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Southern Connecticut State University Overview

Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Southern Connecticut State University Known For?

1,719 Undergraduate Awards
$34,636 Avg Cost After Aid
80% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at SCSU is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2019-2020, 48% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SCSU makes roughly $51,551 a year. This is 26% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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Southern Connecticut State University Rankings

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.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SCSU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#4 Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Most Popular Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#47 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#83 Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#115 Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#149 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#151 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SCSU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#6 Highest Paid French Language & Literature Graduates College Factual
#8 Highest Paid Romance Languages Graduates College Factual
#8 Highest Paid Spanish Language & Literature Graduates College Factual
#11 Highest Paid Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduates College Factual
#48 Highest Paid Master’s Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates College Factual
#65 Highest Paid Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduates College Factual

Where Is Southern Connecticut State University?

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Contact details for SCSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1355
Phone: 203-392-5200
Website: www.southernct.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southernct
Twitter: https://twitter.com/scsutweet

How Do I Get Into SCSU?

You can apply to SCSU online at: www.southernct.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply

Admission Requirements for SCSU

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores neither required nor recommended
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SCSU?

80% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Southern Connecticut State University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Can I Afford Southern Connecticut State University?

$34,636 Net Price
70% Take Out Loans
5.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of SCSU is $34,636. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SCSU, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $7,183 a year. That adds up to $28,732 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SCSU is 5.3%. 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.

Southern Connecticut State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,268 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,440 undergraduate students at SCSU, with 6,268 being full-time and 1,172 being part-time.

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There are also 1,891 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,268 full-time undergraduates at SCSU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 214
Black or African American 1,167
Hispanic or Latino 863
White 3,181
International Students 58
Other Races/Ethnicities 785

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Connecticut State University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at SCSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Southern Connecticut State University

3,581 Took All Classes Online
8,950 Took At Least One Class Online
332.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 8,950 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Online Affordability Rankings of SCSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Southern Connecticut State University was $11,802 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $25,206. The following table shows how SCSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Health & Physical Education #22 #58
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #34 #70
Library & Information Science #55 #52
Library Science #61 #52

Online Growth Rankings of SCSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Connecticut State University was 332.6%. This is the #205 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SCSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SCSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SCSU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Library Science #1
Library & Information Science #1

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%.

Southern Connecticut State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 249 0 34 0 283
Social Work 57 0 68 14 139
Interdisciplinary Studies 134 0 0 0 134
Liberal Arts General Studies 130 0 0 0 130
General Psychology 120 0 8 0 128
Nursing 113 1 0 0 114
Special Education 41 4 52 0 97
Communication Sciences 55 0 36 0 91
Teacher Education Grade Specific 74 7 9 0 90
Sociology 76 0 3 0 79
Public Health 56 0 22 0 78
Teacher Education Subject Specific 49 16 12 0 77
Recreation Administration 44 0 27 0 71
Communication & Media Studies 69 0 0 0 69
General Biology 60 0 7 0 67
General English Literature 42 0 8 0 50
Computer Information Systems 47 0 1 0 48
Educational Administration 0 40 0 8 48
Political Science & Government 31 0 5 0 36
History 32 0 2 0 34
Chemistry 25 0 7 0 32
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 19 13 0 32
Student Counseling 0 1 28 0 29
Health & Physical Education 23 0 6 0 29
Health Sciences & Services 28 0 0 0 28
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 26 0 26
General Education 0 0 23 0 23
Fine & Studio Arts 23 0 0 0 23
Library & Information Science 2 0 20 0 22
Journalism 21 0 0 0 21
Mathematics 18 0 0 0 18
Romance Languages 14 0 0 0 14
Natural Resources Conservation 13 0 0 0 13
Physics 10 0 1 0 11
Geological & Earth Sciences 10 0 0 0 10
Geography & Cartography 9 0 0 0 9
Economics 8 0 0 0 8
Drama & Theater Arts 8 0 0 0 8
Multilingual Education 0 0 7 0 7
Allied Health Professions 7 0 0 0 7
Philosophy 7 0 0 0 7
Anthropology 7 0 0 0 7
Other Education 0 0 5 0 5
Music 5 0 0 0 5
Accounting 0 4 0 0 4
Writing Studies 0 0 4 0 4
Ethnic Studies 0 2 2 0 4
Biotechnology 2 0 0 0 2
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,719 94 436 22 2,271

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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