The Best Value Colleges in Connecticut by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2023
These are the Connecticut schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in Connecticut ranking goes to Yale University with a 98th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $17,511 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
#1 Yale UniversityNew Haven, Private Not For Profit |
$17,511 | 98 | 99 |
#2 Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Private Not For Profit |
$22,845 | 92 | 97 |
#3 Trinity CollegeHartford, Private Not For Profit |
$26,233 | 90 | 96 |
#4 University of ConnecticutStorrs, Public Not For Profit |
$22,233 | 82 | 87 |
#5 Connecticut CollegeNew London, Private Not For Profit |
$40,474 | 84 | 80 |
#6 Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Private Not For Profit |
$43,173 | 76 | 43 |