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Most Favored Connecticut Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Connecticut. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Yale University, has the highest yield rate of 69.78% for academic year 2024-2025 in Connecticut. Wesleyan University is positioned second with 34.77% yield and Trinity College follows them with 25%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Connecticut.
Most Favored Connecticut Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Yale University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT
69.78% 57,517 2,227 1,554 3.87%
2Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiddletown, CT
34.77% 14,389 2,373 825 16.49%
3Trinity College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHartford, CT
24.84% 7,460 2,182 542 29.25%
4Fairfield University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT
23.71% 18,509 6,162 1,461 33.29%
5Central Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsNew Britain, CT
20.63% 8,919 6,540 1,349 73.33%
6Sacred Heart University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT
17.48% 16,495 10,781 1,885 65.36%
7Western Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsDanbury, CT
16.74% 5,910 5,142 861 87.01%
8University of Connecticut
Public, four-yearsStorrs, CT
15.41% 55,479 29,065 4,478 52.39%
9Connecticut College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew London, CT
15.31% 7,950 2,945 451 37.04%
10Eastern Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsWillimantic, CT
15.00% 6,491 5,386 808 82.98%