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Compare with Connecticut Public Colleges

Compare with Connecticut Public Colleges for Western Connecticut State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$351 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	$37 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Stamford Stamford, CT	$4,749 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	$527 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Avery Point Groton, CT	$4,739 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$4,739 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Charter Oak State College New Britain, CT	$4,895 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus Hartford, Connecticut	$4,729 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Connecticut Private Colleges

Compare with Connecticut Private Colleges for Western Connecticut State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT	$22,359 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT	$33,877 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Western Connecticut State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Towson University Towson, MD	$1,673 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kean University Union, NJ	$898 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$2,511 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$5,931 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Salem State University Salem, MA	$1,063 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowie State University Bowie, MD	$4,183 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	$319 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Westfield State University Westfield, MA	$1,222 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$2,833 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	$2,273 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island College Providence, RI	$2,101 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	$3,181 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$4,576 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	$2,055 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	$5,991 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	$1,865 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stockton University Galloway, NJ	$2,865 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	$1,059 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Keene State College Keene, NH	$1,383 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	$6,069 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	$4,979 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus Indiana, PA	$2,021 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV	$4,345 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY	$4,659 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA	$1,981 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$1,505 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA	$965 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Bradford Bradford, PA	$1,369 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY	$4,509 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$1,807 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY	$4,629 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY	$4,633 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH	$2,437 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State DuBois DuBois, PA	$1,007 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Western Connecticut State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Hampton University Hampton, VA	$17,191 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY	$26,449 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Johnson & Wales University Providence Providence, RI	$29,018 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marymount University Arlington, VA	$27,519 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Curry College Milton, MA	$34,569 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	$23,549 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY	$31,139 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	$9,479 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American International College Springfield, MA	$30,829 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Nichols College Dudley, MA	$29,304 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	$32,913 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Randolph Macon College Ashland, VA	$36,065 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattanville University Purchase, NY	$31,203 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Niagara University Niagara University, NY	$25,944 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA	$26,469 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Neumann University Aston, PA	$25,699 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Felician University Lodi, NJ	$25,899 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	$24,999 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Francis University Loretto, PA	$30,599 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Keystone College La Plume, PA	$4,899 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rosemont College Rosemont, PA	$10,444 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lasell University Newton, MA	$13,639 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ	$24,331 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
D'Youville University Buffalo, NY	$21,539 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, MD	$13,203 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA	$26,721 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA	$21,929 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cairn University Langhorne Langhorne, PA	$20,608 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA	$20,651 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA	$22,473 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA	$28,995 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hilbert College Hamburg, NY	$20,339 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA	$16,523 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY	$22,721 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY	$20,819 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	$24,603 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ	$29,151 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Keuka College Keuka Park, NY	$25,931 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY	$26,049 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI	$23,874 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wilson College Chambersburg, PA	$13,699 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME	$31,019 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA	$24,901 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rivier University Nashua, NH	$26,087 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston Baptist College Boston, MA	$903 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA	$13,671 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Lancaster Lancaster, PA	$19,532 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Maria College of Albany Albany, NY	$5,339 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Western Connecticut State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	$6,588 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Chico Chico, CA	$4,929 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	$985 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Radford University Radford, VA	$853 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	$2,273 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$153 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	$5,099 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL	$67 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California State Polytechnic University Humboldt Arcata, CA	$5,151 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA	$8,869 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	$3,285 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	$2,839 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	$3,474 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL	$7,616 lower in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California State University Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	$5,622 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A & M University Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	$3,653 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lander University Greenwood, SC	$1,701 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	$266 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	$479 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	$233 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Murray State University Murray, KY	$3,501 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	$471 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	$4,300 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	$5,311 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO	$2,790 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Carolina Upstate Spartanburg, SC	$1,813 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University South Bend South Bend, IN	$4,977 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Northwest Gary, IN	$4,977 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	$2,878 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Southeast New Albany, IN	$4,977 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University East Richmond, IN	$4,977 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	$4,537 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Louisiana State University Shreveport Shreveport, LA	$5,883 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Houston Victoria Victoria, TX	$6,252 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	$5,871 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northern State University Aberdeen, SD	$4,556 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA	$8,363 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026