Central Connecticut State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (24%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,999
Men / Women 53% / 47%
From State 92%
From Region 5%
Athletes 431 (6.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Hispanic 21%
Black 15%
Asian 5%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 711 42% 56% 4% 12% 20% 2% $57,937 6 -0.28 64 96%
Chemistry 5 — 80% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $65,897 25 -0.55 76 — — — — —
Earth Sciences 9 — 67% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $61,290 40 -0.34 70 — — — — —
Mathematics 23 +2 65% 65% 4% 17% 13% 0% $64,790 18 -0.78 75 88% — — — —
Physics 8 — 75% 38% 12% 12% 25% 0% $70,621 14 -0.93 81 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,671 70 +0.46 87 89% — — — —
Biology 53 — 32% 43% 6% 19% 19% 8% $66,351 51 -0.01 77 95% — — — —
Molecular Biology 19 — 42% 58% 5% 21% 16% 0% $76,671 70 +0.46 87 89% — — — —
Economics 23 +4 78% 52% 13% 4% 30% 0% $65,408 4 -1.23 76 95% — — — —
English 23 — 35% 65% 17% 0% 13% 0% $53,449 59 +0.13 53 99% — — — —
French 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,135 35 -0.35 55 — — — — —
General Studies 61 — 44% 46% 3% 20% 21% 3% $56,427 51 -0.09 60 — — — — —
History 38 +2 68% 71% 5% 3% 8% 3% $53,932 42 -0.29 55 98% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,307 61 -0.00 62 — — — — —
Italian 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,173 35 -0.34 55 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $50,534 20 -0.82 46 — — — — —
Spanish 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,236 33 -0.43 53 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 83% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $52,051 34 -0.44 50 — — — — —
Communication Studies 20 +1 70% 50% 0% 10% 30% 0% $53,674 21 -0.77 54 97% — — — —
Geography 7 — 71% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $52,606 12 -1.09 51 96% — — — —
International Studies 8 +1 12% 50% 12% 0% 38% 0% $55,371 8 -0.91 58 — — — — —
Journalism 9 — 56% 22% 0% 22% 33% 0% $54,097 17 -0.92 55 95% — — — —
Political Science 29 +3 55% 52% 0% 17% 24% 3% $53,483 4 -1.38 54 97% — — — —
Psychology 123 +5 15% 60% 4% 9% 19% 2% $55,021 54 -0.01 57 95% — — — —
Public Relations 39 — 49% 62% 5% 10% 15% 0% $53,474 4 -1.66 54 100% — — — —
Sociology 29 +3 31% 55% 0% 24% 7% 0% $53,682 43 -0.29 54 95% — — — —
Art 9 — 33% 22% 11% 0% 56% 0% $38,463 11 -0.90 15 82% — — — —
Graphic Design 36 — 47% 61% 0% 8% 25% 3% $55,472 35 -0.36 58 93% — — — —
Music 5 — 80% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $46,719 49 -0.00 36 — — — — —
Theatre 11 — 64% 55% 9% 9% 27% 0% $50,983 90 +1.06 47 — — — — —
Criminology 105 +2 32% 52% 1% 11% 24% 2% $62,307 69 +0.33 71 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 290 69% 67% 4% 9% 16% 2% $73,897 54 -0.58 84 97%
Accounting 60 +3 68% 57% 3% 13% 17% 5% $73,841 22 -0.85 84 96% — — — —
Finance 78 +2 83% 73% 6% 6% 10% 3% $76,472 13 -0.78 86 94% — — — —
General Business 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,109 56 -0.18 85 — — — — —
Hospitality Management 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,124 22 -0.58 55 100% — — — —
Management 76 +1 55% 64% 1% 9% 18% 1% $74,115 56 -0.18 85 99% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $89,243 45 -0.18 94 100% — — — —
Marketing 55 +4 62% 71% 2% 7% 18% 2% $71,015 31 -0.51 82 99% — — — —
Operations Management 12 — 100% 50% 17% 8% 17% 0% $74,115 12 -1.05 85 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education and Professional Studies 226 25% 64% 6% 10% 17% 0% $66,508 34 +0.19 77 98%
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $67,834 44 -0.16 79 — — — — —
Exercise Science 37 — 57% 70% 3% 5% 14% 0% $54,947 22 -0.80 57 100% — — — —
Nursing 62 — 19% 65% 6% 15% 11% 0% $94,396 67 +0.21 96 99% — — — —
Social Work 34 — 12% 44% 0% 15% 41% 0% $57,938 78 +0.55 64 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 0% 50% 7% 21% 14% 7% $52,575 56 +0.04 51 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 46 — 11% 74% 7% 4% 11% 0% $52,575 56 +0.04 51 99% — — — —
Physical Education 14 — 79% 79% 7% 0% 7% 0% $61,238 68 +0.43 70 97% — — — —
Technology Education 4 — 100% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $61,238 84 +0.72 70 97% — — — —
