How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Connecticut Private Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Connecticut Private Colleges is 62.88%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.96%.

Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Connecticut Private Colleges has increased by 7.96% from 54.93% to 62.88%. Of the 14 Connecticut Private Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 10 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 4 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.

You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Connecticut Private Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Connecticut Private Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Connecticut Private Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Change
Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, CT	58.07%	83.46% 25.39%	81.26% 2.2%	81.73% 0.47%	80.50% 1.23%	22.43%
University of BridgeportBridgeport, CT	57.24%	54.58% 2.66%	70.95% 16.36%	73.14% 2.19%	81.51% 8.38%	24.27%
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT	37.76%	37.41% 0.35%	37.72% 0.31%	40.95% 3.23%	40.40% 0.55%	2.65%
Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT	60.30%	57.13% 3.18%	56.13% 0.99%	55.81% 0.33%	52.18% 3.63%	8.12%
University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT	71.36%	76.35% 4.99%	77.41% 1.06%	78.79% 1.39%	82.75% 3.96%	11.39%
Mitchell CollegeNew London, CT	82.86%	78.06% 4.8%	74.22% 3.84%	77.99% 3.77%	76.84% 1.14%	6.01%
University of New HavenWest Haven, CT	83.87%	82.99% 0.88%	91.10% 8.11%	94.13% 3.03%	91.24% 2.89%	7.37%
Paier CollegeBridgeport, CT	-	-	94.49%	96.23% 1.74%	95.45% 0.77%	0.97%
Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT	72.47%	70.12% 2.35%	82.39% 12.27%	88.12% 5.73%	83.79% 4.34%	11.31%
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT	60.45%	63.92% 3.47%	65.53% 1.62%	66.12% 0.59%	65.71% 0.41%	5.27%
University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT	72.35%	76.61% 4.26%	78.02% 1.41%	78.25% 0.23%	74.85% 3.4%	2.5%
Trinity CollegeHartford, CT	33.55%	33.49% 0.06%	36.04% 2.55%	37.75% 1.71%	36.14% 1.61%	2.59%
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT	17.46%	16.48% 0.98%	20.90% 4.42%	19.44% 1.46%	14.43% 5%	3.02%
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	6.35%	6.08% 0.26%	6.53% 0.45%	5.31% 1.22%	4.57% 0.74%	1.77%
Average	54.93%	56.67% 1.74%	62.33% 5.67%	63.84% 1.5%	62.88% 0.96%	7.96%

*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)

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