Connecticut Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

Below is a ranking of the 29 colleges in Connecticut with the highest percent of black students. Connecticut State Community College leads the list with African Americans comprising 37% of the student population.

List of Connecticut Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

College	% Black
Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut	6.0%
Yale University New Haven, Connecticut	6.8%
University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut	5.4%
Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut	4.8%
Connecticut College New London, Connecticut	3.8%
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut	3.9%
University of Connecticut Avery Point Groton, Connecticut	3.8%
Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut	2.4%
Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, Connecticut	2.1%
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	0.0%
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus Hartford, Connecticut	0.0%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.