Colleges in Connecticut whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	Fairfield University	100%	$88,944	25
2	Quinnipiac University	100%	$80,998	49
3	Sacred Heart University	100%	$76,507	39
4	University of Saint Joseph	100%	$69,578	17
5	Trinity College	100%	$69,364	12
6	Goodwin University	100%	$57,332	15
7	Eastern Connecticut State University	100%	$54,479	23
8	Central Connecticut State University	98%	$67,787	55
9	University of Hartford	98%	$63,299	47
10	University of Connecticut	97%	$76,851	99
11	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	97%	$76,704	96
12	University of Connecticut-Stamford	97%	$76,704	96
13	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	97%	$76,704	96
14	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	97%	$76,704	96
15	Southern Connecticut State University	96%	$61,554	47
16	Western Connecticut State University	96%	$60,778	24
17	Post University	96%	$59,362	26
18	University of Bridgeport	95%	$63,793	20
19	University of New Haven	94%	$70,843	35
20	Yale University	93%	$96,755	30
21	Albertus Magnus College	92%	$64,679	13
22	Connecticut College	92%	$61,321	13
23	Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain	83%	$52,555	12
24	Connecticut State Community College	82%	$50,669	38
25	Porter & Chester Institute	80%	$48,868	10

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.