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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Connecticut

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