Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Hamden, CT
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,514
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 32%
From Region 44%
Athletes 8.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Hispanic 12%
Asian 4%
Black 4%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 349 27% / 73% 1% $64,504 51 98%
Chemistry 7 43% / 57% 0% $68,306 61
Mathematics 6 67% / 33% 0% $71,100 66
Biochemistry 6 17% / 83% 0% $76,191 75
Biology 34 32% / 68% 3% $76,929 76 98%
Microbiology and Immunology 3 67% / 33% 0% $76,711 76
Environmental Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,880 32
Environmental Studies +1 $57,912 32
Economics 16 +2 50% / 50% 6% $94,666 91 100%
Behavioral Neuroscience 14 21% / 79% 0% $62,240 45
English 13 +2 31% / 69% 0% $46,524 8 100%
Hispanic Studies 4 0% / 100% 0%
History 11 +1 55% / 45% 0% $50,611 14 91%
Interdisciplinary Studies 34 6% / 94% 0% $57,309 30
Liberal Arts 5 40% / 60% 0% $54,939 23
Philosophy $56,504 28
Political Science 31 +2 39% / 61% 3% $74,151 72 96%
Psychology 81 14% / 86% 0% $56,136 27 98%
Sociology 17 +1 29% / 71% 6% $60,671 40 100%
Theatre 1 100% / 0% 0% $38,327 3
Criminal Justice 43 +5 37% / 63% 2% $63,749 49 98%
Legal Studies 22 +3 18% / 82% 0% $70,960 66 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 364 70% / 30% 2% $84,341 84 99%
Accounting 33 +3 70% / 30% 0% $93,167 91 98%
Accounting and Computer Science 2 0% / 100% 0%
Business Administration 60 +2 67% / 33% 3% $78,657 78 98%
Business Analytics 18 +5 78% / 22% 0% $81,827 82
Entrepreneurship 19 +1 89% / 11% 0% $86,666 86 91%
Finance 112 +5 84% / 16% 3% $89,631 88 100%
Human Resources Management 8 38% / 62% 0% $104,809 96 99%
International Business 12 +1 58% / 42% 8% $84,242 84 100%
Management Information Systems $90,728 89
Marketing 80 +3 52% / 48% 2% $78,578 78 100%
Sport Management 6 33% / 67% 0% $57,084 29
Supply Chain Management 14 79% / 21% 0% $78,657 78 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Communications 177 50% / 50% 1% $59,567 37 96%
Advertising 20 40% / 60% 0% $70,225 65 97%
Communication 1 0% / 100% 0%
Journalism 22 +1 55% / 45% 0% $64,421 51 98%
Media Studies 45 +7 40% / 60% 0% $61,400 42 94%
Public Relations 12 +3 17% / 83% 0% $70,225 65 97%
Arts Management $45,377 7
Film, Television and Media Arts 46 +2 63% / 37% 0% $49,139 11 100%
Graphic Design 13 +1 54% / 46% 0% $57,935 32 91%
Interactive Digital Design 18 +1 72% / 28% 6% $57,935 32 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Computing and Engineering 97 71% / 29% 2% $86,868 86 97%
Civil Engineering 14 71% / 29% 0% $103,120 95 100%
Industrial Engineering 13 54% / 46% 8% $94,099 91
Mechanical Engineering 8 100% / 0% 0% $85,594 85 100%
Computer Information Systems 14 +3 71% / 29% 0% $89,804 88
Computer Science 33 +1 79% / 21% 3% $72,877 70 95%
Data Science 7 +4 57% / 43% 0% $94,345 91
Software Engineering 8 50% / 50% 0% $93,988 91
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Sciences 338 17% / 83% 0% $76,318 75 98%
Biomedical Sciences 25 4% / 96% 0% $76,929 76 98%
Athletic Training 18 28% / 72% 0% $83,099 83 96%
Diagnostic Imaging 11 0% / 100% 0% $83,099 83 96%
Health Science Studies 260 +1 19% / 81% 0% $74,864 73 98%
Medical Humanities 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $84,307 84
Radiologic Sciences 21 14% / 86% 0% $83,099 83 96%
Gerontology $56,457 28
Sustainability Studies +1 $65,178 53
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 272 13% / 87% 0% $95,136 92 99%
Nursing 272 13% / 87% 0% $95,136 92 99%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,363
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 36.6% 585 16% / 84% 0% $85,042 85 99%
Business & Economics 25.0% 400 67% / 33% 2% $84,047 84 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.2% 290 27% / 73% 1% $60,197 39 97%
Arts 4.9% 78 64% / 36% 1% $52,496 17 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 68 22% / 78% 1% $76,854 76 98%
Professional 4.1% 65 31% / 69% 2% $66,190 56 99%
Computer Science 3.9% 62 71% / 29% 2% $81,847 82 95%
Engineering 2.2% 35 71% / 29% 3% $95,763 92 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 13 54% / 46% 0% $69,596 64
Agriculture & Food Science 0.1% 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,880 32

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #462 0%
Engineering $0.1M #360 0%
Computer Science $0.0M #450 0%
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.6M #578 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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 60% 60% 60%
Early Decision 74% 74% 74%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1150 – 1320
SAT Math Range 570 – 660
SAT RW Range 580 – 660