Nearby colleges
Colleges near New Haven, CT
14 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of New Haven, Connecticut — 3 in New Haven itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near New Haven by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Charter Oak State College ($8,506)
- Median in-state tuition (14 reporting)
- $38,834
- Median net price after aid (14 reporting)
- $28,992
- Highest graduation rate
- Yale University (96%)
- Most selective
- Yale University (4% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- Post University (21,099 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of New Haven
Nearest first. Showing 14 of 14. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the New Haven campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus College | <1 mi | New Haven, CT | $41,908 | $34,028 | 59% | 51% | University |
| Yale University | <1 mi | New Haven, CT | $67,250 | $23,777 | 4% | 96% | University |
| Southern Connecticut State University | <1 mi | New Haven, CT | $13,438 | $20,857 | 91% | 50% | University |
| University of New Haven | 3 mi | West Haven, CT | $47,332 | $34,192 | 60% | 63% | University |
| Quinnipiac University | 7 mi | Hamden, CT | $55,480 | $40,675 | 72% | 76% | University |
| Post University | 16 mi | Waterbury, CT | $16,327 | $21,634 | 100% | 25% | University |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | 17 mi | Waterbury, CT | $18,140 | $10,875 | 87% | 53% | University |
| University of Bridgeport | 18 mi | Bridgeport, CT | $35,760 | $27,807 | 83% | 41% | University |
| Paier College | 18 mi | Bridgeport, CT | $26,400 | $30,982 | 62% | 57% | University |
| Sacred Heart University | 18 mi | Fairfield, CT | $50,404 | $46,174 | 65% | 73% | University |
| Fairfield University | 21 mi | Fairfield, CT | $58,350 | $48,095 | 33% | 84% | University |
| Wesleyan University | 21 mi | Middletown, CT | $70,342 | $30,177 | 16% | 93% | University |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | 24 mi | Cromwell, CT | $9,580 | $10,117 | 100% | 79% | University |
| Charter Oak State College | 25 mi | New Britain, CT | $8,506 | $15,815 | 100% | 67% | University |
What the New Haven area looks like
- Within 25 miles of New Haven CampusPin finds 14 colleges. 3 of them are in New Haven itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the New Haven campus cluster.
- Charter Oak State College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 14 nearby colleges listed, at $8,506. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of New Haven is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The New Haven anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near New Haven, CT?
- CampusPin finds 14 colleges and universities within 25 miles of New Haven, Connecticut. That includes 3 located in New Haven itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to New Haven?
- Of the colleges on this page, Albertus Magnus College in New Haven is the nearest to the New Haven campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from New Haven?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of New Haven, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near New Haven come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
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