In Connecticut, 28,755 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 4,008 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 19 Connecticut colleges that offer online programs.
Charter Oak State College with 2,012 online students and University of Connecticut with 1,736 online students are following it in Largest Online Connecticut Colleges ranking.
Post University stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Charter Oak State College also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,432 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,079 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these Largest Online Connecticut Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 74.36%, and the average SAT score is 1,235, 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 - | Charter Oak State College New Britain, CTPublic, 4-year | 2,012 246 | 2,012 | 1,927 | 85 | 416 | 1,596 | $8,506 ($8,506) |
| 3 1 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year | 1,736 241 | 28,306 | 20,056 | 8,250 | 12,706 | 15,600 | $43,712 ($21,044) |
| 4 1 | Goodwin University East Hartford, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,510 229 | 2,970 | 2,855 | 115 | 480 | 2,490 | $21,188 |
| 5 - | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,311 119 | 11,022 | 7,204 | 3,818 | 3,917 | 7,105 | $50,404 |
| 6 1 | University of Hartford West Hartford, CTPrivate, 4-year | 1,058 17 | 6,015 | 4,223 | 1,792 | 2,420 | 3,595 | $49,075 |
| 7 1 | Quinnipiac University Hamden, CTPrivate, 4-year | 984 131 | 9,424 | 6,557 | 2,867 | 3,566 | 5,858 | $55,480 |
| 8 - | University of New Haven West Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 974 39 | 9,229 | 4,903 | 4,326 | 4,106 | 5,123 | $47,332 |
| 9 - | Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CTPublic, 4-year | 958 24 | 9,377 | 7,252 | 2,125 | 3,458 | 5,919 | $16,942 ($13,442) |
| 10 - | University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CTPrivate, 4-year | 936 4 | 3,838 | 1,570 | 2,268 | 1,509 | 2,329 | $35,760 |
| Average | 2,653 | 9,837 | 7,066 | 2,771 | 3,706 | 6,131 | $34,432 ($14,331) |