College ROI in Connecticut
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Connecticut's everyday prices are 3.6% above the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 103.6
- Housing
- 117.0
- Utilities
- 146.5
Best estimated 10-year return
22 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1Yale UniversityNew Haven · Private nonprofit+77%2University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury · Public+42%3University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford · Public+29%4University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford · Public+28%5Fairfield UniversityFairfield · Private nonprofit+16%6University of ConnecticutStorrs · Public+13%7Trinity CollegeHartford · Private nonprofit+9%8Quinnipiac UniversityHamden · Private nonprofit+0%9Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown · Private nonprofit−6%10University of Saint JosephWest Hartford · Private nonprofit−20%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury · Public7.0×2University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford · Public4.7×3University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford · Public4.6×4Yale UniversityNew Haven · Private nonprofit3.9×5Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain · Public3.8×6Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury · Public3.3×7University of ConnecticutStorrs · Public3.1×8Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven · Public2.8×9Post UniversityWaterbury · Private for-profit2.6×10Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic · Public2.6×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Connecticut median among debt-reporting colleges.
1Lincoln Technical Institute-East WindsorEast Windsor · Private for-profit$11,250median federal debt62%college completion2Lincoln Technical Institute-New BritainNew Britain · Private for-profit$11,250median federal debt65%college completion3Lincoln Technical Institute-SheltonShelton · Private for-profit$11,250median federal debt65%college completion4Yale UniversityNew Haven · Private nonprofit$12,975median federal debt96%college completion5Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown · Private nonprofit$17,000median federal debt93%college completion6University of ConnecticutStorrs · Public$21,500median federal debt83%college completion7University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford · Public$21,500median federal debt65%college completion8Trinity CollegeHartford · Private nonprofit$23,000median federal debt84%college completion9Connecticut CollegeNew London · Private nonprofit$23,500median federal debt82%college completion10Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield · Private nonprofit$25,000median federal debt73%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN CT
Browse the full Connecticut directory
56 matching colleges · page 3 of 3
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Connecticut, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.