The following is a list of
colleges and
universities in the
U.S. state of
Connecticut. This list includes all schools that grant degrees at an
associates level or higher, and are either
accredited or in the process of accreditation by a
recognized accrediting agency.
The state's flagship public university is the
University of Connecticut, which is also the largest school in the state. The remainder of the state's public institutions constitute the
Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, comprising
four state universities, twelve community colleges, and an online school,
Charter Oak State College. Connecticut is also the home of one of the five federally-run
service academies
A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. ...
, the
United States Coast Guard Academy.
The oldest college in the state, founded in 1701, is
Yale University.
Institutions
Unaccredited institutions
Two institutions are licensed by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education to offer academic degrees, but are not accredited by a
recognized accrediting body:
*The Graduate Institute in
Bethany
*
Legion of Christ College of Humanities in
Cheshire
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Out-of-state institutions
Several institutions based in other states offer, or have offered, degree programs at sites in Connecticut, under license from the state:
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Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...
of Rhode Island offers a master's program in biology at a
Pfizer facility in
Groton.
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Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is a private university focused on aviation and aerospace programs. Initially founded at Lunken Field in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1926, its main campuses are located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott ...
of Florida offers degree programs at a
Pratt & Whitney
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facility in Hartford.
*
Rensselaer at Hartford is a branch campus of New York-based
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...
, offering graduate programs.
* The for-profit schools
Gibbs College and
University of Phoenix previously each had a branch in Norwalk. Another Gibbs branch, later branded as a
Sanford–Brown
Sanford–Brown (also known as the Sanford–Brown College or Sanford–Brown Institute) was a division of the Career Education Corporation, a proprietary, for-profit higher education organization.
The school traced its history back to the 1 ...
, was located in
Farmington
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Places Canada
*Farmington, British Columbia
*Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
United States
* Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
* Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
...
.
* The
Robert Larner College of Medicine of the
University of Vermont has a branch at the
Western Connecticut Health Network
Western Connecticut Health Network was a non-profit group of three Western Connecticut hospitals formed in 2010 by Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital and Norwalk Hospital. In 2019, WCHN merged with Health Quest, a chain of hospitals mostly in ...
facilities in
Danbury
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2022 was 87,642. It is the seventh largest city in Connecticut.
Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City ...
and Norwalk.
Defunct institutions
Several schools that once operated in the state have closed, discontinued their degree programs, or moved to other states:
Gallery
File:RussellHouseSmaller.jpg, The Samuel Wadsworth Russell House, Wesleyan University
File:University of Connecticut School of Law - Hartford, CT - 2.jpg, University of Connecticut School of Law
File:Capital Community College, Hartford CT.jpg, Capital Community College, Hartford
File:trincollchapel.jpg, Trinity College Chapel
File:Yale Law School in the Sterling Law Building.jpg, Yale Law School
See also
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List of college athletic programs in Connecticut
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
Notes:
*This list is in a tabular format, with columns arranged in the following order, from left to right:
**Athletic team description (short school name and nickname) ...
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Higher education in the United States
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Lists of American institutions of higher education
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Universities and colleges
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