Most Affordable Colleges in Connecticut
25 schools ranked by lowest average net price after financial aid. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell · private | $10,117 | 34.3% | — | — |
| 2 | Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc Seymour · private | $11,408 | 77.1% | — | — |
| 3 | Connecticut State Community College New Britain · community | $11,513 | 25.4% | $41,344 | — |
| 4 | Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology Wallingford · private | $12,607 | 73.6% | — | — |
| 5 | Charter Oak State College New Britain · public | $15,815 | 58.4% | $64,209 | — |
| 6 | New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport Bridgeport · private | $16,191 | 74.8% | $44,444 | — |
| 7 | International Institute of Cosmetology Wethersfield · private | $16,590 | 77.4% | — | — |
| 8 | Central Connecticut State University New Britain · public | $16,857 | 60.5% | $58,562 | 73.3% |
| 9 | Western Connecticut State University Danbury · public | $17,604 | 55.8% | $59,115 | 87.0% |
| 10 | Porter & Chester Institute Bridgeport · private | $18,348 | 47.1% | $41,588 | — |
| 11 | American Institute-West Hartford West Hartford · private | $19,316 | 56.2% | $28,710 | — |
| 12 | Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden Hamden · private | $20,549 | 36.5% | $42,914 | — |
| 13 | Southern Connecticut State University New Haven · public | $20,857 | 57.6% | $55,043 | 91.5% |
| 14 | Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic · public | $21,067 | 62.4% | $56,469 | 83.0% |
| 15 | Post University Waterbury · private | $21,634 | 18.9% | $38,696 | — |
| 16 | Yale University New Haven · private | $23,777 | 97.9% | $100,533 | 3.9% |
| 17 | University of Connecticut Storrs · public | $25,097 | 83.1% | $73,997 | 52.4% |
| 18 | Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor East Windsor · private | $27,006 | 61.2% | $38,683 | — |
| 19 | University of Bridgeport Bridgeport · private | $27,807 | 59.8% | $50,323 | 83.0% |
| 20 | University of Saint Joseph West Hartford · private | $27,989 | 63.7% | $59,908 | 78.6% |
| 21 | Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven North Haven · private | $28,813 | 76.7% | $30,900 | — |
| 22 | Goodwin University East Hartford · community | $29,249 | 42.6% | $43,596 | — |
| 23 | Wesleyan University Middletown · private | $30,177 | 92.6% | $73,897 | 16.5% |
| 24 | Mitchell College New London · private | $30,260 | 55.8% | $39,115 | 94.7% |
| 25 | University of Hartford West Hartford · private | $30,282 | 62.3% | $60,823 | 95.8% |
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