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Southern Connecticut State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location New Haven, CT
Population 900,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,180
Men / Women 40% / 60%
White 45%
Hispanic 24%
Black 18%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 37%
Life & Natural Sciences 31%
Business & Economics 16%
Education 6%
Engineering, Computing & Math 5%
Arts 4%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,438
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,378
Est. In-State Cost $17,383
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,416
10-Year ROI $158,000
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 31%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #303
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #395
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #420
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 28 #335
Life & Natural Sciences 6 #536

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 788 38% / 62% 1% $51,237
Computer Science 51 76% / 24% 0% $75,241
Data Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Library and Information Science 10 30% / 70% 0% $60,739
Mathematics 16 75% / 25% 0%
Physics 6 83% / 17% 33%
Biology 53 26% / 74% 0% $59,239
Biotechnology 5 60% / 40% 0%
Chemistry 15 40% / 60% 0%
Environmental Studies 26 38% / 62% 0%
Geosciences 5 40% / 60% 0%
Anthropology 7 14% / 86% 0%
Communication 57 46% / 54% 0% $50,291
English 28 21% / 79% 0% $43,182
French 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,189
General Studies
Geography
History 26 81% / 19% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 47 26% / 74% 0%
Italian
Journalism 8 75% / 25% 0%
Liberal Studies 142 24% / 76% 1% $46,075
Mass Communication
Philosophy 3 33% / 67% 0%
Political Science 24 58% / 42% 0%
Psychology 141 26% / 74% 1% $48,523
Sociology 52 37% / 63% 2% $48,589
Spanish 12 0% / 100% 0% $47,189
Music 14 57% / 43% 0%
Studio Art 27 48% / 52% 0% $45,394
Theatre 11 36% / 64% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 119 19% / 81% 1% $58,260
Physical Education 12 75% / 25% 0% $58,078
Early Childhood Education 24 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 42 17% / 83% 2%
Special Education 33 15% / 85% 0% $58,371
Art Education 8 25% / 75% 0% $58,078
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health and Human Services 465 24% / 76% 1% $77,813
Allied Health Sciences 14 7% / 93% 0%
Athletic Training 6 33% / 67% 0%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 43 5% / 95% 5% $65,165
Community Health 86 13% / 87% 2%
Exercise Science 29 72% / 28% 0%
Nursing 172 16% / 84% 1% $88,609
Public Health 22 23% / 77% 0% $62,952
Respiratory Care 5 20% / 80% 0%
Recreation and Leisure Studies 10 20% / 80% 0% $48,938
Sport Management 36 83% / 17% 0%
Social Work 42 19% / 81% 0% $61,212
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business 203 60% / 40% 1% $75,417
Accounting 35 43% / 57% 0%
Business Administration 58 55% / 45% 0% $75,417
Business Economics 6 83% / 17% 0%
Finance 33 85% / 15% 3%
Hospitality Management 4 50% / 50% 0%
Management 13 77% / 23% 15% $75,417
Marketing 54 54% / 46% 0%