First-Gen Fit Rankings: Connecticut

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 28 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 4 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 17 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 6 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	United States Coast Guard Academy New London	99 🏆 Excellent	—	—	—	98.6%
2	Charter Oak State College New Britain	78 ✅ Good	—	44%	—	100%
3	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	69 ✅ Good	—	51.6%	$5,604	77.8%
4	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	64 ✅ Good	—	45.7%	$9,625	83.7%
5	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	63 ✅ Good	—	50.7%	$11,632	81.6%
6	Post University Waterbury	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	78.4%	$22,103	33.4%
7	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.2%	$8,996	70.2%
8	Central Connecticut State University New Britain	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.4%	$13,589	77.1%
9	Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.5%	$10,117	90.9%
10	Wesleyan University Middletown	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.2%	$4,871	94.9%
11	Western Connecticut State University Danbury	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.2%	$13,507	73.2%
12	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.8%	$17,736	77.9%
13	University of Connecticut Storrs	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.4%	$15,193	92.5%
14	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.7%	$17,654	83.7%
15	Albertus Magnus College New Haven	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	50.6%	$35,343	66.9%
16	Trinity College Hartford	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	13.8%	$11,054	90%
17	Yale University New Haven	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.4%	$17,633	98.8%
18	University of Bridgeport Bridgeport	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	53.5%	$27,238	61.3%
19	Connecticut College New London	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.2%	$13,341	89.7%
20	University of Saint Joseph West Hartford	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.7%	$24,563	82.1%
21	Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford East Hartford	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.2%	$38,869	—
22	University of Hartford West Hartford	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	33%	$25,925	82.9%
23	Mitchell College New London	39 ⚠️ Low	—	38.3%	$26,485	59%
24	University of New Haven West Haven	38 ⚠️ Low	—	32.4%	$27,837	76.5%
25	Quinnipiac University Hamden	32 ⚠️ Low	—	16.2%	$33,649	89.1%
26	Sacred Heart University Fairfield	31 ⚠️ Low	—	15.8%	$38,691	83.1%
27	Fairfield University Fairfield	28 ⚠️ Low	—	6.9%	$33,302	91.3%
28	Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Hartford	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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