Art Education 7 — 0% 43% 14% 14% 29% 0% $61,238 96 +1.54 70 97% — — — —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 6 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $61,238 99 +2.43 70 97% — — — —
Music Education 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $61,238 98 +1.56 70 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering, Science and Technology 344 80% 52% 15% 10% 17% 3% $93,155 91 -0.29 95 95%
Civil Engineering 16 — 81% 75% 6% 0% 12% 0% $85,717 14 -0.94 92 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $104,293 23 -0.60 98 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 46 — 74% 65% 7% 11% 9% 9% $101,800 69 +0.33 97 98% — — — —
Computer Science 97 +1 81% 52% 23% 2% 15% 2% $91,012 12 -0.99 94 91% — — — —
Cybersecurity 19 +1 100% 47% 11% 16% 21% 0% $92,163 43 -0.08 95 93% — — — —
Information Technology 37 — 65% 32% 24% 19% 19% 3% $89,232 32 -0.44 94 — — — — —
Network Administration 15 — 87% 60% 7% 13% 20% 0% $92,163 42 -0.30 95 93% — — — —
Digital Media Design 2 — 50% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $55,708 57 +0.00 59 — — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 11 — 64% 55% 18% 18% 9% 0% $89,495 47 +0.06 94 93% — — — —
Construction Management 36 — 86% 61% 3% 11% 17% 3% $98,617 43 -0.16 97 96% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,850 60 +0.26 95 — — — — —
Industrial Technology 12 — 67% 25% 17% 17% 33% 0% $94,209 72 +0.46 96 96% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 14 — 79% 57% 7% 21% 14% 0% $94,209 72 +0.46 96 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 29 — 93% 45% 17% 10% 21% 3% $92,696 64 +0.33 95 100% — — — —
Robotics Technology 5 — 80% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $92,009 60 +0.27 95 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,710
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,607
Est. In-State Cost $17,735
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,776
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 19.9% 313 69% 65% 4% 8% 17% 2% $73,274 35 -0.63 84 97% —
Social Sciences 19.4% 304 32% 56% 3% 12% 21% 1% $54,653 33 -0.45 56 96% —
Professional 13.7% 215 58% 52% 6% 12% 22% 2% $78,838 74 +0.25 88 97% —
Computer Science 10.7% 168 80% 48% 20% 8% 17% 2% $90,853 18 -0.71 94 92% —
Humanities 8.5% 133 51% 58% 7% 10% 17% 2% $54,898 50 -0.14 57 98% —
Health Sciences 6.3% 99 33% 67% 5% 11% 12% 0% $79,652 62 -0.16 89 99% —
Arts 5.0% 78 41% 53% 6% 9% 27% 1% $53,430 58 +0.25 53 92% —
Education 5.0% 78 26% 71% 8% 6% 10% 1% $54,574 58 +0.15 56 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 74 36% 49% 5% 19% 18% 5% $69,280 57 +0.12 80 93% —
Engineering 4.1% 64 77% 67% 6% 8% 11% 6% $97,857 31 -0.02 97 99% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.9% 45 69% 64% 4% 13% 16% 0% $65,250 13 -0.69 76 88% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #498 66% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #417 78% — — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #402 15% — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — 26 #74 — —
Education — — — — 11 #314 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.4M #588 61% — 37 #295 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 122 $451K $451K $0
Football 101 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Baseball 42 $847K $847K $0
Soccer 27 $398K $398K $0
Basketball 16 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Total 245 $5.7M $5.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 105 $409K $409K $0
Lacrosse 30 $419K $419K $0
Softball 29 $739K $739K $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $565K $565K $0
Soccer 27 $801K $801K $0
Basketball 14 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 14 $514K $514K $0
Total 186 $4.7M $4.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 227 $861K $861K $0
Football 101 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Soccer 54 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 42 $847K $847K $0
Basketball 30 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Lacrosse 30 $419K $419K $0
Softball 29 $739K $739K $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $565K $565K $0
Volleyball 14 $514K $514K $0
Total 431 $16.1M $16.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 960 – 1190
SAT Math Range 470 – 590
SAT RW Range 490 – 600