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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Danbury, CT
Population 400,000
Website http://www.wcsu.edu/
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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 18.0%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2012 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2013 Men: 48.4% 48.4% 2014 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2015 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2016 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2017 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2018 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2019 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2020 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2021 Men: 49.9% 49.9% 2022 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2023 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2024 Men: 53.0% 53.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2013 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2018 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2019 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 Asian: 4.9% 4.9% 2021 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2011 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2012 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2013 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2014 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2015 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2016 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2017 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2018 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2019 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2020 Black: 12.4% 12.4% 2021 Black: 12.4% 12.4% 2022 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2023 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2024 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2011 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2012 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2013 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2014 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2015 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5% 2016 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2017 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9% 2018 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1% 2019 Hispanic: 16.3% 16.3% 2020 Hispanic: 16.1% 16.1% 2021 Hispanic: 19.0% 19.0% 2022 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2023 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8% 2024 Hispanic: 22.5% 22.5% 2011 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2012 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2013 White: 76.8% 76.8% 2014 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2015 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2016 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2017 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2018 White: 67.2% 67.2% 2019 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2020 White: 62.7% 62.7% 2021 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2022 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2023 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2024 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2022 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2024 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2025 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2020 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2021 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2022 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2023 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2024 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2025 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2020 Hispanic: 21.2% 21.2% 2021 Hispanic: 23.4% 23.4% 2022 Hispanic: 25.3% 25.3% 2023 Hispanic: 28.0% 28.0% 2024 Hispanic: 30.3% 30.3% 2025 Hispanic: 28.8% 28.8% 2020 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2021 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2022 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2023 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 White: 48.5% 48.5% 2025 White: 46.5% 46.5% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 International: 0.5% 0.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ancell School of Business 196 65% / 35% 1% $69,507 84 96%
Accounting 54 — 52% / 48% 2% $74,798 88 97%
Business Administration 44 — 70% / 30% 0% $62,254 77 —
Finance 37 — 65% / 35% 0% $73,451 87 92%
Management Information Systems 32 — 88% / 12% 0% $76,433 89 96%
Marketing 29 — 55% / 45% 0% $57,989 70 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 236 44% / 56% 0% $51,879 57 95%
Computer Programming — — — — $102,904 99 —
Computer Science 13 — 85% / 15% 0% $111,538 99 100%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $54,953 64 —
Chemistry 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $64,190 79 —
Computational and Applied Mathematics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Earth Science — — — — $55,199 65 —
Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,714 73 —
Biology 29 — 24% / 76% 0% $48,787 49 100%
Economics 8 — 62% / 38% 0% $61,895 76 —
Communication 28 — 57% / 43% 0% $46,271 42 95%
Digital Communication 11 — 82% / 18% 0% $47,950 47 90%
English 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,385 25 —
General Education 19 — 26% / 74% 0% — — —
History 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $48,293 48 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $49,897 52 —
Political Science 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $55,361 65 —
Psychology 61 — 21% / 79% 0% $46,826 44 94%
Social Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,904 50 —
Sociology and Anthropology 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $48,346 48 —
Spanish 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Writing 13 — 62% / 38% 0% $35,321 13 91%
Media Arts 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $46,271 42 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Professional Studies 226 29% / 71% 0% $65,781 81 97%
Health Education 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,870 50 100%
Health Promotion — — — — $49,508 51 97%
Health and Wellness 4 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Nursing 62 — 10% / 90% 0% $89,600 96 100%
Public Health Education and Promotion 41 — 27% / 73% 0% — — —
Social Work 25 — 12% / 88% 0% $53,808 62 97%
Elementary Education 13 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,562 52 —
Secondary Education 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,054 53 —
Criminal Justice 70 — 49% / 51% 0% $54,495 63 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Visual and Performing Arts 76 49% / 51% 0% $36,503 15 96%
Art 16 — 31% / 69% 0% $39,158 21 —
Music 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $33,709 11 98%
Music Education 19 — 47% / 53% 0% $48,870 50 100%
Music Theory and Composition 12 — 83% / 17% 0% $33,709 11 98%
Musical Theatre 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $27,194 4 92%
Theater 20 — 35% / 65% 0% $27,194 4 92%

