BOOK OF LISTS 2015-2016
Education
34 Hartford Business Journal • decemBer 28, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com
Largest Connecticut colleges and universities
(Ranked by fall 2015 enrollment)
Rank School
Fall 2015
undergraduate
enrollment (1)
Percent
from
Conn.
Undergraduate
tuition & fees
2015-2016
Tuition &
fees
percent
change
Undergraduate
room &
board President
Year
founded
1
University of Connecticut
115 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs,
CT 06269
860-486-2000; www.uconn.edu
23,407 77%
$13,366 (in-state)
$34,908 (out-of-state)
5.2% $12,436 Susan Herbst 1881
2
Post University
800 Country Club Road, P.O. Box
2540, Waterbury, CT 06723
800-345-2562; www.post.edu
10,144 27% $875 per credit (2) 0% $10,500 Don Mroz 1890
3
Central Connecticut State
University
1615 Stanley St., New Britain, CT
06050
860-832-2278; www.ccsu.edu
9,933 95%
$9,300 (in-state)
$21,570 (out-of-state)
1% $11,134 John Miller 1849
4
Southern Connecticut State
University
501 Crescent St., New Haven, CT
06515
203-392-SCSU;
www.southernct.edu
8,106 95%
$9,600 (in-state)
$21,870 (out-of-state)
4.8% $11,526 Mary Papazian 1893
5
Quinnipiac University
275 Mt. Carmel Ave., Hamden,
CT 06518
203-582-8200;
www.quinnipiac.edu/mba
6,982 24% $42,270 3.9% $14,820 John Lahey 1929
6
Yale University
105 Wall St., New Haven, CT
06511
203-432-4771; yale.edu
5,532 6% $47,600 3.9% $14,600 Peter Salovey 1701
7
Western Connecticut State
University
181 White St., Danbury, CT
06810
203-837-9000; www.wcsu.edu
5,298 94%
$9,516 (in-state)
$21,786 (out-of-state)
4.8% $12,154 (3) John Clark (4) 1903
8
University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Ave., West
Hartford, CT 06117
860-768-4100; www.hartford.edu
5,246 48% $36,460 2.8% $11,638
Walter
Harrison
President
1957
9
Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Ave., Fairfield, CT
06825
203-371-7999;
www.sacredheart.edu
5,205 39% $37,170 4% $14,140 John Petillo 1963
10
Eastern Connecticut State
University
83 Windham St., Willimantic, CT
06226
860-465-5000;
www.easternct.edu
5,099 95%
$10,016 (in-state)
$22,286 (out-of-state)
3.4% $12,108 Elsa Nunez 1889
11
University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road, West
Haven, CT 06516
203-932-7000;
www.newhaven.edu
5,002 40% $35,650 3% $14,620 Steven Kaplan 1920
12
Fairfield University
1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield,
CT 06824
203-254-4000; www.fairfield.edu
3,970 30% $44,875 2.5% $13,520 Jeffrey von Arx 1942
13
Goodwin College
1 Riverside Dr. 3549, East
Hartford, CT 06118
860-528-4111; www.goodwin.edu
3,549 96% $20,100 3.6% $9,000 (5)
Mark
Scheinberg
1999
14
University of Bridgeport
126 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT
06604
203-576-4000;
www.bridgeport.edu
2,897 49% $30,930 3.3% $12,990 Neil Salonen 1927
14
Wesleyan University
70 Wyllys Ave., Middletown, CT
06459
860-685-2000;
www.wesleyan.edu
2,897 5% $48,974 2.1% $13,504 Michael Roth 1831
16
Trinity College
300 Summit St., Hartford, CT
06106
860-297-2151; www.trincoll.edu
2,255 84% $49,056 3.3% $13,144
Joanne
Berger-
Sweeney
1823
17
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave., New London,
CT 06320
860-447-1911;
www.connecticutcollege.edu
1,918 17% $49,350 3.4% $13,615
Katherine
Bergeron
1911
18
Charter Oak State College
55 Paul J. Manafort Drive, New
Britain, CT 06053
860-515-3800;
www.charteroak.edu
1,735 80%
$276 per credit in-state,
$193 tri-annual college
fee, $52 annual
technology fee
4% $0 (6)
Edward
Klonoski
1973
19
University of St. Joseph
1678 Asylum Ave., West Hartford,
CT 06117
860-232-4571; www.usj.edu
960 95% 36,200 4% $14,850 Rhona Free (7) 1932
20
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
15 Mohegan Ave., New London,
CT 06320
800-883-8724; www.uscga.edu
900 12% $0 0% $0
James Rendon
Superintendent
1790
21
Mitchell College
437 Pequot Ave., New London,
CT 06320
860-701-5000; www.mitchell.edu
723 62% $31,000 3% $12,500
Janet
Steinmayer
1938
Source: Individual schools. Notes: DND = Did not disclose. This list does not include state community colleges.
(1)
Represents full-time and part-time students.
(2) $570 per credit for online.
(3) Based on a single room in Fairfield and a platinum meal plan. Rates vary.
(4) Appointed president on July 1, 2015.
(5) Estimate of housing costs near the college. Goodwin is a commuter school.
(6) Courses are offered online.
(7) Started on July 1, 2015.
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
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2014-2015
2015-2016
How the top 5 fared:
Undergraduate enrollment
2014-2015 2015-2016 % change
University of Connecticut 22,973 23,407 2%
Post University 13,126 10,144 -23%
Central Connecticut
State University 9,871 9,933 1%
Southern Connecticut
State University 8,133 8,106 0%
Quinnipiac University 6,450 6,982 8%
2%
(23)%
1%
0%
8%
