Best Liberal Arts colleges in Connecticut 2025

Best Liberal Arts colleges in Connecticut for 2025

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

Wesleyan University offers 2 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 21 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies students graduated with students earning 11 Master's degrees, and 10 Bachelor's degrees.

Yale University
New Haven, CT
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Yale University offers 2 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 13 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies students graduated with students earning 10 Bachelor's degrees, and 3 Master's degrees.

University of Connecticut offers 1 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a outlying town.

Eastern Connecticut State University offers 1 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a outlying town. In 2023, 12 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies students graduated with students earning 12 Bachelor's degrees.

Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT

Charter Oak State College offers 4 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 132 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies students graduated with students earning 95 Bachelor's degrees, and 37 Associate's degrees.

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport offers 1 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 7 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies students graduated with students earning 7 Bachelor's degrees.

Southern Connecticut State University offers 1 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 88 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies students graduated with students earning 88 Bachelor's degrees.

Mitchell College
New London, CT

Mitchell College offers 2 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a very small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 12 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies students graduated with students earning 7 Associate's degrees, and 5 Bachelor's degrees.

Quinnipiac University offers 1 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 9 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies students graduated with students earning 9 Bachelor's degrees.

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford offers 1 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 73 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies students graduated with students earning 73 Associate's degrees.

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List of all Liberal Arts colleges in Connecticut

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Wesleyan University Logo Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
5/5
8 : 1 3,271
Yale University Logo Yale University New Haven, CT
5/5
11 : 1 15,081
University of Connecticut Logo University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
4/5
16 : 1 27,364
Eastern Connecticut State University Logo Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT
3/5
25 : 1 3,979
Charter Oak State College Logo Charter Oak State College New Britain, CT
3/5
  1,766