2026 Tightest Connecticut Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Connecticut colleges, Yale University has the tightest acceptance rate (3.87%) and Wesleyan University has the second lowest rate (16.49%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Connecticut Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Connecticut colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Connecticut Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale University New Haven, CT | 57,517 | 2,227 | 1,554 | 3.9% | 69.8% | $67,250 | 15,564 | 1,540 |
| 2 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | 14,389 | 2,373 | 825 | 16.5% | 34.8% | $70,042 | 4,011 | 1,490 |
| 3 | Trinity College Hartford, CT | 7,460 | 2,182 | 542 | 29.2% | 24.8% | $70,770 | 2,238 | 1,405 |
| 4 | Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | 18,509 | 6,162 | 1,461 | 33.3% | 23.7% | $58,400 | 6,864 | 1,320 |
| 5 | Connecticut College New London, CT | 7,950 | 2,945 | 451 | 37.0% | 15.3% | $67,242 | 1,990 | 1,430 |
| 6 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | 55,479 | 29,065 | 4,478 | 52.4% | 15.4% | $43,712 | 28,306 | 1,340 |
| 7 | University of New Haven West Haven, CT | 21,765 | 13,142 | 1,305 | 60.4% | 9.9% | $47,332 | 9,229 | 1,160 |
| 8 | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT | 16,495 | 10,781 | 1,885 | 65.4% | 17.5% | $50,404 | 11,022 | - |
| 9 | Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | 23,949 | 17,280 | 1,917 | 72.2% | 11.1% | $55,480 | 9,424 | 1,230 |
| 10 | Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT | 8,919 | 6,540 | 1,349 | 73.3% | 20.6% | $16,550 | 9,997 | 1,080 |
Qualified Connecticut Colleges in Core Admission Stats
