In Connecticut, 23,188 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 4,641 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.
Post University has the most online students of 15,053 out of 16,178.00 total students (93.05%) among 13 Connecticut colleges that offer online programs.
Goodwin University with 1,510 online students and Sacred Heart University with 1,311 online students are following it in Largest Online Connecticut Private Colleges ranking.
Post University stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Goodwin University also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $41,318 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,285 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these Largest Online Connecticut Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 60.92%, and the average SAT score is 1,282, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.
| School Name | Online Enrollment | Total Population | Undergraduate | Graduate | Men | Women | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year | 15,053 5,434 | 16,178 | 14,116 | 2,062 | 4,484 | 11,694 | $15,922 |
| 2 - | Goodwin University East Hartford, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 229 | 2,970 | 2,855 | 115 | 480 | 2,490 | $21,188 |
| 3 - | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,311 119 | 11,022 | 7,204 | 3,818 | 3,917 | 7,105 | $50,404 |
| 4 1 | University of Hartford West Hartford, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,058 17 | 6,015 | 4,223 | 1,792 | 2,420 | 3,595 | $49,075 |
| 5 1 | Quinnipiac University Hamden, CTPrivate, 4-year | 984 131 | 9,424 | 6,557 | 2,867 | 3,566 | 5,858 | $55,480 |
| 6 - | University of New Haven West Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 974 39 | 9,229 | 4,903 | 4,326 | 4,106 | 5,123 | $47,332 |
| 7 - | University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CTPrivate, 4-year | 936 4 | 3,838 | 1,570 | 2,268 | 1,509 | 2,329 | $35,760 |
| 8 4 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CTPrivate, 4-year | 694 630 | 4,011 | 3,805 | 206 | 1,892 | 2,119 | $70,042 |
| 9 1 | Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, CTPrivate, 4-year | 670 18 | 719 | 267 | 452 | 467 | 252 | $9,580 |
| 10 - | Fairfield University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year | 556 170 | 6,864 | 5,391 | 1,473 | 2,778 | 4,086 | $58,400 |
| Average | 2,375 | 7,027 | 5,089 | 1,938 | 2,562 | 4,465 | $41,318 |