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 72th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2% 2012 Graduated: 42.6% 42.6% 2013 Graduated: 44.5% 44.5% 2014 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9% 2015 Graduated: 49.8% 49.8% 2016 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6% 2017 Graduated: 43.9% 43.9% 2018 Graduated: 49.0% 49.0% 2019 Graduated: 52.3% 52.3% 2020 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2021 Graduated: 52.9% 52.9% 2022 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2023 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2% 2024 Graduated: 51.8% 51.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 32.6% 32.6% 2012 Men: 36.0% 36.0% 2013 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2014 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2015 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2016 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2017 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2018 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2019 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2020 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2021 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2022 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2023 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2024 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2011 Women: 47.5% 47.5% 2012 Women: 49.4% 49.4% 2013 Women: 47.4% 47.4% 2014 Women: 45.2% 45.2% 2015 Women: 53.2% 53.2% 2016 Women: 49.0% 49.0% 2017 Women: 48.4% 48.4% 2018 Women: 53.3% 53.3% 2019 Women: 56.5% 56.5% 2020 Women: 55.3% 55.3% 2021 Women: 58.4% 58.4% 2022 Women: 59.2% 59.2% 2023 Women: 58.3% 58.3% 2024 Women: 60.0% 60.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 40.9% 40.9% 2012 Asian: 28.0% 28.0% 2013 Asian: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Asian: 57.7% 57.7% 2015 Asian: 44.0% 44.0% 2016 Asian: 44.4% 44.4% 2017 Asian: 61.1% 61.1% 2018 Asian: 57.7% 57.7% 2019 Asian: 75.8% 75.8% 2020 Asian: 47.4% 47.4% 2021 Asian: 46.2% 46.2% 2022 Asian: 54.5% 54.5% 2023 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Asian: 56.2% 56.2% 2011 Black: 44.7% 44.7% 2012 Black: 36.8% 36.8% 2013 Black: 32.9% 32.9% 2014 Black: 38.6% 38.6% 2015 Black: 36.6% 36.6% 2016 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2017 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Black: 38.4% 38.4% 2019 Black: 45.3% 45.3% 2020 Black: 35.4% 35.4% 2021 Black: 37.3% 37.3% 2022 Black: 44.8% 44.8% 2023 Black: 41.4% 41.4% 2024 Black: 45.5% 45.5% 2011 Hispanic: 45.8% 45.8% 2012 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2013 Hispanic: 37.0% 37.0% 2014 Hispanic: 34.0% 34.0% 2015 Hispanic: 48.3% 48.3% 2016 Hispanic: 46.4% 46.4% 2017 Hispanic: 38.8% 38.8% 2018 Hispanic: 53.4% 53.4% 2019 Hispanic: 51.2% 51.2% 2020 Hispanic: 48.8% 48.8% 2021 Hispanic: 45.7% 45.7% 2022 Hispanic: 43.1% 43.1% 2023 Hispanic: 43.4% 43.4% 2024 Hispanic: 48.0% 48.0% 2011 White: 39.5% 39.5% 2012 White: 44.1% 44.1% 2013 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2014 White: 44.4% 44.4% 2015 White: 51.8% 51.8% 2016 White: 48.2% 48.2% 2017 White: 46.0% 46.0% 2018 White: 49.7% 49.7% 2019 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2020 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2021 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2022 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2023 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2024 White: 53.8% 53.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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
Business & Economics 27.8% 204 65% / 35% 0% $69,209 84 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.5% 187 35% / 65% 0% $47,313 45 94%
Health Sciences 15.0% 110 22% / 78% 0% $87,720 95 100%
Arts 11.6% 85 51% / 49% 0% $37,538 17 96%
Professional 9.5% 70 49% / 51% 0% $54,495 63 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 29 24% / 76% 0% $48,787 49 100%
Education 2.9% 21 19% / 81% 0% $49,749 52 —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 15 87% / 13% 0% $58,872 72 —
Computer Science 1.8% 13 85% / 15% 0% $111,538 99 100%

