Connecticut Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

Below is a ranking of the 29 colleges in Connecticut with the highest percent of black students. Connecticut State Community College leads the list with African Americans comprising 37% of the student population.

List of Connecticut Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students
College	% Black
Connecticut State Community College New Britain, Connecticut	37.0%
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut	35.9%
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, Connecticut	32.1%
Goodwin University East Hartford, Connecticut	22.7%
Post University Waterbury, Connecticut	21.1%
Charter Oak State College New Britain, Connecticut	17.4%
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut	17.7%
University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, Connecticut	16.2%
University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut	15.8%
Mitchell College New London, Connecticut	14.9%
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut	12.2%
University of Connecticut Waterbury Campus Waterbury, Connecticut	12.1%
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut	11.6%
University of Connecticut Stamford Stamford, Connecticut	11.3%
University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut	9.4%
Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, Connecticut	7.5%
Paier College Bridgeport, Connecticut	7.1%
Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut	7.0%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.