Colleges · Waterbury

Colleges in Waterbury, CT

Waterbury is home to 2 colleges with about 1,957 students on campus. The largest is Post University, the most selective University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus (admits 87%). 1 more college is within 15 miles.

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS

Colleges

degree-granting, in Waterbury

Students on campus

1,957

fall enrollment, not counting online-only

Largest

Post University

1,212 on campus

Most selective

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

admits 87% of applicants

Lowest net price

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

$10,875 a year after aid

Every college

All 2 colleges in Waterbury

Post UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,212 on campus Openadmitted$22knet price25%graduate$39kearnings University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusUniversity or college · Public · 745 on campus 87%admitted$11knet price53%graduate$74kearnings

University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students on campus

Also in Waterbury: Dolce The Academy, Industrial Management Training Institute, Belle Academy of Cosmetology LLC (career schools).

Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting. Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023).

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Other colleges near Waterbury

21 more colleges are within 30 miles of Waterbury.

Quinnipiac UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hamden12.1 mi7,803 students Southern Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · New Haven16.2 mi7,886 students Albertus Magnus CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Haven16.7 mi715 students Central Connecticut State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · New Britain16.8 mi9,333 students Yale UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Haven18 mi15,025 students University of New HavenUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Haven18.9 mi8,817 students Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Middletown19.6 mi3,207 students

Holy Apostles College and SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cromwell20.4 mi57 students

Trinity CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hartford22.1 mi2,276 students University of Saint JosephUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Hartford22.1 mi1,580 students

11 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance from the center of Waterbury. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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