln Technical Institute-SheltonShelton · Private for-profit · 875 undergradsNet$38,521
  27. University of Saint JosephWest Hartford · Private nonprofit · 838 undergradsNet$27,989Sticker$59,900
  28. University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury · Public · 733 undergradsNet$10,875Sticker$22,933
  29. University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton · Public · 454 undergradsNet$13,807Sticker$23,337
  30. New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-BridgeportBridgeport · Private for-profit · 428 undergradsNet$16,191
  31. Academy Di Capelli-School of CosmetologyWallingford · Private for-profit · 402 undergradsNet$12,607
  32. Porter & Chester Institute of HamdenHamden · Private for-profit · 402 undergradsNet$20,549Sticker$26,042
  33. American Institute-West HartfordWest Hartford · Private for-profit · 402 undergradsNet$19,316
  34. Mitchell CollegeNew London · Private nonprofit · 377 undergradsNet$30,260Sticker$55,621
  35. Arizona College of Nursing - HartfordEast Hartford · Private for-profit · 334 undergradsNet$43,500Sticker$48,113
  36. New England Tractor Trailer Training School of ConnecticutSomers · Private for-profit · 289 undergradsNet$15,284
  37. Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCromwell · Private nonprofit · 216 undergradsNet$10,117Sticker$17,990
  38. Cortiva InstituteCromwell · Private for-profit · 209 undergradsNet$34,436
  39. International Institute of CosmetologyWethersfield · Private for-profit · 197 undergradsNet$16,590
  40. Paul Mitchell the School-North HavenNorth Haven · Private for-profit · 178 undergradsNet$28,813
  41. Oxford Academy of Hair Design IncSeymour · Private for-profit · 143 undergradsNet$11,408
  42. Industrial Management Training InstituteWaterbury · Private for-profit · 114 undergradsNet$42,758
  43. American Institute of Healthcare & TechnologyStratford · Private for-profit · 100 undergradsNet$32,821
  44. TIGI Hairdressing Academy NewtownNewtown · Private for-profit · 53 undergradsNet$14,380
  45. TIGI Hairdressing Academy GuilfordGuilford · Private for-profit · 52 undergradsNet$16,406
  46. Branford Academy of Hair & CosmetologyBranford · Private for-profit · 51 undergradsNet$4,271
  47. Dolce The AcademyWaterbury · Private for-profit · 44 undergradsNet$15,318
  48. Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-BridgeportBridgeport · Private for-profit · 32 undergradsNet$30,086
  49. Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLCWaterbury · Private for-profit · 5 undergradsNet$6,638

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Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page is reported by the college itself to the U.S. Department of Education and published in the College Scorecard. Net price is the full cost of attendance minus the average grant and scholarship aid awarded — what a typical aided student actually paid. Sticker is the published cost of attendance before any aid. Schools are ordered by undergraduate enrollment, and each school’s own page breaks its net price down by family-income band.

Scope & limitations

  • ~2-year lag. Federal cost data is historical by design — these are the 2024 reporting years, not a live quote for the coming academic year.
  • Averages, not your price. Net price is an average across aided students, not a personalized estimate. Your own cost depends on your finances and the year you apply — use a school’s official net price calculator for that.
  • Coverage gaps. Connecticut colleges that report neither a net price nor a cost of attendance in any year aren’t listed, because there would be nothing to show. Individual figures a school didn’t report are marked as not reported rather than estimated.

Informational only — income-band averages from federal data, not an offer of aid or a substitute for any college’s official net price calculator or professional advice.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2024 reporting year. Last reviewed: August 2026

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