Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of Colleges in Connecticut is 201,976 with 119,270 female students and 82,706 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between Colleges in Connecticut.
Among the Colleges in Connecticut, State Community College has the most enrolled students of 36,315, while Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLC has the least number of students of 5 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of Colleges in Connecticut is 159,442 with 93,819 female students and 65,623 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between Colleges in Connecticut.
Among the Colleges in Connecticut, State Community College has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 36,315, while Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLC has the least number of undergraduate students of 5.
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Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of Colleges in Connecticut is 42,534 with 25,451 female students and 17,083 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between Colleges in Connecticut.
Among the Colleges in Connecticut, Yale University has the most enrolled graduate students of 8,750, while Trinity College has the least number of graduate students of 34.
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| Name | Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus College | 233 | 57 | 176 | |
| University of Bridgeport | 2,268 | 1,046 | 1,222 | |
| Central State University | 1,827 | 689 | 1,138 | |
| Charter Oak State College | 85 | 16 | 69 | |
| University of | 8,250 | 3,680 | 4,570 | |
| Goodwin University | 115 | 26 | 89 | |
| Eastern State University | 181 | 63 | 118 | |
| Fairfield University | 1,473 | 504 | 969 | |
| Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | 109 | 52 | 57 | |
| University of Hartford | 1,792 | 649 | 1,143 | |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | 452 | 331 | 121 | |
| University of New Haven | 4,326 | 2,158 | 2,168 | |
| Post University | 2,062 | 553 | 1,509 | |
| Quinnipiac University | 2,867 | 939 | 1,928 | |
| Sacred Heart University | 3,818 | 1,320 | 2,498 | |
| University of Saint Joseph | 959 | 176 | 783 | |
| Southern State University | 2,125 | 584 | 1,541 | |
| Trinity College | 34 | 19 | 15 | |
| Wesleyan University | 206 | 82 | 124 | |
| Western State University | 602 | 173 | 429 | |
| Yale University | 8,750 | 3,966 | 4,784 | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Danbury | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Asnuntuck Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Branford Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Lincoln College of New England-Southington | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Rensselaer at Hartford | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State Community College Housatonic | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Manchester Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Naugatuck Valley Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Middlesex Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Three Rivers Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute-New London | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State Community College Norwalk | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Northwestern Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Paier College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Quinebaug Valley Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State Community College Gateway | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| St Vincent's College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Stone Academy-West Haven | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State Community College Tunxis | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Yale-New Haven Hospital Dietetic Internship | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Cortiva Institute-Westport | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Stone Academy-Waterbury | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Albert I Prince Technical High School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Bullard-Havens Technical High School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| CT Aerotech | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| W F Kaynor Technical High School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Stratford School for Aviation Maintenance Technicians | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Windsor Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Bristol Technical Education Center | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Norwich Technical High School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Southington Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Eli Whitney Technical High School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Vinal Technical High School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Windham Technical High School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Cortiva Institute-Groton | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Stone Academy-East Hartford | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| University of Phoenix- | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Stratford School of Aviation Maintenance Technicians | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute-Danbury | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Ace Cosmetology and Barber Training Center | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Harris School of Business-Danbury | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Relay Graduate School of Education | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Goodwin University - Bridgeport Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Goodwin University - Bridgeport Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute of Enfield | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute of Waterbury | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute - New London | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute - New London 2 | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Aero Tech School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Academy Di Capelli - | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Relay Graduate School of Education | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Total | 42,534 | 17,083 | 25,451 | |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between Colleges in Connecticut. In undergraduate programs, out of total 153,440 students, 27,440 students (17.88%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 38,195 students (24.89%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 42,534 students, 11,221 students (26.38%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 7,524 students (17.69%) have learned from at least one online course.
