Charter Oak State College Overview

Located in New Britain, Connecticut, Charter Oak State College is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of New Britain makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Charter Oak State College Known For?

• Students at Charter Oak State College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Charter Oak State College.

Charter Oak State College Rankings

We have ranked Charter Oak State College as #174 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Charter Oak State College also holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in Connecticut ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Charter Oak State College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#56	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#137	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Charter Oak State College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#85	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#155	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#199	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Charter Oak State College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Value Colleges for Psychology	College Factual
#26	Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	College Factual
#111	Best Liberal Arts Schools	College Factual
#142	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#142	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual
#309	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

Where Is Charter Oak State College?

Contact details for Charter Oak State College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	55 Paul Manafort Drive, New Britain, CT 06053
Phone:	860-515-3800
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CharterOak

How Do I Get Into Charter Oak State College?

You can apply to Charter Oak State College online at: https://www.charteroak.edu/Prospective/Apply

Charter Oak State College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Charter Oak State College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Charter Oak State College, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $7,761 a year. That adds up to $31,044 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Charter Oak State College is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Charter Oak State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,538 undergraduate students at Charter Oak State College, with 401 being full-time and 1,137 being part-time.

There are also 96 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 401 full-time undergraduates at Charter Oak State College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Charter Oak State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	71
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	222
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Charter Oak State College. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Charter Oak State College

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 1 master’s degree programs available online at Charter Oak State College. In 2019-2020, 1,634 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Charter Oak State College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Connecticut for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Charter Oak State College Rankings

The following table shows how Charter Oak State College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Security Science and Technology	#1	#2
Human Development & Family Studies	#8	#16
Business, Management & Marketing	#10	#4
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#10	#10
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#11	#14
Sociology	#16	#10
Social Sciences	#22	#19
General Psychology	#25	#10
Education	#26	#36
Liberal Arts General Studies	#28	#19
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#28	#19
Psychology	#31	#16
Business Administration & Management	#34	#22

Online Growth Rankings of Charter Oak State College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Charter Oak State College was 0.9%. This is the #836 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Charter Oak State College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Charter Oak State College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	80%
Business Administration & Management	34%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	34%
Education	73%
General Psychology	6%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	49%
Psychology	6%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	71%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Charter Oak State College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Security Science and Technology	#4
Sociology	#78
Human Development & Family Studies	#131
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#160
General Psychology	#196
Psychology	#277
Social Sciences	#283
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#363

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Charter Oak State College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	44	0	188	0	0	232
Business Administration & Management	6	0	0	74	1	17	98
Health & Medical Administrative Services	12	0	4	58	0	0	74
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1	0	0	40	0	0	41
General Psychology	0	0	0	35	0	0	35
Human Development & Family Studies	22	0	0	1	0	0	23
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	4	0	17	0	0	21
Security Science and Technology	1	0	0	13	0	0	14
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
Sociology	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Teaching Assistants	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	48	48	4	428	1	17	546

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.