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Compare with Connecticut Public Colleges

Compare with Connecticut Public Colleges for Yale University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$46,206 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Stamford Stamford, CT	$49,100 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$67,250 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	$53,322 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Connecticut Private Colleges

Compare with Connecticut Private Colleges for Yale University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$3,092 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$8,900 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$3,520 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Connecticut College New London, CT	$8 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Yale University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$46,606 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$55,441 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$50,440 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$56,319 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$56,683 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$49,478 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$41,336 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$49,321 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$56,314 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$59,868 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$67,250 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$48,192 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$53,994 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$47,276 lower in-state tuition	61% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$59,910 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$59,786 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$52,610 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$67,250 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$58,297 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$50,284 lower in-state tuition	79% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$58,419 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$58,625 lower in-state tuition	77% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Yale University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$5,574 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$4,454 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$4,562 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$2,020 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$852 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$1,436 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$526 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$2,064 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$767 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$1,722 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$3,452 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$4,162 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$4,854 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$1,088 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$4,595 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,335 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$460 higher in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$4,838 lower in-state tuition	75% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$1,018 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$562 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$3,454 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$4,562 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$10,194 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$3,056 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,270 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$170 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$2,638 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$8,479 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$3,780 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$10,098 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$3,230 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$1,852 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$6,250 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$1,756 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$3,169 lower in-state tuition	59% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$830 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$9,590 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$14,080 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$1,310 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$3,700 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$7,976 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$40 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$3,438 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$4,445 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$2,350 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$5,405 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$74 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$350 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$13,710 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Yale University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$1,340 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$1,508 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$248 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$3,412 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$2,225 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$2,970 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$1,004 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$3,106 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$1,428 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$1,460 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$392 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$2,020 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$642 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$17,189 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=130794.

Last updated: August 2026