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| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | ||
| Albertus Magnus College | 1,006 | 298 (29.62%) |
355 (35.29%) | 233 | 150 (64.38%) |
41 (17.60%) | |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Connecticut | Relay Graduate School of Education - Connecticut does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of Bridgeport | 1,570 | 288 (18.34%) |
798 (50.83%) | 2,268 | 648 (28.57%) |
1,156 (50.97%) | |
| Central Connecticut State University | 8,170 | 116 (1.42%) |
1,267 (15.51%) | 1,827 | 263 (14.40%) |
418 (22.88%) | |
| Charter Oak State College | 1,927 | 1,927 (100.00%) |
- | 85 | 85 (100.00%) |
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| Cortiva Institute | Cortiva Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Connecticut College | 1,990 | - | - | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden | 402 | - | 402 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Connecticut | 20,056 | 76 (0.38%) |
5,810 (28.97%) | 8,250 | 1,660 (20.12%) |
1,439 (17.44%) | |
| Goodwin University | 2,855 | 1,395 (48.86%) |
658 (23.05%) | 115 | 115 (100.00%) |
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| Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor | Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 4,174 | 1 (0.02%) |
180 (4.31%) | 181 | 84 (46.41%) |
39 (21.55%) | |
| Fairfield University | 5,391 | 12 (0.22%) |
1,018 (18.88%) | 1,473 | 544 (36.93%) |
375 (25.46%) | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven | Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Connecticut State Community College | 36,315 | 8,288 (22.82%) |
11,722 (32.28%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| American Institute-West Hartford | 402 | - | 327 (81.34%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 109 | 59 (54.13%) |
26 (23.85%) | |||
| University of Hartford | 4,223 | 86 (2.04%) |
451 (10.68%) | 1,792 | 972 (54.24%) |
135 (7.53%) | |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | 267 | 259 (97.00%) |
3 (1.12%) | 452 | 411 (90.93%) |
15 (3.32%) | |
| Mitchell College | 442 | 9 (2.04%) |
5 (1.13%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain | Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut | New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of New Haven | 4,903 | 195 (3.98%) |
2,081 (42.44%) | 4,326 | 779 (18.01%) |
1,233 (28.50%) | |
| Porter & Chester Institute | 1,373 | 41 (2.99%) |
429 (31.25%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Post University | 14,116 | 13,035 (92.34%) |
221 (1.57%) | 2,062 | 2,018 (97.87%) |
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| Quinnipiac University | 6,557 | 99 (1.51%) |
2,503 (38.17%) | 2,867 | 885 (30.87%) |
665 (23.19%) | |
| Sacred Heart University | 7,204 | 168 (2.33%) |
3,056 (42.42%) | 3,818 | 1,143 (29.94%) |
697 (18.26%) | |
| University of Saint Joseph | 993 | 13 (1.31%) |
447 (45.02%) | 959 | 394 (41.08%) |
117 (12.20%) | |
| Southern Connecticut State University | 7,252 | 339 (4.67%) |
3,173 (43.75%) | 2,125 | 619 (29.13%) |
669 (31.48%) | |
| Trinity College | 2,204 | - | - | 34 | - | - | |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | United States Coast Guard Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Wesleyan University | 3,805 | 681 (17.90%) |
- | 206 | 13 (6.31%) |
6 (2.91%) | |
| Western Connecticut State University | 3,567 | 56 (1.57%) |
1,712 (48.00%) | 602 | 341 (56.64%) |
106 (17.61%) | |
| Yale University | 6,814 | - | - | 8,750 | 38 (0.43%) |
387 (4.42%) | |
| Industrial Management Training Institute | 114 | - | - | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | 745 | 9 (1.21%) |
195 (26.17%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | 477 | 1 (0.21%) |
97 (20.34%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | 2,482 | 27 (1.09%) |
861 (34.69%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton | Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology | Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology | Branford Academy of Hair and Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc | Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford | TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| International Institute of Cosmetology | International Institute of Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | 1,544 | 21 (1.36%) |
324 (20.98%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport | New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLC | Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLC does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown | TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Dolce The Academy | Dolce The Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| American Institute of Healthcare & Technology | 100 | - | 100 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport | Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology-Bridgeport does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Average | 153,440 | 27,440 (17.88%) |
38,195 (24.89%) |
42,534 | 11,221 (26.38%) |
7,524 (17.69%) | |
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