2026 Cheapest Connecticut College Costs Rankings
Among Connecticut colleges, Charter Oak State College has the cheapest tuition & fees ($8,506) and American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences has the second lowest tuition & fees ($10,520) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Connecticut College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Connecticut College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charter Oak State College New Britain, CT | $8,506 | $10,352 | - | - | 2,012 | 67% | 15 to 1 |
| 2 | American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences Waterbury, CT | $10,520 | $6,920 | - | - | 2,513 | - | 10 to 1 |
| 3 | Post University Waterbury, CT | $15,922 | $7,955 | - | - | 16,178 | 25% | 20 to 1 |
| 4 | Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT | $16,550 | $18,920 | 1,080 | 73.3% | 9,997 | 48% | 14 to 1 |
| 5 | Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT | $16,901 | $19,397 | 1,110 | 87.0% | 4,169 | 52% | 11 to 1 |
| 6 | Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT | $16,942 | $21,727 | - | 91.5% | 9,377 | 50% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 | Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT | $17,426 | $20,004 | 1,160 | 83.0% | 4,355 | 58% | 15 to 1 |
| 8 | Goodwin University East Hartford, CT | $21,188 | $14,610 | - | - | 2,970 | 58% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT | $35,760 | $21,786 | - | 83.0% | 3,838 | 41% | 15 to 1 |
| 10 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | $40,798 | - | 1,070 | 88.3% | 1,544 | 65% | 26 to 1 |
Qualified Connecticut Colleges in Core Admission Stats
