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Cheapest colleges in Connecticut after financial aid

Updated College Scorecard, 2024-25

The short answer

The cheapest four-year colleges in Connecticut after financial aid are University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus ($8,616 a year in-state), Yale ($11,340 a year) and University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus ($13,961 a year in-state), by the average price students with federal aid paid in 2024-25.

Sticker price isn't what most families pay. This list sorts by the average a student who got federal aid paid for a year after grants and scholarships. At public colleges it covers in-state students. Out-of-state students pay more, so those rows also show an out-of-state estimate: the in-state figure plus the extra tuition.

The list (11 of 22)

Four-year colleges in Connecticut with 500 or more undergraduates, lowest average price after grants first. The list shows 11 of the 22 colleges with a price on file. Prices: College Scorecard, 2024-25.

  1. University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus $8,616 a year in-state Waterbury, CT · Out of state: about $31,284 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $4,092 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  2. Yale University $11,340 a year New Haven, CT · Families earning under $30,000 paid $1,256 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  3. University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus $13,961 a year in-state Hartford, CT · Out of state: about $36,629 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $7,675 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  4. University of Connecticut-Stamford $14,226 a year in-state Stamford, CT · Out of state: about $36,894 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $8,928 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  5. Central Connecticut State University $15,537 a year in-state New Britain, CT · Out of state: about $19,037 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,144 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  6. Western Connecticut State University $16,754 a year in-state Danbury, CT · Out of state: about $20,254 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $16,782 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  7. Eastern Connecticut State University $20,502 a year in-state Willimantic, CT · Out of state: about $24,002 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $16,357 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  8. Post University $20,694 a year Waterbury, CT · Families earning under $30,000 paid $21,051 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  9. Southern Connecticut State University $21,029 a year in-state New Haven, CT · Out of state: about $34,969 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $18,148 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  10. Wesleyan University $23,014 a year Middletown, CT · Families earning under $30,000 paid $3,557 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
  11. UConn $24,342 a year in-state Storrs, CT · Out of state: about $47,010 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $13,649 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
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What are the cheapest colleges in Connecticut after financial aid?

The cheapest four-year colleges in Connecticut after financial aid are University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus ($8,616 a year in-state), Yale ($11,340 a year) and University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus ($13,961 a year in-state), by the average price students with federal aid paid in 2024-25.

Which are cheapest for families earning under $30,000?

Of the colleges listed, Yale ($1,256), Wesleyan University ($3,557) and University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus ($4,092) had the lowest average yearly price for students from families earning under $30,000, in 2024-25.

What does price after aid mean here?

It's what a student who got federal aid paid for a year of tuition, fees, housing, food and books after grants and scholarships, before loans. It comes from the College Scorecard, which the U.S. Department of Education publishes.

Numbers change each year when colleges and the Department of Education publish new data. Confirm costs and admission rules with the college before you apply.

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