List of colleges and universities in Connecticut

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The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Connecticut . This list includes all schools that grant degrees at an associates level or higher, and are either accredited or in the process of accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency.

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The state's flagship public university is the multi-campus University of Connecticut, [1] which is also the largest higher education institution in the state, including UConn Health. The remainder of the state's public institutions constitute the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, comprising four state universities, twelve community colleges, and an online school, Charter Oak State College. [2] Connecticut is also the home of one of the five federally-run service academies, the United States Coast Guard Academy.

The oldest college in the state, founded in 1701, is Yale University. [3]

Institutions

SchoolLocationControl Carnegie Classification Enrollment [4]
(2022)		Founded [5]
Albertus Magnus College New Haven Private
(Catholic)		 Masters university 1,2751925
Asnuntuck Community College Enfield Public Associates college 2,121 [6] 1969 [7]
Capital Community College Hartford Public Associates college 3,899 [6] 1992 [8]
Central Connecticut State University New Britain Public Masters university 9,4681849
Charter Oak State College New Britain Public Baccalaureate college 1,6021973
Connecticut College New London Private Baccalaureate college 1,9481911
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic Public Masters university 4,0821889
Fairfield University Fairfield Private
(Catholic)		 Masters university 6,0191942
Gateway Community College New Haven Public Associates college 7,501 [6] 1992 [9]
Goodwin University East Hartford Private Baccalaureate/associate's college 3,1581999 [10]
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Hartford Private Masters university 921833 [11]
Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell Private
(Catholic)		 Masters university 7191956
Housatonic Community College Bridgeport Public Associates college 4,816 [6] 1967 [12]
Manchester Community College Manchester Public Associates college 5,974 [6] 1963 [13]
Middlesex Community College Middletown Public Associates college 3,2851966 [14]
Mitchell College New London Private Baccalaureate college 5391938
Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury Public Associates college 6,250 [6] 1962 [15]
Northwestern Connecticut Community College Winsted Public Associates college 1,750 [6] 1965 [16]
Norwalk Community College Norwalk Public Associates college 5,073 [6] 1961 [17]
Post University Waterbury Private
(for-profit)		 Masters university 17,0341890 [18]
Quinebaug Valley Community College Danielson Public Associates college 2,078 [6] 1969 [19]
Quinnipiac University Hamden Private Doctoral university 8,7881929
Sacred Heart University Fairfield Private
(Catholic)		 Doctoral university 10,7211963
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven Public Masters university 8,8891893
Three Rivers Community College Norwich Public Associates college 3,756 [6] 1992 [20]
Trinity College Hartford Private Baccalaureate college 2,2051823
Tunxis Community College Farmington Public Associates college 4,567 [6] 1969 [21]
United States Coast Guard Academy New London Public
(federal)		 Baccalaureate college 1,0581876
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport Private Doctoral university 3,9881927
University of Connecticut Storrs, Farmington, Groton (Avery Point), Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury Public Doctoral university 32,096 [22] 1881
University of Hartford West Hartford Private Doctoral university 5,7321877
University of New Haven West Haven Private Masters university 8,8191920
University of Saint Joseph West Hartford Private
(Catholic)		 Masters university 1,9921932
Wesleyan University Middletown Private Baccalaureate college 3,2531831
Western Connecticut State University Danbury Public Masters university 4,4171903
Yale University New Haven Private Doctoral university 14,7761701

Unaccredited institutions

Institutions can be authorized by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education to offer academic degrees, but may not be currently accredited by a recognized accrediting body: [23] [24]

Out-of-state institutions

Several institutions based in other states offer, or have offered, degree programs at sites in Connecticut, under license from the state: [26]

Defunct institutions

Connecticut once had five State Technical Colleges, separate from the system of 12 Community Colleges, before consolidation of the systems. For example, Three Rivers Community College (Connecticut) was formed from Mohegan Community College and Thames Valley State Technical College in the 1990s. Several private schools that once operated in the state have closed, discontinued their degree programs, or moved to other states:

SchoolLocationControlTypeFoundedClosedRef.
Annhurst College South Woodstock Private
(Catholic)		 Liberal arts college 19411980 [28] [29]
Bais Binyomin Academy Stamford Private
(Orthodox Jewish)		 Talmudic school 19762016 [30] [31] [32]
Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing Bridgeport Nursing School 2017 [33]
Lincoln College of New England Southington Private
(for-profit)		 Baccalaureate/associate's college 19662018
Litchfield Law School Litchfield Private Law school 17731833
Longview College Enfield Private
(Catholic)		 Sisters' college 19441972 [34] [35]
Mount Sacred Heart College Hamden Private
(Catholic)		 Sisters' college 19541997 [35] [36] [37]
College of Notre Dame Wilton Private
(Catholic)		 Sisters' college 19611972 [38] [39] [40]
Paier College Bridgeport Private
(for-profit)		 Arts school 19462025 [41]
Saint Alphonsus College Suffield Private
(Catholic)		 Seminary 19631990 [42]
St. Basil College Seminary Stamford Private
(Ukrainian Catholic)		 Seminary 19392009 [43] [44]
St. Thomas Seminary Bloomfield Private
(Catholic)		 Seminary 18971980 [45]
St. Vincent's College Bridgeport Private
(Catholic)		 Health professions school 19912018 [33]

Acquired by Sacred Heart University of Fairfield

Seat of Wisdom College Litchfield Private
(Catholic)		 Sisters' college 19631967 [46] [47] [48]
Silvermine College of Art New Canaan Private School of art 19511971 [49] [50] [51]
Wilcox College of Nursing Middletown Private Nursing school 19081997 [52]

See also

References and notes

General
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  2. ↑ "About CSCU". Connecticut State Colleges & Universities. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ Sara Tabin; Gabriella Borter (June 15, 2017). "World Reputation Rankings 2017: Navigating Yale University". Times Higher Education. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "College Navigator - Connecticut". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008" . Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Spring 2024 Enhanced Census Report" (PDF). CT State Community College. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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  19. ↑ Quinebaug Valley Community College. "QVCC History" . Retrieved October 8, 2007.
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  21. ↑ Tunxis Community College. "About the College" . Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  22. ↑ The enrollment count for University of Connecticut includes 493 at the Avery Point campus, 1,535 at the Hartford campus, 2,297 at the Stamford campus, and 768 at the Waterbury campus, which are listed as separate schools in IPEDS.
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  33. 1 2 "How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?". Education Dive. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
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  35. 1 2 Tracy Schier; Cynthia Russett (2003). Catholic Women's Colleges in America. JHU Press. p. 570. ISBN   9780801877667.
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  41. ↑ Williams, Cassidy (April 15, 2025). "Paier College loses accreditation and will not reopen". WFSB. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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  43. ↑ St. Basil College Seminary. "History of the Seminary" . Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  44. ↑ "Enrollment Headcount by Ethnic Categories". Connecticut Office of Higher Education. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
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  47. ↑ "Governor signs two measures". Hartford Courant. April 30, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.
  48. ↑ "Wisdom House History". Wisdom House. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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  50. ↑ "Art college to confer last degrees in June". Hartford Courant. May 29, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
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