For more than 300 years, Yale University has inspired the minds that inspire the world. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale brings people and ideas together for positive impact around the globe. A research university that focuses on students and encourages learning as an essential way of life, Yale is a place for connection, creativity, and innovation among cultures and across disciplines.

A private, non-sectarian liberal arts university in Middletown, Conn., founded in 1831, Wesleyan offers its 2,900 undergraduates and 200 graduate students a demanding educational environment that fosters creative, independent and experimental work.

Liberal Arts College for Women. Since its founding in 1871, Smith College has provided women of high ability and promise an education of uncompromising quality. A world-class faculty of scholars are fully engaged with their students'​ intellectual development, and an open curriculum encourages each student to explore many fields of knowledge. Mentors for scholarship, leadership and service, across all spectrums of endeavor, allow Smith students to observe different models of achievement, then set their own course with conviction.

The University of Hartford, centrally located in Connecticut, provides a distinctive educational experience across seven schools and colleges for one of the most diverse student bodies in New England. Hartford’s faculty are attracted by the opportunity to challenge and support students as they pursue degrees in more than 100 programs in the arts, humanities, science, business, engineering and technology, education, and health professions. Chartered in 1957, Hartford has more than 5,000 undergraduate and, 1,600 graduate students from 48 states and 63 countries, and 75,000 alumni worldwide. Visit www.hartford.edu for more information.

Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college for men and women, with approximately 2,200 undergraduate students and 200 faculty members, located in Hartford, Connecticut. It is an actively engaged community of students, faculty and staff who work together to develop and sustain the intellectual and creative opportunities central to a first-class liberal arts education. Hartford, the state capital, provides many opportunities for cultural and social engagement.

Founded in 1887 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Clark University is a small, liberal arts-based research university addressing social and human imperatives on a global scale. Nationally renowned as a college that changes lives, Clark is emerging as a transformative force in higher education today. LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice) is Clark’s pioneering model of education that combines a robust liberal arts curriculum with life-changing world and workplace experiences. Clark’s faculty and students work across boundaries to develop solutions to contemporary challenges in the areas of psychology, geography, management, urban education, Holocaust and genocide studies, environmental studies, and international development and social change. The Clark educational experience embodies the University’s motto: "Challenge convention. Change our world."​ See details of Clark's Return on Education at clarku.edu/return-on-education.

Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden and North Haven, Connecticut, less than two hours from New York City and Boston. Quinnipiac is a suburban campus comprised of 600 acres on three sites enrolling more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate, law and medicine students.

Throughout the last 160 years, Bryant University has earned a distinguished reputation for innovative academic programs and certifications that are marketplace-driven and highly attuned to the emerging needs of industry and society. Bryant's close-knit, student-centric community delivers challenging and rewarding academic programs through the College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Health and Behavioral Sciences, with an ethical, global perspective. Abundant co-curricular opportunities, service-learning programs, internships, and real-world experiences both on and off campus put theory into practice while building character and leadership skills. Thanks to that foundation, Bryant’s network of more than 50,000 alumni are making a difference in their work and their communities around the world. Along with Bryant's robust undergraduate programs, Bryant is also home to transformational graduate programs: the Online MBA program is ranked in the top 20% of online MBAs by U.S. News and World Report, and the Physician Assistant Program is educating competent, compassionate front-line experts who are helping to alleviate the nationwide healthcare shortage. Bryant University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, and the NCAA for 25 Division I varsity teams. Bryant is ranked in the top 1% nationally for return on investment; #7 by U.S. News & World Report, Regional Universities North; one of the top undergraduate business programs by Business Week; top in the country for Digital Communication; and a Campus Technology Innovator by Campus Technology magazine. Go Bulldogs!

At Connecticut College, students and faculty work closely together to create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. Established in 1911, Connecticut College is a thriving private liberal arts college known for extraordinary students and faculty, rigorous academics and a comprehensive residential life program.

The Connecticut Association of Independent Schools, founded in 1950, is a voluntary association of 93 non-profit independent schools serving over 30,000 students from all Connecticut towns and many other states and countries. CAIS is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, a Recognized Accrediting Association in the State of Connecticut, and is affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Choate Rosemary Hall is a coeducational boarding and day school for grades 9-12 and a post-graduate year. A rigorous academic curriculum with an emphasis on character formation is at the core of the School's mission. The school was founded in 1890 and is based in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Loomis Chaffee School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory boarding and day school for grades 9-12 located in Windsor, CT.