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 University of Connecticut,[1] which is also the largest school in the state. 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

School Location Control Carnegie Classification Enrollment
(2020)[4] 		Founded[5]
Albertus Magnus College New Haven Private
(Catholic) 		Masters university 1,793 1925
Asnuntuck Community College Enfield Public Associates college 2,388 1969[6]
Capital Community College Hartford Public Associates college 4,541 1992[7]
Central Connecticut State University New Britain Public Masters university 13,046 1849
Charter Oak State College New Britain Public Baccalaureate college 2,350 1973
Connecticut College New London Private Baccalaureate college 1,928 1911
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic Public Masters university 5,508 1889
Fairfield University Fairfield Private
(Catholic) 		Masters university 6,004 1942
Gateway Community College New Haven Public Associates college 9,490 1992[8]
Goodwin University East Hartford Private Health professions school 4,800 1999[9]
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Hartford Private Faith-related institution 184 1833[10]
Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell Private
(Catholic) 		Faith-related institution 854 1956
Housatonic Community College Bridgeport Public Associates college 6,454 1967[11]
Manchester Community College Manchester Public Associates college 8,134 1963[12]
Middlesex Community College Middletown Public Associates college 3,565 1966[13]
Mitchell College New London Private Baccalaureate college 682 1938
Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury Public Associates college 7,935 1962[14]
Northwestern Connecticut Community College Winsted Public Associates college 1,864 1965[15]
Norwalk Community College Norwalk Public Associates college 7,271 1961[16]
Paier College of Art Bridgeport Private
(for-profit) 		Arts school 109 1946
Post University Waterbury Private
(for-profit) 		Masters university 21,850 1890[17]
Quinebaug Valley Community College Danielson Public Associates college 1,725 1969[18]
Quinnipiac University Hamden Private Masters university 11,047 1929
Sacred Heart University Fairfield Private
(Catholic) 		Masters university 10,379 1963
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven Public Masters university 11,273 1893
Three Rivers Community College Norwich Public Associates college 4,953 1992[19]
Trinity College Hartford Private Baccalaureate college 2,372 1823
Tunxis Community College Farmington Public Associates college 5,426 1969[20]
United States Coast Guard Academy New London Public
(federal) 		Baccalaureate college 1,058 1876
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport Private Masters university 6,207 1927
University of Connecticut Storrs Public Doctoral university 35,598[21] 1881
University of Hartford West Hartford Private Doctoral university 8,828 1877
University of New Haven West Haven Private Masters university 7,587 1920
University of Saint Joseph West Hartford Private
(Catholic) 		Masters university 2,975 1932
Wesleyan University Middletown Private Baccalaureate college 3,599 1831
Western Connecticut State University Danbury Public Masters university 6,463 1903
Yale University New Haven Private Doctoral university 14,910 1701

Unaccredited institutions

Two institutions are licensed by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education to offer academic degrees, but are not accredited by a recognized accrediting body:[22]

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:[23]

Defunct institutions

Several schools that once operated in the state have closed, discontinued their degree programs, or moved to other states:

School Location Control Type Founded Closed Ref.
Annhurst College South Woodstock Private
(Catholic) 		Liberal arts college 1941 1980 [27][28]
Bais Binyomin Academy Stamford Private
(Orthodox Jewish) 		Talmudic school 1976 2016 [29][30][31]
Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing Bridgeport ??? Nursing School ??? 2017 [32]
Lincoln College of New England Southington Private
(for-profit) 		Baccalaureate/associate's college 1966 2018
Litchfield Law School Litchfield Private Law school 1773 1833
Longview College Enfield Private
(Catholic) 		Sisters' college 1944 1972 [33][34]
Mount Sacred Heart College Hamden Private
(Catholic) 		Sisters' college 1954 1997 [34][35][36]
College of Notre Dame Wilton Private
(Catholic) 		Sisters' college 1961 1972 [37][38][39]
Saint Alphonsus College Suffield Private
(Catholic) 		Seminary 1963 1990 [40]
St. Basil College Seminary Stamford Private
(Ukrainian Catholic) 		Seminary 1939 2009 [41][42]
St. Thomas Seminary Bloomfield Private
(Catholic) 		Seminary 1897 1980 [43]
St. Vincent's College Bridgeport Private
(Catholic) 		Health professions school 1991 2018 [32]

Acquired by Sacred Heart University of Fairfield

Seat of Wisdom College Litchfield Private
(Catholic) 		Sisters' college 1963 1967 [44][45][46]
Silvermine College of Art New Canaan Private School of art 1951 1971 [47][48][49]
Wilcox College of Nursing Middletown Private Nursing school 1908 1997 [50]

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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. ^ Enrollment is the 12-month unduplicated enrollment as reported by IPEDS for 2020–21.
  5. ^ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  6. ^ Asnuntuck Community College. "Employee's Policy and Procedure Manual" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  7. ^ Capital Community College. "Capital Snapshot". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  8. ^ Peterson's (2003). Distance Learning Programs 2004. Peterson's. p. 120. ISBN 0768911591.
  9. ^ Goodwin College. "General Facts". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  10. ^ Hartford Seminary. "Our History". Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  11. ^ Housatonic Community College. "About HCC: Role and Scope". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  12. ^ Manchester Community College. "MCC Facts". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  13. ^ Middlesex Community College. "Middlesex Community College History". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  14. ^ Naugatuck Valley Community College. "Campus Profile". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  15. ^ Justin Martin (2002). Nader: Crusader, Spoiler, Icon. Basic Books. p. 83. ISBN 0738208574.
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  17. ^ Post University. "History". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  18. ^ Quinebaug Valley Community College. "QVCC History". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  19. ^ Three Rivers Community College. "About Three Rivers". Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  20. ^ Tunxis Community College. "About the College". Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  21. ^ The enrollment count for University of Connecticut includes 662 at the Avery Point campus, 1,745 at the Hartford campus, 2,408 at the Stamford campus, and 965 at the Waterbury campus, which are listed as separate schools in IPEDS.
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  39. ^ Alice H. Songe (1978). American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. Scarecrow Press. p. 45.
  40. ^ Howard French (August 20, 2012). "Suffield to help find replacement for departing Lincoln Culinary Institute". The Republican. Springfield, MA. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  41. ^ St. Basil College Seminary. "History of the Seminary". Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  42. ^ "Enrollment Headcount by Ethnic Categories". Connecticut Office of Higher Education. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  43. ^ "Closed School List". New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
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