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Western Connecticut State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Danbury, CT
Population 400,000
Website http://www.wcsu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,434
Men / Women 50% / 50%
White 54%
Hispanic 24%
Black 11%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%
From State 74%
From Region 22%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Business & Economics 26%
Health Sciences 14%
Arts 11%
Life & Natural Sciences 4%
Education 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Computer Science 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,401
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,901
Est. In-State Cost $17,336
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,863
10-Year ROI $176,000
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 5 #511
Humanities & Social Sciences 4 #527

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
ACT Range 20 – 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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ancell School of Business 193 62% / 38% 0% $69,644 96%
Accounting 30 — 67% / 33% 0% $78,301 91 97%
Business Administration 67 — 57% / 43% 0% $63,557 80 —
Finance 24 — 75% / 25% 0% $76,891 91 92%
Management Information Systems 32 — 84% / 16% 0% $80,013 92 96%
Marketing 40 — 40% / 60% 0% $60,705 76 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 274 42% / 58% 0% $52,063 95%
Computer Programming 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $98,343 98 —
Computer Science 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $115,958 99 100%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $55,203 66 —
Chemistry 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $64,268 80 —
Earth Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,354 66 —
Mathematics 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $62,997 79 —
Biology 29 — 28% / 72% 0% $51,225 58 100%
Economics 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $67,249 83 —
Communication 37 — 51% / 49% 0% $48,487 51 95%
Digital Communication 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $50,247 56 90%
English 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $42,441 33 —
History 17 — 71% / 29% 0% $50,253 56 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 — 37% / 63% 0% $51,264 58 —
Political Science 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $55,877 68 —
Psychology 78 — 28% / 72% 0% $48,890 52 94%
Social Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,858 54 —
Sociology and Anthropology 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $50,221 55 —
Writing 19 — 26% / 74% 0% $36,844 18 91%
Media Arts 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $48,487 51 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Professional Studies 228 35% / 65% 0% $66,471 97%
Health Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $51,330 58 100%
Health Promotion 33 — 42% / 58% 0% $51,863 59 97%
Nursing 69 — 14% / 86% 0% $93,863 97 100%
Criminal Justice 69 — 61% / 39% 0% $57,122 70 94%
Social Work 29 — 24% / 76% 0% $56,137 68 97%
Elementary Education 17 — 29% / 71% 0% $49,129 53 —
Secondary Education 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $51,111 58 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Visual and Performing Arts 82 50% / 50% 0% $35,840 96%
Art 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $37,010 18 —
Music 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $35,171 14 98%
Music Education 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $51,330 58 100%
Music Theory and Composition 15 — 80% / 20% 0% $35,171 14 98%
Musical Theatre 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $28,374 5 92%
Theater 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $28,374 5 92%