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2 CT Colleges Among Top 100 In Nation: U.S. News Rankings

Two Connecticut colleges were among the top 100 in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2025 rankings.

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CONNECTICUT — Two Connecticut colleges were ranked among the top 100 in the country, according to new 2025 Best Colleges rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

The rankings evaluated 1,500 colleges and universities using more than a dozen measures of academic quality, the digital media company said in a news release. This year in its rankings, U.S. News prioritized social mobility — that is, its record in enrolling and graduating students from all backgrounds with manageable debt — and post-graduate success, including earnings.

Here are the rankings for Connecticut schools nationally:

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5. Yale University

70. University of Connecticut

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132. Fairfield University

179. Quinnipiac University

231. Sacred Heart University

315. University of Hartford

Yale University kept its spot at No. 5 for the second straight year, after tumbling from the No. 3 position in the 2022 rankings.

In U.S. News' 2025 rankings of liberal arts colleges, three Connecticut schools stood out:

14. Wesleyan University

36. Trinity College

55. Connecticut College

Included in the 2025 report are specialized rankings such as the best value schools, most innovative colleges, top performers on social mobility and historically Black colleges and universities, as well as universities with the greatest commitment to undergraduate teaching. Other specialty rankings include programs that enhance student experiences, including first-year experiences, service learning, studying abroad and undergraduate research and creative projects.

The top national universities are:

  1. Princeton University in New Jersey
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  3. Harvard University in Massachusetts
  4. Stanford University in California
  5. Yale University in Connecticut

The top national liberal arts colleges are:

  1. Williams College in Massachusetts
  2. Amherst College in Massachusetts
  3. Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania
  4. United States Naval Academy in Maryland
  5. Bowdoin College in Maine and Pomona College in California (tie)

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