by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Central Connecticut State University was awarded 47 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.
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College Factual ranked CCSU as #741 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
CCSU is also ranked #14 out of 18 schools in Connecticut.
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When it comes to admittance, Central Connecticut State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 77%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 53% of students accepted to CCSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 570.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Central Connecticut State University, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Central Connecticut State University is 48%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Central Connecticut State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at CCSU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,593 undergraduates at CCSU with 6,811 being full-time and 1,782 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,705 | $12,494 | $14,913 | $17,462 | $20,234 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CCSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 CCSU, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,772 a year. That adds up to $27,088 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for CCSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT 06050 |
| Phone: | 860-832-2278 |
| Website: | www.ccsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 208 | $52,758 |
| Criminology | 142 | $40,713 |
| Educational Administration | 135 | NA |
| General Psychology | 128 | $33,153 |
| Business Administration & Management | 101 | $49,098 |
| Nursing | 98 | $83,012 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 79 | $51,282 |
| Computer Information Systems | 75 | $69,334 |
| General Biology | 72 | $36,907 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 72 | $45,790 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,960 students took at least one online class at Central Connecticut State University. This is a decrease from the 2,426 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,960 | 356 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,426 | 362 |
| 2020-2021 | 10,490 | 8,972 |
| 2018-2019 | 835 | 119 |
Learn more about online learning at Central Connecticut State University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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