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Most affordable private colleges in Connecticut

15 private colleges in Connecticut report net price data, ranging from $16,073 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $30,553. Connecticut's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Connecticut

$30,553

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in Connecticut

15

The most affordable private colleges in Connecticut, ranked by net price

1

Holy Apostles College and Seminary

CT

Net price

$16,073

Receive grant aid

25%

2

Wesleyan University

CT

Net price

$20,463

Receive grant aid

38%

3

Yale University

CT

Net price

$26,044

Receive grant aid

54%

4

University of Bridgeport

CT

Net price

$26,064

Receive grant aid

95%

5

University of Saint Joseph

CT

Net price

$27,558

Receive grant aid

98%

6

Goodwin University

CT

Net price

$29,131

Receive grant aid

96%

7

Net price

$30,179

Receive grant aid

99%

8

University of Hartford

CT

Net price

$30,553

Receive grant aid

97%

9

Mitchell College

CT

Net price

$31,760

Receive grant aid

98%

10

Trinity College

CT

Net price

$31,806

Receive grant aid

67%

11

University of New Haven

CT

Net price

$34,201

Receive grant aid

100%

12

Quinnipiac University

CT

Net price

$39,632

Receive grant aid

100%

13

Connecticut College

CT

Net price

$42,941

Receive grant aid

100%

14

Sacred Heart University

CT

Net price

$46,165

Receive grant aid

99%

15

Fairfield University

CT

Net price

$47,630

Receive grant aid

95%

What makes a school affordable here

In Connecticut, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Holy Apostles College and Seminary, the most affordable on this list, 25% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →