Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Connecticut
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Connecticut13 schools
13 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price.
How this list is made
- Schools in Connecticut.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private nonprofitIvy LeagueHonor Roll#1 in Connecticut
- $64,523 off the sticker price
- Net price $23,777 a year
- 2
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- $58,843 off the sticker price
- Net price $30,177 a year
- 3
Trinity College
Hartford, CT · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 4% for earnings
- $53,008 off the sticker price
- Net price $34,832 a year
- 4
Connecticut College
New London, CT · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- $48,448 off the sticker price
- Net price $36,175 a year
- 5
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- $34,447 off the sticker price
- Net price $30,282 a year
- 6
University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- $31,911 off the sticker price
- Net price $27,989 a year
- 7
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT · Private nonprofitTop 6% for earnings
- $31,540 off the sticker price
- Net price $40,675 a year
- 8
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 5% for earnings
- $27,979 off the sticker price
- Net price $48,095 a year
- 9
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT · Private nonprofitTop 11% for earnings
- $23,115 off the sticker price
- Net price $46,174 a year
- 10
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT · PublicHonor RollTop 9% for graduation
- $14,329 off the sticker price
- Net price $25,097 a year
- 11
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT · PublicGood: Compass grade B
- $10,916 off the sticker price
- Net price $21,067 a year
- 12
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton, CT · PublicTop 12% for earnings
- $9,530 off the sticker price
- Net price $13,807 a year
- 13
Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT · PublicHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- $7,395 off the sticker price
- Net price $15,815 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | $23,777 | $12,975 | $100,533 | 96% |
| Wesleyan University | $30,177 | $17,000 | $73,897 | 93% |
| Trinity College | $34,832 | $23,000 | $90,779 | 84% |
| Connecticut College | $36,175 | $23,500 | $75,001 | 82% |
| University of Hartford | $30,282 | $27,000 | $60,823 | 54% |
| University of Saint Joseph | $27,989 | $27,000 | $59,908 | 64% |
| Quinnipiac University | $40,675 | $26,000 | $83,759 | 76% |
| Fairfield University | $48,095 | $26,000 | $88,794 | 84% |
| Sacred Heart University | $46,174 | $25,000 | $75,059 | 73% |
| University of Connecticut | $25,097 | $21,500 | $73,997 | 83% |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | $21,067 | $24,250 | $56,469 | 58% |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | $13,807 | $21,500 | $73,997 | 62% |
| Charter Oak State College | $15,815 | $18,683 | $64,209 | 67% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15