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #612 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 #650 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 85%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 62.4% 62.4% 2012 Acceptance: 59.0% 59.0% 2013 Acceptance: 65.5% 65.5% 2014 Acceptance: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Acceptance: 57.3% 57.3% 2016 Acceptance: 66.8% 66.8% 2017 Acceptance: 70.8% 70.8% 2018 Acceptance: 79.2% 79.2% 2019 Acceptance: 75.8% 75.8% 2020 Acceptance: 80.7% 80.7% 2021 Acceptance: 84.9% 84.9% 2022 Acceptance: 83.5% 83.5% 2023 Acceptance: 81.4% 81.4% 2024 Acceptance: 87.0% 87.0% 2011 Yield: 34.2% 34.2% 2012 Yield: 35.3% 35.3% 2013 Yield: 33.7% 33.7% 2014 Yield: 35.7% 35.7% 2015 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2016 Yield: 22.9% 22.9% 2017 Yield: 20.6% 20.6% 2018 Yield: 21.1% 21.1% 2019 Yield: 20.7% 20.7% 2020 Yield: 18.8% 18.8% 2021 Yield: 18.4% 18.4% 2022 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2023 Yield: 16.0% 16.0% 2024 Yield: 16.7% 16.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,157 4,157 2012 Applicants: 4,016 4,016 2013 Applicants: 3,613 3,613 2014 Applicants: 5,494 5,494 2015 Applicants: 5,235 5,235 2016 Applicants: 5,484 5,484 2017 Applicants: 5,671 5,671 2018 Applicants: 5,375 5,375 2019 Applicants: 5,388 5,388 2020 Applicants: 5,196 5,196 2021 Applicants: 4,688 4,688 2022 Applicants: 5,093 5,093 2023 Applicants: 5,457 5,457 2024 Applicants: 5,910 5,910 2011 Admitted: 2,593 2,593 2012 Admitted: 2,368 2,368 2013 Admitted: 2,366 2,366 2014 Admitted: 2,199 2,199 2015 Admitted: 2,999 2,999 2016 Admitted: 3,665 3,665 2017 Admitted: 4,017 4,017 2018 Admitted: 4,259 4,259 2019 Admitted: 4,084 4,084 2020 Admitted: 4,194 4,194 2021 Admitted: 3,978 3,978 2022 Admitted: 4,253 4,253 2023 Admitted: 4,440 4,440 2024 Admitted: 5,142 5,142 2011 Enrolled: 887 887 2012 Enrolled: 836 836 2013 Enrolled: 797 797 2014 Enrolled: 786 786 2015 Enrolled: 680 680 2016 Enrolled: 840 840 2017 Enrolled: 827 827 2018 Enrolled: 899 899 2019 Enrolled: 845 845 2020 Enrolled: 788 788 2021 Enrolled: 733 733 2022 Enrolled: 629 629 2023 Enrolled: 711 711 2024 Enrolled: 861 861

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 900 900 2012 25th: 880 880 2014 25th: 880 880 2022 25th: 1010 1010 2023 25th: 840 840 2024 25th: 1040 1040 2011 75th: 1080 1080 2012 75th: 1080 1080 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2022 75th: 1230 1230 2023 75th: 1150 1150 2024 75th: 1170 1170

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 490 490 2023 25th: 400 400 2024 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 540 540 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 550 550 2024 75th: 590 590

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 440 440 2024 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 540 540 2022 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 600 600 2024 75th: 580 580

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0% 2023 Submitted: 5.0% 5.0% 2024 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.