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Connecticut Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.
University of Bridgeport, has the lowest yield rate of 4.85% for academic year 2024-2025 in Connecticut. University of New Haven is positioned second with 9.93% yield and University of Hartford follows them with 10%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Connecticut.
Connecticut Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1University of Bridgeport
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBridgeport, CT
4.85% 9,237 7,669 372 83.02%
2University of New Haven
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Haven, CT
9.93% 21,765 13,142 1,305 60.38%
3University of Hartford
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Hartford, CT
10.03% 12,221 11,701 1,174 95.75%
4Albertus Magnus College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT
10.93% 3,485 2,067 226 59.31%
5Quinnipiac University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHamden, CT
11.09% 23,949 17,280 1,917 72.15%
6University of Saint Joseph
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWest Hartford, CT
12.17% 2,050 1,611 196 78.59%
7Southern Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsNew Haven, CT
13.61% 8,803 8,052 1,096 91.47%
8Eastern Connecticut State University
Public, four-yearsWillimantic, CT
15.00% 6,491 5,386 808 82.98%
9Connecticut College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew London, CT
15.31% 7,950 2,945 451 37.04%
10University of Connecticut
Public, four-yearsStorrs, CT
15.41% 55,479 29,065 4,478 52.39%