Best private colleges in Connecticut

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- Location: West Haven, CT
- Acceptance rate: 94%
- Net price: $33,323
- SAT range: 1100-1280
- Niche grade:  B-
#10. University of New Haven
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- Location: New Haven, CT
- Acceptance rate: 82%
- Net price: $28,774
- SAT range: 850-1090
- Niche grade:  B-
#9. Albertus Magnus College
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- Location: Fairfield, CT
- Acceptance rate: 66%
- Net price: $43,907
- SAT range: 1040-1200
- Niche grade:  B-
#8. Sacred Heart University
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- Location: Hamden, CT
- Acceptance rate: 88%
- Net price: $38,244
- SAT range: 1090-1260
- Niche grade:  B
#7. Quinnipiac University
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- Location: West Hartford, CT
- Acceptance rate: 78%
- Net price: $26,328
- SAT range: 970-1230
- Niche grade:  B
#6. University of Saint Joseph
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- Location: Fairfield, CT
- Acceptance rate: 56%
- Net price: $44,723
- SAT range: 1230-1380
- Niche grade:  B+
#5. Fairfield University
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- Location: New London, CT
- Acceptance rate: 41%
- Net price: $44,820
- SAT range: 1340-1450
- Niche grade:  B+
#4. Connecticut College
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- Location: Hartford, CT
- Acceptance rate: 38%
- Net price: $29,789
- SAT range: 1300-1480
- Niche grade:  A
#3. Trinity College - Connecticut
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- Location: Middletown, CT
- Acceptance rate: 19%
- Net price: $20,535
- SAT range: 1300-1510
- Niche grade:  A+
#2. Wesleyan University
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- Location: New Haven, CT
- Acceptance rate: 5%
- Net price: $20,605
- SAT range: 1480-1580
- Niche grade:  A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin, additional writing by Lauren Liebhaber, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 46 states.

#1. Yale University
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