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Central is among the top-performing 10 colleges and universities in Connecticut, according to 2026 rankings by WalletHub.com.
Connecticut is home to more than 30 institutions of higher learning, with WalletHub’s top 10 as follows:
- Yale University
- Wesleyan University
- Trinity College
- University of Connecticut
- Connecticut College
- Fairfield University
- Quinnipiac University
- Central Connecticut State University
- Western Connecticut State University
- University of Hartford
WalletHub compared nearly 800 higher-education institutions in the U.S. across 30 metrics to determine the top-performing schools at the lowest possible costs to undergraduates. The data set was grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The metrics range from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.
WalletHub’s Best Colleges ranking also analyzes post-attendance metrics — the student-loan default rate and the share of former students outearning high school graduates, for example — to show the value of the education students can expect to receive beyond their undergraduate studies.