# List of colleges and universities in Connecticut

The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. This list includes all schools that grant degrees at an associates level or higher, and are either accredited or in the process of accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency.
The state's flagship public university is the University of Connecticut, which is also the largest school in the state. The remainder of the state's public institutions constitute the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, comprising four state universities, twelve community colleges, and an online school, Charter Oak State College. Connecticut is also the home of one of the five federally-run service academies, the United States Coast Guard Academy.
The oldest college in the state, founded in 1701, is Yale University.

## Institutions

| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment (2022) | Founded |
| Albertus Magnus College | New Haven | Private (Catholic) | Masters university | 1,275 | 1925 |
| Asnuntuck Community College | Enfield | Public | Associates college | 2,121 | 1969 |
| Capital Community College | Hartford | Public | Associates college | 3,899 | 1992 |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | Public | Masters university | 9,468 | 1849 |
| Charter Oak State College | New Britain | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,602 | 1973 |
| Connecticut College | New London | Private | Baccalaureate college | 1,948 | 1911 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic | Public | Masters university | 4,082 | 1889 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield | Private (Catholic) | Masters university | 6,019 | 1942 |
| Gateway Community College | New Haven | Public | Associates college | 7,501 | 1992 |
| Goodwin University | East Hartford | Private | Baccalaureate/associate's college | 3,158 | 1999 |
| Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | Hartford | Private | Masters university | 92 | 1833 |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | Cromwell | Private (Catholic) | Masters university | 719 | 1956 |
| Housatonic Community College | Bridgeport | Public | Associates college | 4,816 | 1967 |
| Manchester Community College | Manchester | Public | Associates college | 5,974 | 1963 |
| Middlesex Community College | Middletown | Public | Associates college | 3,285 | 1966 |
| Mitchell College | New London | Private | Baccalaureate college | 539 | 1938 |
| Naugatuck Valley Community College | Waterbury | Public | Associates college | 6,250 | 1962 |
| Northwestern Connecticut Community College | Winsted | Public | Associates college | 1,750 | 1965 |
| Norwalk Community College | Norwalk | Public | Associates college | 5,073 | 1961 |
| Paier College | Bridgeport | Private (for-profit) | Arts school | 221 | 1946 |
| Post University | Waterbury | Private (for-profit) | Masters university | 17,034 | 1890 |
| Quinebaug Valley Community College | Danielson | Public | Associates college | 2,078 | 1969 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | Private | Doctoral university | 8,788 | 1929 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield | Private (Catholic) | Doctoral university | 10,721 | 1963 |
| Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven | Public | Masters university | 8,889 | 1893 |
| Three Rivers Community College | Norwich | Public | Associates college | 3,756 | 1992 |
| Trinity College | Hartford | Private | Baccalaureate college | 2,205 | 1823 |
| Tunxis Community College | Farmington | Public | Associates college | 4,567 | 1969 |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | New London | Public (federal) | Baccalaureate college | 1,058 | 1876 |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Private | Doctoral university | 3,988 | 1927 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs | Public | Doctoral university | 32,096 | 1881 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford | Private | Doctoral university | 5,732 | 1877 |
| University of New Haven | West Haven | Private | Masters university | 8,819 | 1920 |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford | Private (Catholic) | Masters university | 1,992 | 1932 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown | Private | Baccalaureate college | 3,253 | 1831 |
| Western Connecticut State University | Danbury | Public | Masters university | 4,417 | 1903 |
| Yale University | New Haven | Private | Doctoral university | 14,776 | 1701 |

## Unaccredited institutions

Two institutions are licensed by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education to offer academic degrees, but are not accredited by a recognized accrediting body:
* The Graduate Institute in Bethany
* Legion of Christ College of Humanities in Cheshire

## Out-of-state institutions

Several institutions based in other states offer, or have offered, degree programs at sites in Connecticut, under license from the state:
* Brown University of Rhode Island offers a master's program in biology at a Pfizer facility in Groton.
* Rensselaer at Hartford is a branch campus of New York-based Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, offering graduate programs.
* The Robert Larner College of Medicine of the University of Vermont has a branch at the Western Connecticut Health Network facilities in Danbury and Norwalk.

## Defunct institutions

Several schools that once operated in the state have closed, discontinued their degree programs, or moved to other states:
| School | Location | Control | Type | Founded | Closed | Ref. |
| Annhurst College | South Woodstock | Private (Catholic) | Liberal arts college | 1941 | 1980 | |
| Bais Binyomin Academy | Stamford | Private (Orthodox Jewish) | Talmudic school | 1976 | 2016 | |
| Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing | Bridgeport | ??? | Nursing School | ??? | 2017 | |
| Lincoln College of New England | Southington | Private (for-profit) | Baccalaureate/associate's college | 1966 | 2018 | |
| Litchfield Law School | Litchfield | Private | Law school | 1773 | 1833 | |
| Longview College | Enfield | Private (Catholic) | Sisters' college | 1944 | 1972 | |
| Mount Sacred Heart College | Hamden | Private (Catholic) | Sisters' college | 1954 | 1997 | |
| College of Notre Dame | Wilton | Private (Catholic) | Sisters' college | 1961 | 1972 | |
| Saint Alphonsus College | Suffield | Private (Catholic) | Seminary | 1963 | 1990 | |
| St. Basil College Seminary | Stamford | Private (Ukrainian Catholic) | Seminary | 1939 | 2009 | |
| St. Thomas Seminary | Bloomfield | Private (Catholic) | Seminary | 1897 | 1980 | |
| St. Vincent's College | Bridgeport | Private (Catholic) | Health professions school | 1991 | 2018 | Acquired by Sacred Heart University of Fairfield |
| Seat of Wisdom College | Litchfield | Private (Catholic) | Sisters' college | 1963 | 1967 | |
| Silvermine College of Art | New Canaan | Private | School of art | 1951 | 1971 | |
| Wilcox College of Nursing | Middletown | Private | Nursing school | 1908 | 1997 | |

## Gallery

* The Samuel Wadsworth Russell House, Wesleyan University
* University of Connecticut School of Law
* Capital Community College, Hartford
* Trinity College Chapel
* Yale Law School