Yale University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 97% last year.

Fairfield University with 84% and Quinnipiac University with 77% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Connecticut Private Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Connecticut Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

Yale University has the highest graduation rate of 97% and Fairfield University has the second highest graduation rate of 84%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $47,584 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,325 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 63.37% and the average SAT score is 1,286 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 68.43% and the students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 over the 7 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 7 Connecticut Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Connecticut Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year 97.00%
0.08%
$64,70067.89%4.57%1,54014,7766 to 1
2
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Fairfield University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year 84.00%
0.06%
$56,36019.05%52.18%1,3106,01912 to 1
3
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Quinnipiac University Hamden, CTPrivate, 4-year 77.00%
3.01%
$53,09010.26%83.79%1,2108,78811 to 1
4
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Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CTPrivate, 4-year 72.00%
1.49%
$48,46020.29%65.71%-10,72116 to 1
5
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University of New Haven West Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year 62.00%
4.10%
$45,73012.16%91.24%1,1808,81919 to 1
6
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University of Hartford West Hartford, CTPrivate, 4-year 56.00%
2.55%
$47,64710.49%82.75%1,1905,7328 to 1
7
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Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year 31.00%
10.57%
$17,100---17,03416 to 1
Average68.43%$47,58423.36%63.37%1,28610,27013 to 1