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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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36 matching colleges · Showing 1–24
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Connecticut 36 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain, CT
Net price / year$11,513PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Net price / year$25,097Payback3.9 years
Weak ROI
Post University
Waterbury, CT
Net price / year$21,634PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT
Net price / year$16,857Payback6.6 years
Solid ROI
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
Net price / year$46,174Payback6.9 years
Strong ROI
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Net price / year$23,777Payback1.8 years
Strong ROI
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
Net price / year$40,675Payback4.6 years
Slow ROI
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT
Net price / year$20,857Payback12.5 years
Strong ROI
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Net price / year$48,095Payback4.8 years
Slow ROI
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Net price / year$34,192Payback11.6 years
Solid ROI
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Net price / year$30,282Payback9.7 years
Solid ROI
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT
Net price / year$17,604Payback6.5 years
Slow ROI
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT
Net price / year$21,067Payback10.4 years
Strong ROI
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
Net price / year$30,177Payback4.7 years
Weak ROI
Goodwin University
East Hartford, CT
Net price / year$29,249PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford, CT
Net price / year$16,798Payback2.6 years
Strong ROI
Trinity College
Hartford, CT
Net price / year$34,832Payback3.3 years
Solid ROI
Connecticut College
New London, CT
Net price / year$36,175Payback5.4 years
Strong ROI
Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT
Net price / year$15,815Payback4 years
Weak ROI
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
Net price / year$27,807Payback56.7 years
Strong ROI
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford, CT
Net price / year$16,403Payback2.6 years
Weak ROI
Porter & Chester Institute
Bridgeport, CT
Net price / year$18,348PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor
East Windsor, CT
Net price / year$27,006PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT
Net price / year$34,028Payback11.6 years