Tightest Connecticut Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The next table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Connecticut colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Yale University has the lowest acceptance rate as of 5.31% for academic year 2021-2022 in Connecticut. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Connecticut.
| Name | Acceptance Rate | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Haven, CT | 5.31% | 47,240 | 2,509 | 1,786 | 71.18% |
| 2 | United States Coast Guard AcademyPublic, four-yearsNew London, CT | 19.28% | 2,070 | 399 | 277 | 69.42% |
| 3 | Wesleyan UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMiddletown, CT | 19.44% | 13,067 | 2,540 | 910 | 35.83% |
| 4 | Trinity CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHartford, CT | 37.75% | 5,603 | 2,115 | 523 | 24.73% |
| 5 | Connecticut CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew London, CT | 40.95% | 7,682 | 3,146 | 492 | 15.64% |
| 6 | University of ConnecticutPublic, four-yearsStorrs, CT | 55.60% | 36,753 | 20,433 | 3,663 | 17.93% |
| 7 | Fairfield UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT | 55.81% | 12,674 | 7,073 | 1,256 | 17.76% |
| 8 | Sacred Heart UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, CT | 66.12% | 12,663 | 8,373 | 1,842 | 22.00% |
| 9 | University of BridgeportPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBridgeport, CT | 73.14% | 4,940 | 3,613 | 238 | 6.59% |
| 10 | Eastern Connecticut State UniversityPublic, four-yearsWillimantic, CT | 73.20% | 4,630 | 3,389 | 784 | 23.13% |
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