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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Connecticut

Yale University has the highest graduation rate of 97% for academic year 2021-2022 in Connecticut. Wesleyan University is ranked second with 91% and Trinity College follows them with 85%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in Connecticut.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in Connecticut
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Yale University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT
97%-98%
2Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiddletown, CT
91%5%95%
3Trinity College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHartford, CT
85%9%91%
4Fairfield University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT
84%6%89%
5University of Connecticut
Public, four-yearsStorrs, CT
83%-92%
6Connecticut College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew London, CT
81%-86%
7Quinnipiac University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHamden, CT
80%-87%
8Sacred Heart University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT
73%-86%
9University of New Haven
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Haven, CT
66%-76%
10Albertus Magnus College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT
59%1%64%
11University of Hartford
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Hartford, CT
59%7%77%
12Eastern Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsWillimantic, CT
57%-77%
13University of Saint Joseph
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Hartford, CT
56%33%77%
14Central Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsNew Britain, CT
55%27%72%
15Western Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsDanbury, CT
53%31%69%
16Southern Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsNew Haven, CT
52%31%72%
17University of Bridgeport
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBridgeport, CT
44%36%55%
18Post University
Private (for-profit), four-yearsWaterbury, CT
20%-45%