List of colleges and universities in Connecticut explained

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]

• The Graduate Institute in Bethany
• Legion of Christ College of Humanities in Cheshire

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]

• Brown University of Rhode Island offers a master's program in biology at a Pfizer facility in Groton.^[24]
• Rensselaer at Hartford is a branch campus of New York-based Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, offering graduate programs.^[25]
• 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.^[26]

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
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	^[32] ^[33]
Mount Sacred Heart College	Hamden	Private (Catholic)	Sisters' college	1954	1997	^[34] ^[35]
College of Notre Dame	Wilton	Private (Catholic)	Sisters' college	1961	1972	^[36] ^[37] ^[38]
Saint Alphonsus College	Suffield	Private (Catholic)	Seminary	1963	1990	^[39]
St. Basil College Seminary	Stamford	Private (Ukrainian Catholic)	Seminary	1939	2009	^[40] ^[41]
St. Thomas Seminary	Bloomfield	Private (Catholic)	Seminary	1897	1980	^[42]
St. Vincent's College	Bridgeport	Private (Catholic)	Health professions school	1991	2018	^[43] 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]

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

• Web site: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. National Center for Education Statistics. 2018-06-25.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Book: Restoring America's Global Competitiveness Through Innovation. Ben L. Kedia. Subhash C. Jain. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2013. 200. 9781781005958.
2. Web site: About CSCU. Connecticut State Colleges & Universities. 2018-06-24.
3. News: World Reputation Rankings 2017: Navigating Yale University. Times Higher Education. Sara Tabin. Gabriella Borter. June 15, 2017. 2018-06-24.
4. Enrollment is the 12-month unduplicated enrollment as reported by IPEDS for 2020–21.
5. Web site: America's Best Colleges 2008. U.S. News & World Report. 2007-09-29.
6. Web site: Asnuntuck Community College. Employee's Policy and Procedure Manual. 7. 2007-10-08.
7. Web site: Capital Community College. Capital Snapshot. 2007-10-08.
8. Book: Peterson's. Peterson's. Distance Learning Programs 2004. Peterson's. 120. registration. 2003. 0768911591.
9. Web site: Goodwin College. General Facts. 2007-10-08.
10. Web site: Hartford Seminary. Our History. 2018-06-21.
11. Web site: Housatonic Community College. About HCC: Role and Scope. 2007-10-08.
12. Web site: Manchester Community College. MCC Facts. 2007-10-08.
13. Web site: Middlesex Community College. Middlesex Community College History. 2007-10-08.
14. Web site: Naugatuck Valley Community College. Campus Profile. 2007-10-08.
15. Book: Justin Martin. Nader: Crusader, Spoiler, Icon. 83. 2002. Basic Books. 0738208574.
16. News: George Judson. Public colleges draw more support as vital to train local work force. New York Times. November 21, 1993. 2007-10-08.
17. Web site: Post University. History. 2007-10-08.
18. Web site: Quinebaug Valley Community College. QVCC History. 2007-10-08.
19. Web site: Three Rivers Community College. About Three Rivers. 2007-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20070103010336/http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/SecTier/about.html. January 3, 2007. dead. mdy-all.
20. Web site: Tunxis Community College. About the College. 2007-10-08.
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.
22. News: Colleges & Universities . Connecticut Office of Higher Education . 2018-06-24.
23. Web site: Colleges & Universities . 2018-06-21 . Connecticut Office of Higher Education.
24. Web site: Brown/Pfizer Masters of Arts in Biology Program. Brown University. 2021-09-26.
25. Web site: Rensselaer @ Hartford. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2018-06-21.
26. Web site: Clinical Sites. Larner College of Medicine. 2018-06-21.
27. News: Annhurst College closes with 36th graduation. Hartford Courant. Mark McGrath. May 26, 1980. Newspapers.com.
28. News: Annhurst College gets $359,679 federal grant. Hartford Courant. May 26, 1967. Newspapers.com.
29. Web site: About Us. Bais Binyomin Academy. 2018-06-24.
30. News: New learning center continues Jewish school tradition in Stamford. Stamford Advocate. Nelson Oliveira. September 14, 2016. 2018-06-24.
31. News: State puts some colleges on its dishonor roll. Hartford Courant. Robert A. Frahm. September 15, 2004. Newspapers.com. (Part 2 of article)
32. News: Longview College to close. Hartford Courant. April 20, 1972. Newspapers.com.
33. Book: Catholic Women's Colleges in America. Tracy Schier. Cynthia Russett. JHU Press. 2003. 570. 9780801877667.
34. Book: The College Handbook. College Entrance Examination Board. 1985. 234.
35. News: Sans Castle. Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development. Fall 1998. 6. 2018-06-22.
36. News: Wilton college asks charter. Bridgeport Post. March 25, 1965. Newspapers.com.
37. News: Dean of College of Notre Dame in Wilton dies. Bridgeport Telegram. October 2, 1967. Newspapers.com.
38. Book: American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. Alice H. Songe. Scarecrow Press. 1978. 45. registration.
39. News: Suffield to help find replacement for departing Lincoln Culinary Institute. The Republican. Springfield, MA. Howard French. August 20, 2012. 2014-07-25.
40. Web site: St. Basil College Seminary. History of the Seminary. 2018-06-24.
41. Web site: Enrollment Headcount by Ethnic Categories. Connecticut Office of Higher Education. 2018-06-24.
42. Web site: Closed School List. New England Association of Schools and Colleges. 2018-06-24.
43. Web site: How many colleges and universities have closed since 2016?. Education Dive. en-US. 2020-05-14.
44. News: Bill seeks expansion of Litchfield school. Bridgeport Post. March 6, 1963. Newspapers.com.
45. News: Governor signs two measures. Hartford Courant. April 30, 1963. Newspapers.com.
46. Web site: Wisdom House History. Wisdom House. 2018-06-22.
47. News: Silvermine wins accreditation as fine arts college. Bridgeport Post. March 22, 1964. Newspapers.com.
48. News: Art college to confer last degrees in June. Hartford Courant. May 29, 1971. Newspapers.com.
49. News: Enrollment on decline in colleges. Hartford Courant. December 22, 1971. Newspapers.com.
50. News: Preserving 'worthwhile' past of nursing school, now that it's gone. Hartford Courant. Carolyn Caprioglio. January 14, 1998. Newspapers.com.