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Eastern Connecticut State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Willimantic, CT
Population 300,000
Website http://www.easternct.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,377
Men / Women 41% / 59%
White 68%
Hispanic 16%
Black 8%
Asian 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
International 0%
From State 91%
From Region 6%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 44%
Business & Economics 24%
Health Sciences 7%
Arts 6%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Education 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 5%
Computer Science 4%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,928
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,428
Est. In-State Cost $18,017
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,545
10-Year ROI $164,000
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #396
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #498
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #537

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 18%
SAT Range 1100 – 1230
SAT Math Range 530 – 610
SAT RW Range 540 – 650

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 494 37% / 63% 1% $54,833 95%
Computer Science 33 — 79% / 21% 0% $83,322 94 98%
Computational and Applied Mathematics 3 — 100% / 0% 33% $73,654 88 —
Earth Sciences 19 — 58% / 42% 0% $61,928 77 89%
Mathematics 20 +1 35% / 65% 5% $58,780 72 97%
Biochemistry 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $62,323 78 —
Biology 38 — 37% / 63% 0% $63,819 80 97%
Economics 6 +1 100% / 0% 0% $51,278 58 89%
Labor Studies 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $64,708 81 —
Anthropology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,682 45 —
Communication 51 — 49% / 51% 0% $49,964 54 94%
Criminology 33 +2 27% / 73% 0% $51,883 59 100%
English 35 +2 23% / 77% 0% $52,209 60 95%
Gender and Women's Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,734 54 —
General Studies 39 — 44% / 56% 0% $50,040 54 91%
History 9 +2 56% / 44% 0% $49,914 54 88%
History 15 +1 33% / 67% 0% $49,914 54 88%
Liberal Studies 5 +6 20% / 80% 0% $50,040 54 91%
Philosophy 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $49,904 54 —
Political Science 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $55,512 66 96%
Psychology 89 +2 16% / 84% 0% $52,707 61 98%
Sociology 24 +11 17% / 83% 0% $45,995 43 94%
Spanish 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $52,178 60 —
Digital Media 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $48,984 52 —
Music 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $42,329 32 —
Studio Art 21 — 24% / 76% 0% $49,915 54 95%
Theatre 8 +1 25% / 75% 0% $33,551 11 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 154 60% / 40% 0% $69,160 94%
Accounting 24 — 50% / 50% 0% $73,041 88 92%
Business Administration 94 — 55% / 45% 0% $65,979 82 —
Finance 20 — 70% / 30% 0% $75,847 90 97%
Management Information Systems 16 +1 88% / 12% 0% $73,675 88 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Professional Studies 158 27% / 73% 0% $56,426 98%
Health Sciences 60 — 12% / 88% 0% $59,966 74 100%
Sports Management 23 — 78% / 22% 0% $50,860 57 98%
Social Work 36 — 11% / 89% 0% $56,719 69 94%
Early Childhood Education 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,749 63 100%
Elementary Education 18 — 17% / 83% 0% $53,749 63 100%
Physical Education 15 — 73% / 27% 0% $54,386 64 100%