How Connecticut colleges and universities fare on the Best Colleges 2025 list – NBC Connecticut
The U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Universities rankings are out, and two local schools made it into the top five.
Among national universities, Princeton University ranked first and Yale ranked fifth.
In the “Regional Universities North” category, the United States Coast Guard Academy takes first place.
Check out the rankings of local schools:
National Universities
Colleges and universities in Connecticut on the national universities list:
5: Yale
- Location: New Haven
- Tuition and fees: $67,250.
70: UConn
- Location: Storrs
- Tuition and fees: $21,044 for in-state students and $43,712 for out-of-state students.
132: Fairfield University
- Location: Fairfield
- Tuition and fees: $58,350.
179: Quinnipiac University
- Location: Hamden
- Tuition and fees: $55,480.
231: University of the Sacred Heart
- Location: Fairfield
- Tuition and fees: $50,404
315: University of Hartford
- Location: West Hartford
- Tuition and fees: $49,075
392-434: University of Bridgeport
- Location: Bridgeport
- Tuition and fees: $35,760
National liberal arts colleges
Williams College in Massachusetts ranks first among national liberal arts colleges.
14: Wesleyan University
- Location: Middletown
- Tuition and fees: $70,042
36: Trinity College
- Location: Hartford
- Tuition and fees: $70,770
55: Connecticut College
- Location: New London
- Tuition and fees: $67,242
Regional Universities North
1: United States Coast Guard Academy
- Location: New London
- Tuition and fees: N/A
30: Mitchell College
- Location: New London
- Tuition and fees: $39,050
48: Goodwin University
- Location: East Hartford
- Tuition and fees: $21,188
49: University of Saint Joseph
- Location: West Hartford
- Tuition and fees: $47,278
57: Eastern Connecticut State University
- Location: Willimantic
- Tuition and fees: $13,928 in-state, $17,428 out-of-state
66: Central Connecticut State University
- Location: New Britain
- Tuition and fees: $13,050 in-state, $16,550 out-of-state
66: Southern Connecticut State University
- Location: New Haven
- Tuition and fees: $13,438 in-state, $27,378 out-of-state
91: University of New Haven
- Location: West Haven
- Tuition and fees: $47,332
112: Western Connecticut State University
- Location: Danbury
- Tuition and fees: $12,763 in-state, $16,095 out-of-state
120: Albertus Magnus College
- Location: New Haven
- Tuition and fees: $41,908
151-165: Post-university
- Tuition and fees: $32,525
The full list can be found here.