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Compare with Connecticut Public Colleges

Compare with Connecticut Public Colleges for Sacred Heart University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$37,354 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	$36,966 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	$37,003 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Avery Point Groton, CT	$32,264 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$32,264 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Charter Oak State College New Britain, CT	$41,898 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus Hartford, Connecticut	$32,274 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Connecticut Private Colleges

Compare with Connecticut Private Colleges for Sacred Heart University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Mitchell College New London, CT	$9,914 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT	$14,644 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT	$8,496 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Goodwin University East Hartford, CT	$29,206 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, CT	$40,824 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Sacred Heart University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$27,393 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	$42,175 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA	$40,224 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowie State University Bowie, MD	$41,186 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Delaware State University Dover, DE	$39,734 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY	$44,110 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	$37,892 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD	$41,328 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island College Providence, RI	$39,104 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA	$39,500 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Coppin State University Baltimore, MD	$43,304 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	$43,052 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	$35,944 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA	$32,164 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	$44,742 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	$35,778 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	$43,046 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	$42,268 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	$43,072 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV	$41,348 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	$35,004 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	$42,756 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ	$43,566 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY	$41,636 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME	$41,516 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	$43,169 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vermont State University Randolph, VT	$38,452 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NH	$42,680 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV	$45,124 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$50,404 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Sacred Heart University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Hampton University Hampton, VA	$19,812 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The Juilliard School New York, NY	$7,546 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dean College Franklin, MA	$3,878 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York School of Interior Design New York, NY	$18,074 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	$1,636 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Merrimack College North Andover, MA	$3,558 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Assumption University Worcester, MA	$952 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, NJ	$34,492 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD	$9,844 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	$10,561 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stonehill College Easton, MA	$7,086 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Union University Richmond, VA	$32,954 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albright College Reading, PA	$21,322 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$7,974 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American International College Springfield, MA	$6,174 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
McDaniel College Westminster, MD	$1,677 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA	$10,534 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fisher College Boston, MA	$14,715 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	$33,204 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New England Biddeford, ME	$6,194 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lesley University Cambridge, MA	$16,148 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Neumann University Aston, PA	$11,304 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hood College Frederick, MD	$2,704 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gallaudet University Washington, DC	$30,750 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New England College Henniker, NH	$8,466 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ	$13,663 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Keystone College La Plume, PA	$32,104 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Misericordia University Dallas, PA	$10,034 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Regis College Weston, MA	$724 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, MD	$23,800 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cambridge College Boston, MA	$32,026 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Goldey Beacom College Wilmington, DE	$35,464 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Anna Maria College Paxton, MA	$5,833 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, NY	$3,476 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colby Sawyer College New London, NH	$31,279 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity Washington University Washington, DC	$23,794 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington, MA	$18,376 higher in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hampshire College Amherst, MA	$8,492 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Russell Sage College Troy, NY	$12,240 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD	$7,044 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ascent College Gainesville, VA	$41,854 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$31,498 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wilmington University New Castle, DE	$37,774 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston Architectural College Boston, MA	$22,934 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Metropolitan College of New York New York, NY	$30,216 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY	$10,954 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI	$13,129 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Daemen University Amherst, NY	$15,186 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Capitol Technology University Laurel, MD	$22,812 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Sacred Heart University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$9,082 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barry University Miami, FL	$16,054 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	$16,316 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL	$15,634 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI	$25,938 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI	$5,644 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marian University Indianapolis, IN	$9,740 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia College Columbia, MO	$24,578 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon, WI	$14,934 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO	$9,062 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin University Columbus, OH	$40,827 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cumberland University Lebanon, TN	$22,564 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	$40,501 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	$5,324 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Park University Parkville, MO	$32,904 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Concordia University Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	$24,804 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY	$22,406 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Everglades University Boca Raton, FL	$28,724 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY	$22,596 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
National Louis University Chicago, IL	$37,699 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Herzing University Madison Madison, WI	$36,954 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO	$40,284 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	$19,416 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	$50,404 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trine University Regional/Non Traditional Campuses Angola, IN	$43,228 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$28,624 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ana G. Mendez University Orlando, Florida	$36,829 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026