Largest Connecticut Colleges and Universities

Largest Connecticut Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Connecticut has the most students of 28,306 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Connecticut. Post University is ranked second with 16,178 students and Yale University follows them with 15,564 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Connecticut Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Connecticut Public, four-yearsStorrs, CT	28,306	15,600	12,706
2	Post University Private (for-profit), four-yearsWaterbury, CT	16,178	11,694	4,484
3	Yale University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT	15,564	8,289	7,275
4	Sacred Heart University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT	11,022	7,105	3,917
5	Central Connecticut State University Public, four-yearsNew Britain, CT	9,997	4,931	5,066
6	Quinnipiac University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHamden, CT	9,424	5,858	3,566
7	Southern Connecticut State University Public, four-yearsNew Haven, CT	9,377	5,919	3,458
8	University of New Haven Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Haven, CT	9,229	5,123	4,106
9	Fairfield University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT	6,864	4,086	2,778
10	University of Hartford Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Hartford, CT	6,015	3,595	2,420
11	Eastern Connecticut State University Public, four-yearsWillimantic, CT	4,355	2,582	1,773
12	Western Connecticut State University Public, four-yearsDanbury, CT	4,169	2,217	1,952
13	Wesleyan University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiddletown, CT	4,011	2,119	1,892
14	University of Bridgeport Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBridgeport, CT	3,838	2,329	1,509
15	Trinity College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHartford, CT	2,238	1,185	1,053
16	Charter Oak State College Public, four-yearsNew Britain, CT	2,012	1,596	416
17	Connecticut College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew London, CT	1,990	1,206	784
18	University of Saint Joseph Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Hartford, CT	1,952	1,475	477
19	Albertus Magnus College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT	1,239	799	440

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