For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Connecticut colleges is 50.23%, 150,457 accepted out of 299,524 applicants.
For Connecticut college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 40,283 (15.54%) compared to last year, from 259,241 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 795, which is more than 3.65% last year.
Connecticut colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.57% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Connecticut colleges. The yield decreased by 1.53%.
Among Connecticut colleges, Yale University has the lowest acceptance rate of 3.87% with 2,227 accepted students out of 57,517 applicants. Yale University has the most number of applicants of 57,517 and University of Connecticut has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 4,478.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Connecticut. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | 57,517 5,714 | 2,227 -105 | 1,554 -87 | 3.87% -0.63% | 69.78% -0.59% |
| Wesleyan University | 14,389 -111 | 2,373 -106 | 825 43 | 16.49% -0.61% | 34.77% 3.23% |
| Trinity College | 7,460 1,064 | 2,182 38 | 542 -37 | 29.25% -4.27% | 24.84% -2.17% |
| Fairfield University | 18,509 3,046 | 6,162 -794 | 1,461 25 | 33.29% -11.69% | 23.71% 3.07% |
| Connecticut College | 7,950 -1,447 | 2,945 -652 | 451 -104 | 37.04% -1.24% | 15.31% -0.12% |
| University of Connecticut | 55,479 8,834 | 29,065 3,901 | 4,478 289 | 52.39% -1.56% | 15.41% -1.24% |
| Albertus Magnus College | 3,485 1,147 | 2,067 562 | 226 50 | 59.31% -5.06% | 10.93% -0.76% |
| University of New Haven | 21,765 8,267 | 13,142 2,270 | 1,305 9 | 60.38% -20.17% | 9.93% -1.99% |
| Sacred Heart University | 16,495 2,211 | 10,781 1,114 | 1,885 -20 | 65.36% -2.32% | 17.48% -2.23% |
| Quinnipiac University | 23,949 2,626 | 17,280 862 | 1,917 120 | 72.15% -4.85% | 11.09% 0.14% |
| Central Connecticut State University | 8,919 637 | 6,540 285 | 1,349 -92 | 73.33% -2.20% | 20.63% -2.41% |
| University of Saint Joseph | 2,050 272 | 1,611 195 | 196 23 | 78.59% -1.05% | 12.17% -0.05% |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | 10,937 3,816 | 9,076 3,366 | 935 313 | 82.98% 2.79% | 10.30% -0.59% |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 6,491 1,216 | 5,386 1,137 | 808 194 | 82.98% 2.43% | 15.00% 0.55% |
| University of Bridgeport | 9,237 3,645 | 7,669 4,073 | 372 141 | 83.02% 18.71% | 4.85% -1.57% |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | 2,166 29 | 1,877 17 | 234 -9 | 86.66% -0.38% | 12.47% -0.59% |
| Western Connecticut State University | 5,910 453 | 5,142 702 | 861 150 | 87.01% 5.65% | 16.74% 0.73% |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | 1,497 252 | 1,320 243 | 164 -10 | 88.18% 1.67% | 12.42% -3.74% |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | 3,265 461 | 2,884 460 | 646 101 | 88.33% 1.88% | 22.40% -0.08% |
| Southern Connecticut State University | 8,803 500 | 8,052 1,317 | 1,096 -131 | 91.47% 10.35% | 13.61% -4.61% |
| Mitchell College | 1,030 -265 | 975 25 | 70 -13 | 94.66% 21.30% | 7.18% -1.56% |
| University of Hartford | 12,221 -2,032 | 11,701 -131 | 1,174 -137 | 95.75% 12.74% | 10.03% -1.05% |