Western Connecticut State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,393
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 74%
From Region 22%
Athletes 526 (16.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 29%
Black 11%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

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
Ancell School of Business 196 65% 46% 7% 7% 30% 1% $76,470 63 -0.53 86 96%
Accounting 54 — 52% 39% 7% 6% 35% 2% $81,839 39 -0.34 90 94% — — — —
Business Administration 44 — 70% 45% 5% 9% 36% 0% $71,178 45 -0.33 82 — — — — —
Finance 37 — 65% 43% 11% 8% 22% 0% $77,980 15 -0.73 87 100% — — — —
Management Information Systems 32 — 88% 56% 12% 6% 16% 0% $81,904 31 -0.60 90 96% — — — —
Marketing 29 — 55% 52% 0% 3% 38% 0% $66,584 17 -0.86 77 96% — — — —
⇅ 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 236 44% 56% 6% 8% 25% 0% $57,780 5 -0.57 63 94% 10.7%
Computer Programming — — — — — — — — $108,749 35 -0.47 98 — — — — —
Computer Science 13 — 85% 69% 15% 8% 8% 0% $110,981 37 -0.41 99 100% — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 7 — 86% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $61,188 39 -0.35 69 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 80% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,378 41 -0.21 80 — — — — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,099 9 -0.97 87 — — — — —
Earth Science — — — — — — — — $60,853 36 -0.38 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,057 24 -0.69 78 — — — — —
Biology 29 — 24% 45% 17% 7% 31% 0% $69,658 67 +0.37 80 87% — — — —
Economics 8 — 62% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $76,683 19 -0.80 86 — — — — —
English 5 — 0% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $52,468 55 +0.01 51 100% — — — —
General Education 19 — 26% 53% 5% 5% 26% 0% $41,394 1 -1.53 21 — — — — —
History 9 — 78% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,693 25 -0.61 46 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $49,063 15 -0.79 42 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $47,835 15 -0.91 38 — — — — —
Writing 13 — 62% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,277 4 -1.36 21 89% — — — —
Communication 28 — 57% 57% 0% 11% 32% 0% $54,272 23 -0.71 55 96% 10.7% — — —
Digital Communication 11 — 82% 45% 0% 9% 27% 0% $34,367 0 -2.57 9 100% — — — —
Political Science 8 — 12% 12% 12% 25% 50% 0% $58,463 12 -1.01 64 — — — — —
Psychology 61 — 21% 44% 3% 13% 34% 0% $53,588 44 -0.22 53 93% — — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,036 22 -0.62 44 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $50,299 23 -0.60 45 — — — — —
Media Arts 9 — 67% 78% 11% 0% 0% 0% $54,272 54 -0.09 55 96% 10.7% — — —
⇅ 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 Professional Studies 226 29% 50% 7% 8% 30% 0% $70,162 44 +0.19 81 98%
Health Education 3 — 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $54,222 14 -1.01 55 100% — — — —
Health Promotion — — — — — — — — $51,331 7 -1.17 47 96% — — — —
Health and Wellness 4 — 100% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $61,072 29 -0.51 69 — — — — —
Nursing 62 — 10% 48% 13% 10% 23% 0% $100,050 81 +0.78 97 99% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 41 — 27% 44% 7% 12% 29% 0% $58,853 29 -0.58 65 — — — — —
Social Work 25 — 12% 64% 0% 12% 20% 0% $59,821 87 +0.78 67 97% — — — —
Elementary Education 13 — 0% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $51,662 49 -0.09 48 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 8 — 50% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,662 32 -0.40 48 94% — — — —
Criminal Justice 70 — 49% 39% 4% 6% 47% 0% $60,761 59 +0.12 68 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 Visual and Performing Arts 76 49% 62% 4% 4% 21% 0% $45,093 0 -0.04 31 99%
Art 16 — 31% 44% 12% 6% 19% 0% $43,083 34 -0.40 25 — — — — —
Music 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $32,093 4 -1.57 6 97% — — — —
Music Education 19 — 47% 63% 0% 0% 26% 0% $54,222 83 +0.80 55 100% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 12 — 83% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $32,093 4 -1.57 6 97% — — — —
Musical Theatre 5 — 40% 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% $47,764 53 +0.11 38 100% — — — —
Theater 20 — 35% 60% 0% 5% 25% 0% $47,764 82 +0.63 38 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,079
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,980
Est. In-State Cost $18,213
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,259
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

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 27.8% 204 65% 47% 7% 6% 30% 0% $76,479 43 -0.54 86 96% —
Social Sciences 18.9% 139 32% 49% 2% 12% 32% 0% $53,462 26 -0.39 53 95% 10.7%
Health Sciences 15.0% 110 22% 48% 11% 11% 24% 0% $82,028 70 +0.17 90 99% —
Arts 11.6% 85 51% 64% 5% 4% 19% 0% $46,066 25 -0.05 33 99% 10.7%
Professional 9.5% 70 49% 39% 4% 6% 47% 0% $60,761 29 +0.12 68 99% —
Humanities 6.5% 48 42% 71% 4% 2% 15% 0% $44,528 4 -1.12 29 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 29 24% 45% 17% 7% 31% 0% $69,658 60 +0.37 80 87% —
Education 2.9% 21 19% 76% 0% 0% 19% 0% $51,662 36 -0.21 48 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 15 87% 73% 0% 0% 13% 0% $66,564 16 -0.41 77 — —
Computer Science 1.8% 13 85% 69% 15% 8% 8% 0% $110,981 50 -0.41 99 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #611 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.0M #649 0% — — — — —

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 142 $592K $592K $0
Baseball 55 $328K $328K $0
Lacrosse 55 $289K $289K $0
Soccer 38 $232K $232K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 26 $32K $32K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 26 $73K $73K $0
Basketball 21 $264K $264K $0
Golf 17 $44K $44K $0
Tennis 10 $50K $50K $0
Cross Country 7 $15K $15K $0
Total 363 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 30 $215K $215K $0
Softball 30 $335K $335K $0
Field Hockey 21 $193K $193K $0
Lacrosse 19 $193K $193K $0
Volleyball 17 $212K $212K $0
Basketball 13 $175K $175K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 11 $29K $29K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 11 $72K $72K $0
Golf 10 $17K $17K $0
Tennis 9 $42K $42K $0
Cross Country 6 $14K $14K $0
Total 163 $1.5M $1.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 142 $592K $592K $0
Lacrosse 74 $483K $483K $0
Soccer 68 $447K $447K $0
Baseball 55 $328K $328K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 37 $61K $61K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 37 $146K $146K $0
Basketball 34 $439K $439K $0
Softball 30 $335K $335K $0
Golf 27 $61K $61K $0
Field Hockey 21 $193K $193K $0
Tennis 19 $93K $93K $0
Volleyball 17 $212K $212K $0
Cross Country 13 $30K $30K $0
Total 526 $4.7M $4.7M $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 85%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

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