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Connecticut colleges and universities

There are 120 colleges, universities, and technical schools in Connecticut. Combined, these Connecticuter colleges and universities employ 86,081 people, earn more than $17 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $76 billion.
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Types of colleges and universities in Connecticut

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Colleges, universities, and technical schools
 
120
 
$16,828,897,070
Universities
 
100
 
$10,224,031,844
Undergraduate colleges
 
15
 
$6,604,814,017
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Colleges and universities by major Connecticut cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New Haven
 
98
 
$14,138,406,049
Lansing
 
13
 
$1,211,764,099
Norwich
 
4
 
$216,868,823
Bridgeport
 
4
 
$1,261,858,099
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Job trends for Connecticut colleges and universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
3
1-10
 
1
11-25
 
1
26-100
 
2
101 to 1,000
 
3
1,000+
 
12
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Sizes of colleges and universities in Connecticut

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
4
$250k to $1M
 
3
$1M to $5M
 
1
$5M to $25M
 
2
$25M to $100M
 
3
$100M+
 
12
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Directory of colleges and universities in Connecticut

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Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH)

Yale New Haven Hospital is a 1,541-bed hospital located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the primary teaching hospital for Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Nursing.
Revenue
$4.6b
Assets
$5.4b
Employees
17.9k
EIN
06-0646652
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Yale University

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the "Collegiate School," the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
Revenue
$8.5b
Assets
$58.9b
Employees
35.7k
EIN
06-0646973
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of Hartford (UHart)

As a private university with a public purpose, University of Hartford engages students in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to thrive in, and contribute to, a pluralistic, complex world.
Revenue
$305.6m
Assets
$423.1m
Employees
3,100
EIN
06-0731360
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hartford International University for Religion and Peace

Hartford Seminary is an educational institution where a consciousness of God is cultivated and shared. We believe strong religious institutions and healthy communities of faith are necessary to the well being of individuals and society.
Revenue
$8.2m
Assets
$82.5m
Employees
68
EIN
06-0647016
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Goodwin University

The mission of Goodwin College is to educate a diverse student population in a dynamic environment that aligns education, commerce and community.
Revenue
$62.4m
Assets
$307.8m
Employees
743
EIN
06-1627882
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Trinity College

Trinity College is, in some ways, a traditional New England college. They teach the liberal arts and sciences on a beautiful, 100-acre campus with classic collegiate architecture.
Revenue
$281.0m
Assets
$1.3b
Employees
1,775
EIN
06-0646927
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University is dedicated to providing an education in the liberal arts that is characterized by boldness, rigor, and practical idealism.
Revenue
$443.2m
Assets
$2.5b
Employees
3,631
EIN
06-0646959
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Quinnipiac University

Quinnipiac University empowers students through innovative education, practical experience, and strong faculty support, preparing them as global citizens for future career challenges.
Revenue
$658.6m
Assets
$2.1b
Employees
4,687
EIN
06-0646701
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sacred Heart University (SHU)

Sacred Heart University, the second-largest Catholic university in New England, offers more than 40 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs on its main campus in Fairfield, Connecticut, and satellites in Connecticut, Luxembourg and Ireland.
Revenue
$575.7m
Assets
$1.5b
Employees
5,843
EIN
06-0776644
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Connecticut College

Connecticut College activates the liberal arts through the Connections curriculum, integrating interdisciplinary study, research, internships, and study away to prepare global citizens.
Revenue
$185.8m
Assets
$795.3m
Employees
1,918
EIN
06-0646587
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fairfield University

Fairfield University educates students with undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs while maintaining a focus on education, charity, and religion.
Revenue
$558.6m
Assets
$1.3b
Employees
3,771
EIN
06-0646623
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of New Haven (UNH)

To prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a global society by providing the highest-quality education through experiential, collaborative and discovery-based learning.
Revenue
$392.2m
Assets
$461.1m
Employees
3,174
EIN
06-0761704
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The University of Bridgeport

Global university promoting academic excellence, personal responsibility, and commitment to service in an international and culturally diverse environment.
Revenue
$127.6m
Assets
$80.7m
Employees
1,465
EIN
86-1274088
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mitchell College

A small, private liberal arts college in New London, CT that provides a strength-based, holistic education to a diverse student population.
Revenue
$27.7m
Assets
$37.7m
Employees
451
EIN
06-0662150
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Albertus Magnus College

To provide men and women with an education that promotes the search for truth in all its dimensions and is practical in its application.
Revenue
$62.2m
Assets
$82.2m
Employees
524
EIN
06-0646520
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Holy Apostles College and Seminary

Education of students in ministerial formation: catholic priesthood and lay ministry. Education of men to the roman catholic priesthood.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$18.3m
Employees
58
EIN
06-1149131
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of Saint Joseph (USJ)

The University of Saint Joseph is a Roman Catholic comprehensive institution of higher education and an undergraduate women's college with a coeducational graduate program.
Revenue
$103.3m
Assets
$165.9m
Employees
1,223
EIN
06-0646829
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lyme Academy of Fine Arts

The mission of The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Inc. (the Academy) is to educate aspiring artists through a rigorous studio curriculum rooted in figurative and representational art.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$19.2m
Employees
19
EIN
06-0942210
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New London County Agricultural Extension Council

New London County Agricultural Extension Council is a colleges, universities, or technical school in Norwich, CT that was founded in 2018.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
06-0789303
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Yale University - 1954 Yale College Class

Yale University - 1954 Yale College Class is an university in New Haven, CT that was founded in 1992.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
06-1251642
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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