Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Connecticut

25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.

#SchoolNet PriceGrad RateEarnings 10yrAcceptance
1American Institute of Healthcare & Technology

Stratford · private

$32,821100.0%
2Yale University

New Haven · private

$23,77797.9%$100,5333.9%
3Wesleyan University

Middletown · private

$30,17792.6%$73,89716.5%
4Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLC

Waterbury · private

$6,63890.6%
5United States Coast Guard Academy

New London · public

89.1%22.4%
6Fairfield University

Fairfield · private

$48,09583.6%$88,79433.3%
7Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology

Branford · private

$4,27183.3%
8University of Connecticut

Storrs · public

$25,09783.1%$73,99752.4%
9Trinity College

Hartford · private

$34,83282.9%$90,77929.3%
10Connecticut College

New London · private

$36,17582.7%$75,00137.0%
11Cortiva Institute

Cromwell · private

$34,43681.8%$34,866
12Quinnipiac University

Hamden · private

$40,67579.3%$83,75972.2%
13International Institute of Cosmetology

Wethersfield · private

$16,59077.4%
14Industrial Management Training Institute

Waterbury · private

$42,75877.3%$55,344
15Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc

Seymour · private

$11,40877.1%
16Paul Mitchell the School-North Haven

North Haven · private

$28,81376.7%$30,900
17TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown

Newtown · private

$14,38075.3%
18New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport

Bridgeport · private

$16,19174.8%$44,444
19Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology

Wallingford · private

$12,60773.6%
20Sacred Heart University

Fairfield · private

$46,17471.3%$75,05965.4%
21New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut

Somers · private

$15,28469.7%$44,444
22University of Connecticut-Stamford

Stamford · public

$16,79867.8%$73,99783.0%
23TIGI Hairdressing Academy Guilford

Guilford · private

$16,40666.7%
24University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford · public

$16,40365.4%$73,99788.3%
25University of New Haven

West Haven · private

$34,19264.6%$60,12660.4%

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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.