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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 68.00% for academic year 2022-2023 in Connecticut. Wesleyan University is positioned second with 35.02% yield and Trinity College follows them with 25%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Connecticut.
Most Favored Connecticut Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2023)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Yale University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT
68.00% 50,060 2,503 1,702 5.00%
2Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiddletown, CT
35.02% 14,521 2,033 712 14.00%
3Trinity College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHartford, CT
25.01% 6,220 2,239 560 36.00%
4Central Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsNew Britain, CT
22.00% 7,302 5,623 1,237 77.01%
5Sacred Heart University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT
20.00% 13,316 8,789 1,758 66.00%
6Fairfield University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT
19.00% 13,359 6,947 1,320 52.00%
7Connecticut College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew London, CT
18.01% 8,744 3,498 630 40.00%
8University of Connecticut
Public, four-yearsStorrs, CT
18.00% 40,894 22,492 4,049 55.00%
9Eastern Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsWillimantic, CT
18.00% 5,488 4,061 731 74.00%
10Southern Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsNew Haven, CT
16.00% 8,316 6,902 1,104 83.00%