Eastern Connecticut State University Overview

Located in Willimantic, Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University is a public institution. The surrounding location of Willimantic is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Eastern Connecticut State University Known For?

• The highest award offered at ECSU is the master's degree.
• In 2021-2022, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from ECSU with a bachelor's degree make about $52,411 a year. That's 28% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from ECSU to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Eastern Connecticut State University?

Contact details for ECSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	83 Windham St, Willimantic, CT 06226
Phone:	860-465-5000
Website:	www.easternct.edu

How Do I Get Into ECSU?

You can apply to ECSU online at: https://www44.student-1.com/OnlineFormsECSU/application/form-library.aspx

Admission Requirements for ECSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into ECSU?

With an acceptance rate of 74%, ECSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 62% of students accepted to ECSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 480 and 580.

ECSU received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 27. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 28.

Can I Afford Eastern Connecticut State University?

The overall average net price of ECSU is $34,005. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ECSU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,066 a year. That adds up to $28,264 over four years for those students.

Eastern Connecticut State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,145 undergraduate students at ECSU, with 3,476 being full-time and 669 being part-time.

There are also 174 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,476 full-time undergraduates at ECSU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Connecticut State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	94
Black or African American	329
Hispanic or Latino	442
White	2,193
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	396

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Connecticut State University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 30 countries are represented at ECSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Norway, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Eastern Connecticut State University

In 2022-2023, 387 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ECSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in Connecticut for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	71%

Eastern Connecticut State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	0	86	0	86
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	27	54	81
Business Administration & Management	0	80	0	80
Health Sciences & Services	0	78	0	78
Communication & Media Studies	0	70	0	70
Criminology	0	62	0	62
General English Literature	0	54	0	54
General Biology	0	49	0	49
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	48	0	49
Accounting	0	29	15	44
Sociology	0	43	0	43
History	0	39	0	39
Social Work	0	39	0	39
Fine & Studio Arts	0	33	0	33
Computer Information Systems	0	29	0	29
Health & Physical Education	0	29	0	29
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	27	0	27
Political Science & Government	0	21	0	21
Finance & Financial Management	0	19	0	19
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	19	0	19
Drama & Theater Arts	0	19	0	19
Mathematics	0	17	0	17
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	15	0	15
Management Information Systems	0	14	0	14
Human Resource Management	0	9	4	13
Music	0	12	0	12
Instructional Media Design	0	0	7	7
Economics	0	7	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	4	0	4
Special Education	0	0	2	2
Ethnic Studies	0	2	0	2
Romance Languages	0	2	0	2
Philosophy	0	1	0	1
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	983	82	1,066

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
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

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