Connecticut Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 15 private colleges in Connecticut with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Goodwin University leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

Acceptance rate is a measure of the competitiveness of a school. Lower acceptance rates are more competitive and may require a higher GPA, SAT/ACT score, and other factors to be considered for admission.

List of Connecticut Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
Goodwin University East Hartford, Connecticut	100%
Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, Connecticut	100%
University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut	96%
Mitchell College New London, Connecticut	95%
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut	83%
University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, Connecticut	79%
Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut	72%
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut	65%
University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut	60%
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, Connecticut	59%
Connecticut College New London, Connecticut	37%
Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut	33%
Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut	29%
Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut	16%
Yale University New Haven, Connecticut	4%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

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