College ranking

Top colleges in CT by 10-year ROI

College Scorecard + IPEDS Last updated: May 2026

Executive Summary

Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in CT with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Yale University leads this list at $344,204 (10 Yr. ROI).

Leaders: top 3

Yale University

10 Yr. ROI $344,204

CT · Private nonprofit

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

10 Yr. ROI $289,614

CT · Public

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

10 Yr. ROI $274,954

CT · Public

Top 25 Top colleges in CT by 10-year ROI

Rank	Institution	State	Control	Enrollment	10 Yr. ROI	Also see
1	Yale University	CT	Private nonprofit	6,758	$344,204	Grad 95.7% · Net $23,777
2	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	Public	733	$289,614	Grad 52.7% · Net $10,875
3	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	Public	454	$274,954	Grad 61.6% · Net $13,807
4	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	Public	1,525	$261,974	Grad 65.0% · Net $16,403
5	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	Public	2,432	$259,998	Grad 56.5% · Net $16,798
6	Trinity College	CT	Private nonprofit	2,146	$235,264	Grad 83.8% · Net $34,832
7	University of Connecticut	CT	Public	19,835	$218,504	Grad 83.3% · Net $25,097
8	Charter Oak State College	CT	Public	1,821	$218,205	Grad 66.7% · Net $15,815
9	Wesleyan University	CT	Private nonprofit	3,067	$191,818	Grad 92.6% · Net $30,177
10	Central Connecticut State University	CT	Public	7,822	$190,286	Grad 48.4% · Net $16,857
11	Fairfield University	CT	Private nonprofit	5,373	$178,582	Grad 84.3% · Net $48,095
12	Quinnipiac University	CT	Private nonprofit	6,531	$176,560	Grad 75.7% · Net $40,675
13	Western Connecticut State University	CT	Public	3,511	$175,974	Grad 51.8% · Net $17,604
14	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	Public	6,295	$149,884	Grad 49.9% · Net $20,857
15	University of Saint Joseph	CT	Private nonprofit	838	$149,240	Grad 63.8% · Net $27,989
16	Connecticut College	CT	Private nonprofit	1,937	$148,040	Grad 82.0% · Net $36,175
17	Eastern Connecticut State University	CT	Public	3,418	$146,372	Grad 57.5% · Net $21,067
18	Sacred Heart University	CT	Private nonprofit	7,087	$119,618	Grad 73.5% · Net $46,174
19	University of Hartford	CT	Private nonprofit	4,146	$106,928	Grad 54.4% · Net $30,282
20	University of New Haven	CT	Private nonprofit	4,841	$105,806	Grad 63.1% · Net $34,192
21	Albertus Magnus College	CT	Private nonprofit	991	$95,072	Grad 51.5% · Net $34,028
22	University of Bridgeport	CT	Private nonprofit	1,534	$92,888	Grad 41.2% · Net $27,807
23	Post University	CT	Private for-profit	13,603	$64,690	Grad 24.9% · Net $21,634
24	Mitchell College	CT	Private nonprofit	377	$44,348	Grad 42.2% · Net $30,260
25	Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford	CT	Private for-profit	334	$-49,272	Grad — · Net $43,500

Method notes

Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.

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