List of colleges and universities in Connecticut

Private colleges and universities

Berkeley Divinity School – New Haven

Briarwood College – Southington

University of Bridgeport – Bridgeport

Connecticut College – New London

Fairfield University – Fairfield

Hartford Seminary – Hartford

University of Hartford – West Hartford

Holy Apostles College and Seminary – Cromwell

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts – Old Lyme

Mitchell College – New London

University of New Haven – West Haven

Paier College of Art – Hamden

Post University – Waterbury

Quinnipiac University – Hamden

Rensselaer at Hartford – Hartford

Sacred Heart University – Fairfield

Trinity College – Hartford

Yale University – New Haven

Goodwin College – East Hartford

Public colleges and universities

Federal-Level Military Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy – New London

Bachelor’s

Central Connecticut State University – New Britain

Charter Oak State College – New Britain

Eastern Connecticut State University – Willimantic

University of Connecticut – Storrs (main campus); Avery Point, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, West Hartford (regional campuses)

Southern Connecticut State University – New Haven

Western Connecticut State University – Danbury (main campus); Waterbury (secondary campus)

Associate’s

Asnuntuck Community College – Enfield est. 1969

Capital Community College – Hartford est. 1967

Charter Oak State College – New Britain est. 1973

Gateway Community College – New Haven est. 1992

Housatonic Community College – Bridgeport est. 1967

Manchester Community College – Manchester est. 1963

Middlesex Community College – Middletown est. 1966

Naugatuck Valley Community College – Waterbury est. 1962

Northwestern Connecticut Community College – Winsted est. 1965

Norwalk Community College – Norwalk est. 1961

Quinebaug Valley Community College – Danielson est. 1971

Three Rivers Community College – Norwich est. 1992

Tunxis Community College – Farmington est. 1969

Closed colleges and universities

Annhurst College, South Woodstock (operated 1941–1980)

Litchfield Law School, Litchfield (operated 1773–1883)

Mount Sacred Heart College, Hamden (operated 1946–1997)

New Haven State Technical College, North Haven (merged to form Gateway Community College in 1992)

Norwalk State Technical College (merged into Norwalk Community-Technical College in 1992, name changed to Norwalk Community College in 1999)

South Central Community College, New Haven (merged to form Gateway Community College in 1992)

Boarding schools

Avon Old Farms (1927)

Canterbury School (1915)

Cheshire Academy (1794)

Choate Rosemary Hall (1890)

Ethel Walker School (1911)

The Grove School (1934)

The Gunnery (1850)

Hotchkiss School (1891)

Kent School (1906)

Loomis Chaffee (1874)

Miss Porter’s School (1843)

Pomfret School (1894)

Salisbury School (1901)

Suffield Academy (1833)

The Taft School (1890)

Westminster School (1888)

Private Day Schools

Brunswick School (1902) in Greenwich

Fairfield College Preparatory School (1942) in Fairfield

Academy of Our Lady of Mercy Lauralton Hall (1905) in Milford

Greens Farms Academy (1925) in Greens Farms

Kolbe Cathedral High School (1963) in Bridgeport

Watkinson School (1888) in Hartford

Hamden Hall Country Day School (1912) in Hamden

Holy Cross High School (1968) in Waterbury

Hopkins School (1660) in New Haven

Kingswood-Oxford School (1909) in West Hartford

Notre Dame Catholic High School (1955) in Fairfield

King Low Heywood Thomas (1865) in Stamford

Faith Preparatory School (1985) in New Milford

Norwich Free Academy (1854) in Norwich

St. Lukes School (1928) in New Canaan

St. Joseph High School (1962) in Trumbull

Renbrook School in West Hartford

Williams School (1891) in New London

Public and Private liberal arts colleges

Albertus Magnus College – New Haven