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.
The state's flagship public university is the multi-campus University of Connecticut, 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. 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.
Institutions
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! School
! Location
! Control
! Carnegie Classification
! Enrollment<br /><small>(Fall 2024)</small>
! Founded
|----
|align="left"|Albertus Magnus College
|New Haven
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Masters university
|1,239
|1925
|----
|align="left"|Central Connecticut State University
|New Britain
|Public
|Masters university
|9,997
|1849
|----
|align="left"|Charter Oak State College
|New Britain
|Public
|Baccalaureate college
|2,012
|1973
|----
|align="left"|Connecticut College
|New London
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|1,990
|1911
|----
|align="left"|Connecticut State Community College
|Various
|Public
|Associates college
|36,315
|2023
|----
|align="left"|Eastern Connecticut State University
|Willimantic
|Public
|Masters university
|4,355
|1889
|----
|align="left"|Fairfield University
|Fairfield
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Masters university
|6,864
|1942
|----
|align="left"|Goodwin University
|East Hartford
|Private
|Baccalaureate/associate's college
|2,970
|1962
|----
|align="left"|Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
|Hartford
|Private
|Masters university
|109
|1833
|----
|align="left"|Holy Apostles College and Seminary
|Cromwell
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Masters university
|719
|1956
|----
|align="left"|Mitchell College
|New London
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|442
|1938
|----
|align="left"|Post University
|Waterbury
|Private<br /><small>(for-profit)</small>
|Masters university
|16,178
|1890
|----
|align="left"|Quinnipiac University
|Hamden
|Private
|Doctoral university
|9,424
|1929
|----
|align="left"|Sacred Heart University
|Fairfield
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Doctoral university
|11,022
|1963
|----
|align="left"|Southern Connecticut State University
|New Haven
|Public
|Masters university
|9,377
|1893
|----
|align="left"|Trinity College
|Hartford
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|2,238
|1823
|----
|align="left"|United States Coast Guard Academy
|New London
|Public<br /><small>(federal)</small>
|Baccalaureate college
|1,108
|1876
|----
|align="left"|University of Bridgeport
|Bridgeport
|Private
|Doctoral university
|3,838
|1927
|----
|align="left"|University of Connecticut
|Storrs
|Public
|Doctoral university
|33,554
|1881
|----
|align="left"|University of Hartford
|West Hartford
|Private
|Doctoral university
|6,015
|1877
|----
|align="left"|University of New Haven
|West Haven
|Private
|Masters university
|9,229
|1920
|----
|align="left"|University of Saint Joseph
|West Hartford
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Masters university
|1,952
|1932
|----
|align="left"|Wesleyan University
|Middletown
|Private
|Baccalaureate college
|4,011
|1831
|----
|align="left"|Western Connecticut State University
|Danbury
|Public
|Masters university
|4,169
|1903
|----
|align="left"|Yale University
|New Haven
|Private
|Doctoral university
|15,564
|1701
|}
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:
- Legion of Christ College of Humanities in Cheshire
- International Institute for Astronautical Sciences in Groton
- Arizona College of Nursing in Hartford, Connecticut
- Lincoln Technical Institute in New Britain, Connecticut
- St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, Connecticut
- The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts in Norwalk. Connecticut
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:
- The Robert Larner College of Medicine of the University of Vermont has a branch at the Western Connecticut Health Network facilities in Danbury and Norwalk.
- Relay Graduate School of Education has a branch in New Haven, Connecticut
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:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! School
! Location
! Control
! Type
! Founded
! Closed
! Ref.
|-
|align="left"|Annhurst College
|South Woodstock
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Liberal arts college
|1941
|1980
|
|-
|align="left"|Bais Binyomin Academy
|Stamford
|Private<br /><small>(Orthodox Jewish)</small>
|Talmudic school
|1976
|2016
|
|-
|Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing
|Bridgeport
|
|Nursing School
|
|2017
|
|-
|align="left"|Mount Sacred Heart College
|Hamden
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Sisters' college
|1954
|1997
|
|-
|align="left"|College of Notre Dame
|Wilton
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Sisters' college
|1961
|1972
|
|-
|align="left"|Paier College
|Bridgeport
|Private<br /><small>(for-profit)</small>
|Arts school
|1946
|2025
|
|-
|align="left"|Saint Alphonsus College
|Suffield
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Seminary
|1963
|1990
|
|-
|align="left"|St. Basil College Seminary
|Stamford
|Private<br /><small>(Ukrainian Catholic)</small>
|Seminary
|1939
|2009
|
|-
|align="left"|St. Thomas Seminary
|Bloomfield
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Seminary
|1897
|1980
|
|-
|align="left"|St. Vincent's College
|Bridgeport
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Health professions school
|1991
|2018
|
Acquired by Sacred Heart University of Fairfield
|-
|align="left"|Seat of Wisdom College
|Litchfield
|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|Sisters' college
|1963
|1967
|
|-
|align="left"|Silvermine College of Art
|New Canaan
|Private
|School of art
|1951
|1971
|
|-
|align="left"|Wilcox College of Nursing
|Middletown
|Private
|Nursing school
|1908
|1997
|
|-
|}
Gallery
<gallery>
File:RussellHouseSmaller.jpg|The Samuel Wadsworth Russell House, Wesleyan University
File:University of Connecticut School of Law - Hartford, CT - 2.jpg|University of Connecticut School of Law
File:Capital Community College, Hartford CT.jpg|Capital Community College, Hartford
File:trincollchapel.jpg|Trinity College Chapel
File:Yale Law School in the Sterling Law Building.jpg|Yale Law School
</gallery>
See also
- List of college athletic programs in Connecticut
- Higher education in the United States
- Lists of American institutions of higher education
References and notes
;General
;Specific