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Best Colleges In Connecticut

Rankings of the top 30 Colleges and Universities In Connecticut, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the Best Colleges and Universities in Connecticut, Doctorate Degree - May 2025

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
G
VG
E
 

CHANGE IN RANK

Leaders

1

Quinnipiac University

http://www.quinnipiac.edu
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut
(203) 582-8600

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1929

6,430

69%

73.4%

70.6%

$39,330

$39,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

550

540

550

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

2

Quinnipiac University

http://www.quinnipiac.edu
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut
(203) 582-8600

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1929

6,430

69%

73.4%

70.6%

$39,330

$39,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

550

540

550

24

0%

NC

 

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3

Quinnipiac University

http://www.quinnipiac.edu
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut
(203) 582-8600

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1929

6,430

69%

73.4%

70.6%

$39,330

$39,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

550

540

550

24

0%

NC

 

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4

University of Bridgeport

http://www.bridgeport.edu
126 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, Connecticut
(203) 576-4552

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1927

2,688

63%

28.8%

23.1%

$29,090

$29,090

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.98

459

458

449

20

0%

NC

 

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5

University of Bridgeport

http://www.bridgeport.edu
126 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, Connecticut
(203) 576-4552

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1927

2,688

63%

28.8%

23.1%

$29,090

$29,090

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.98

459

458

449

20

0%

NC

 

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University of Bridgeport

http://www.bridgeport.edu
126 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, Connecticut
(203) 576-4552

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1927

2,688

63%

28.8%

23.1%

$29,090

$29,090

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.98

459

458

449

20

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

7

Sacred Heart University

http://www.sacredheart.edu
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, Connecticut
(203) 371-7880

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1963

4,092

76%

65.6%

61.4%

$35,050

$35,050

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

555

537

541

22

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

8

Sacred Heart University

http://www.sacredheart.edu
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, Connecticut
(203) 371-7880

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1963

4,092

76%

65.6%

61.4%

$35,050

$35,050

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

555

537

541

22

0%

NC

 

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9

Sacred Heart University

http://www.sacredheart.edu
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, Connecticut
(203) 371-7880

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1963

4,092

76%

65.6%

61.4%

$35,050

$35,050

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

555

537

541

22

0%

NC

 

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10

Wesleyan University

http://www.wesleyan.edu
Middletown, Connecticut
(860) 685-3000

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1831

2,940

21%

89.3%

87.2%

$47,244

$47,244

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.73

660

640

650

29

0%

NC

 

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11

Wesleyan University

http://www.wesleyan.edu
Middletown, Connecticut
(860) 685-3000

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1831

2,940

21%

89.3%

87.2%

$47,244

$47,244

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.73

660

640

650

29

0%

NC

 

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12

Wesleyan University

http://www.wesleyan.edu
Middletown, Connecticut
(860) 685-3000

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1831

2,940

21%

89.3%

87.2%

$47,244

$47,244

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.73

660

640

650

29

0%

NC

 

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13

Western Connecticut State University

http://www.wcsu.edu
181 White Street
Danbury, Connecticut
(203) 837-9000

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1903

5,583

59%

33.7%

20.7%

$8,893

$20,398

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.97

492

500

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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14

Western Connecticut State University

http://www.wcsu.edu
181 White Street
Danbury, Connecticut
(203) 837-9000

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1903

5,583

59%

33.7%

20.7%

$8,893

$20,398

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.97

492

500

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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15

Western Connecticut State University

http://www.wcsu.edu
181 White Street
Danbury, Connecticut
(203) 837-9000

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1903

5,583

59%

33.7%

20.7%

$8,893

$20,398

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.97

492

500

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Contenders

16

Central Connecticut State University

http://www.ccsu.edu
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, Connecticut
(860) 832-2278

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1849

10,092

64%

34%

14.1%

$8,706

$20,211

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.97

511

504

504

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Contenders

17

Central Connecticut State University

http://www.ccsu.edu
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, Connecticut
(860) 832-2278

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1849

10,092

64%

34%

14.1%

$8,706

$20,211

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.97

511

504

504

N/A

0%

NC

 

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18

Central Connecticut State University

http://www.ccsu.edu
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, Connecticut
(860) 832-2278

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1849

10,092

64%

34%

14.1%

$8,706

$20,211

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.97

511

504

504

N/A

0%

NC

 

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19

Yale University

http://www.yale.edu
New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 432-9300

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1701

5,405

7%

93.4%

89.0%

$44,000

$44,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

710

700

710

32

0%

NC

 

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Yale University

http://www.yale.edu
New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 432-9300

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1701

5,405

7%

93.4%

89.0%

$44,000

$44,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

710

700

710

32

0%

NC

 

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21

Yale University

http://www.yale.edu
New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 432-9300

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1701

5,405

7%

93.4%

89.0%

$44,000

$44,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

710

700

710

32

0%

NC

 

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22

University of Saint Joseph

http://www.usj.edu
1678 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut
(860) 231-5216

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N/A

1,066

80%

50.2%

37.6%

$33,417

$33,417

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.27

450

450

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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University of Saint Joseph

http://www.usj.edu
1678 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut
(860) 231-5216

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N/A

1,066

80%

50.2%

37.6%

$33,417

$33,417

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.27

450

450

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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24

University of Saint Joseph

http://www.usj.edu
1678 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut
(860) 231-5216

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N/A

1,066

80%

50.2%

37.6%

$33,417

$33,417

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.27

450

450

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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25

University of Connecticut

http://www.uconn.edu
Storrs, Connecticut
(860) 486-3137

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1881

17,528

45%

76.7%

67.4%

$12,022

$30,970

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

629

597

550

27

0%

NC

 

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University of Connecticut

http://www.uconn.edu
Storrs, Connecticut
(860) 486-3137

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1881

17,528

45%

76.7%

67.4%

$12,022

$30,970

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

629

597

550

27

0%

NC

 

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University of Connecticut

http://www.uconn.edu
Storrs, Connecticut
(860) 486-3137

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1881

17,528

45%

76.7%

67.4%

$12,022

$30,970

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

629

597

550

27

0%

NC

 

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28

University of Hartford

http://www.hartford.edu
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut
(860) 768-4296

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1877

5,284

70%

47.6%

40.5%

$33,358

$33,358

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

531

534

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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University of Hartford

http://www.hartford.edu
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut
(860) 768-4296

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1877

5,284

70%

47.6%

40.5%

$33,358

$33,358

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

531

534

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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University of Hartford

http://www.hartford.edu
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, Connecticut
(860) 768-4296

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1877

5,284

70%

47.6%

40.5%

$33,358

$33,358

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

531

534

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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