Enrollment Trends for Connecticut Colleges

Connecticut Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

Overall Population Change:
- Total Enrollment: 158,376 students were enrolled in Connecticut colleges.
- 10-Year Change: The total student population increased by 6% compared to a decade ago.
Student Level Trends:
- Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a increase of 3.50% compared to a decade ago.
- Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a increase of 13.23% compared to a decade ago.
Gender Dynamics:
- Current Ratio: There are more women students than men, with a ratio of 1.45 women to 1 man.
- Women Enrollment: Women students total 93,633 and have increased by 10.17% compared to a decade ago.
- Men Enrollment: Men students total 64,743 and have increased by 0.38% compared to a decade ago.
Online Education Growth:
- Online Exclusively: 30,332 students (19.15%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
- Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 75% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 152,715, and 158,376 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 72.99% are undergraduate students and 27.01% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 3,011, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 4,973.

The women to men ratio is 1.46 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Connecticut Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Connecticut Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	149,487	111,922	49,317	62,605	37,565	15,179	22,386
2015-16	149,461 -26	111,340 -582	48,981 -336	62,359 -246	38,121 556	15,662 483	22,459 73
2016-17	149,745 284	110,995 -345	48,606 -375	62,389 30	38,750 629	15,774 112	22,976 517
2017-18	150,885 1,140	112,703 1,708	48,786 180	63,917 1,528	38,182 -568	15,083 -691	23,099 123
2018-19	153,316 2,431	115,145 2,442	49,099 313	66,046 2,129	38,171 -11	14,843 -240	23,328 229
2019-20	152,420 -896	114,025 -1,120	48,025 -1,074	66,000 -46	38,395 224	14,781 -62	23,614 286
2020-21	151,720 -700	113,383 -642	46,213 -1,812	67,170 1,170	38,337 -58	14,387 -394	23,950 336
2021-22	151,300 -420	111,806 -1,577	45,877 -336	65,929 -1,241	39,494 1,157	15,041 654	24,453 503
2022-23	152,985 1,685	111,346 -460	45,655 -222	65,691 -238	41,639 2,145	16,659 1,618	24,980 527
2023-24	160,174 7,189	117,192 5,846	47,605 1,950	69,587 3,896	42,982 1,343	17,825 1,166	25,157 177
2024-25	158,376 -1,798	115,842 -1,350	47,660 55	68,182 -1,405	42,534 -448	17,083 -742	25,451 294
Average	152,715	113,245	47,802	65,443	39,470	15,665	23,805

Connecticut Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 113,245. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 3,920 from 111,922 to 115,842.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Connecticut Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	111,922	89,998	41,302	48,696	21,924	8,015	13,909
2015-16	111,340	90,585	41,359	49,226	20,755	7,622	13,133
2016-17	110,995	90,843	41,239	49,604	20,152	7,367	12,785
2017-18	112,703	91,945	41,505	50,440	20,758	7,281	13,477
2018-19	115,145	92,876	41,598	51,278	22,269	7,501	14,768
2019-20	114,025	91,785	40,945	50,840	22,240	7,080	15,160
2020-21	113,383	90,390	38,983	51,407	22,993	7,230	15,763
2021-22	111,806	90,889	39,078	51,811	20,917	6,799	14,118
2022-23	111,346	91,049	39,172	51,877	20,297	6,483	13,814
2023-24	117,192	93,773	40,173	53,600	23,419	7,432	15,987
2024-25	115,842	94,905	40,645	54,260	20,937	7,015	13,922
Average	113,245	113,245	40,545	51,185	113,245	7,257	14,258

Connecticut Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 39,470. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 4,969 from 37,565 to 42,534.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Connecticut Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	37,565	21,267	9,447	11,820	16,298	5,732	10,566
2015-16	38,121	22,232	10,003	12,229	15,889	5,659	10,230
2016-17	38,750	22,732	10,173	12,559	16,018	5,601	10,417
2017-18	38,182	22,851	9,688	13,163	15,331	5,395	9,936
2018-19	38,171	23,332	9,806	13,526	14,839	5,037	9,802
2019-20	38,395	23,698	9,726	13,972	14,697	5,055	9,642
2020-21	38,337	23,670	9,408	14,262	14,667	4,979	9,688
2021-22	39,494	25,075	10,171	14,904	14,419	4,870	9,549
2022-23	41,639	27,168	11,712	15,456	14,471	4,947	9,524
2023-24	42,982	28,590	12,588	16,002	14,392	5,237	9,155
2024-25	42,534	28,205	11,897	16,308	14,329	5,186	9,143
Average	39,470	39,470	10,420	14,018	39,470	5,245	9,787

Connecticut Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.10% and the percentage of black students is 12.42% at Connecticut Colleges. 6.60% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Connecticut Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2014-15	373	7,661	14,716	13,560	160	87,826	3,568
2015-16	356	7,940	15,010	14,195	147	86,743	3,697
2016-17	368	8,165	15,226	15,265	154	86,275	4,153
2017-18	364	8,556	15,621	16,566	170	86,153	4,467
2018-19	375	9,045	16,354	17,314	136	86,173	4,648
2019-20	413	9,234	16,203	18,186	136	84,176	5,619
2020-21	377	9,255	17,176	19,155	161	83,189	6,575
2021-22	368	9,637	17,226	19,862	148	81,024	6,843
2022-23	356	9,873	17,648	21,888	158	78,598	5,940
2023-24	494	10,119	20,423	22,167	185	79,685	6,913
2024-25	430	10,400	19,553	24,649	163	77,311	6,555
Average	389	9,080	16,832	18,437	156	83,378	5,362

Connecticut Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

30,332 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 107.09% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Connecticut Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	145,044	14,647	8,000	122,397
2013-14	146,816	16,456	7,789	122,571
2014-15	149,487	17,377	9,136	122,974
2015-16	149,461	16,405	10,584	122,472
2016-17	149,745	16,690	13,536	119,519
2017-18	150,885	17,759	13,133	119,993
2018-19	153,316	20,116	15,146	118,054
2019-20	152,420	21,611	16,884	113,925
2020-21	151,720	67,471	51,313	32,936
2021-22	151,300	29,231	39,114	82,955
2022-23	152,985	29,280	32,313	91,392
2023-24	160,174	34,706	34,099	91,369
2024-25	158,376	30,332	32,739	95,305
Average	151,671	25,545	21,830	104,297