Porter and Chester Institute of Hamden
Tuition per year
$14,870
$29,320 with room and board
Undergraduates
402
Student-faculty ratio 13:1
Graduation rate
43.2%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 54.5%
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Hamden, Connecticut
- Website
- www.porterchester.edu
- Undergraduates
- 402
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- In New Haven
- Nearest international airport
- Bradley International Airport (BDL), about 45 mi
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- James A. Bologa (President and CEO)
- Phone
- 4752346600
- City
- Hamden, Connecticut
- Address
- 1245 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT 06514
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Students
402 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 65:35 · Freshman retention 30.3%
- Continuing undergraduates 261
- First-year undergraduates 105
- Transfers and others 36
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (402)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$29,320
- Undergraduate tuition
- $14,870
- Room and board
- $14,450
Tuition rose -14% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 11%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$7.7M
Expenses$5.9M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Yale UniversityNew Haven · 2.5 mi
U.S. News #4
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Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown · 20.2 mi
Liberal Arts #14
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Trinity CollegeHartford · 30.4 mi
Liberal Arts #31
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Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook · 31.4 mi
U.S. News #59
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Connecticut CollegeNew London · 42.8 mi
Liberal Arts #47
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University of ConnecticutStorrs · 47.6 mi
U.S. News #73
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The United States Military Academy at West PointWest Point · 53.2 mi
Liberal Arts #9
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Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie · 55.1 mi
Liberal Arts #12
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Fordham UniversityBronx · 59.9 mi
U.S. News #85
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.