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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 67.89% for academic year 2022-2023 in Connecticut. Wesleyan University is positioned second with 35.45% 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
67.89% 50,060 2,289 1,554 4.57%
2Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiddletown, CT
35.45% 14,521 2,096 743 14.43%
3Trinity College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHartford, CT
25.13% 6,220 2,248 565 36.14%
4Central Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsNew Britain, CT
22.42% 7,302 5,601 1,256 76.71%
5Sacred Heart University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT
20.29% 13,316 8,750 1,775 65.71%
6Fairfield University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT
19.05% 13,359 6,971 1,328 52.18%
7University of Connecticut
Public, four-yearsStorrs, CT
18.25% 40,894 22,293 4,069 54.51%
8Connecticut College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew London, CT
17.83% 8,744 3,533 630 40.40%
9Eastern Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsWillimantic, CT
17.67% 5,488 4,052 716 73.83%
10Southern Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsNew Haven, CT
16.04% 8,316 6,896 1,106 82.92%