SCHOOLS / SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Southern Connecticut State University

NEW HAVEN, CTIPEDS 130493CARNEGIE CLASS 18
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th890
Median1,030
75th1,170
§ 21% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th23
Median25
75th31
§ 0% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 89%SAT SUBMIT 21%ACT SUBMIT 0%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants8,120reported count
Admits7,22489%
Class seats1,17816% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants8,1207,22489%1,178School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 16%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Application cost

Application fee not reported. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients25520% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$4,366H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$20,857Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $14,198.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio11EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
8052ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate91%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
8803ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1079ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1096ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate14%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile16ADM2019.ACTCM25
ACT composite 75th percentile25ADM2019.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate3%ADM2019.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile470ADM2019.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 75th percentile560ADM2019.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile440ADM2019.SATMT25
SAT math 75th percentile530ADM2019.SATMT75
SAT submit rate98%ADM2019.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded1575DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded34DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded625DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$6,444COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$6,998COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$6,444COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$10,498COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$34,124DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$48,064DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment5492DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment2125DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment1760DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment9377DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment7252DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate91%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,016SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$7,398SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,778SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate55%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate64%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate55%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityNew HavenHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameSouthern Connecticut State UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category5,000 - 9,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateConnecticutHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years31%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years46%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years50%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate78%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time50%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate75%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate25%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$55,043
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
50%
6-year completion
Average net price
$20,857
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$22,250
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$38,356$38k
MEDIAN
$55,043$55k
P75
$78,130$78k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$17,736
$30,001 – $48,000
$18,729
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$19,437
$75,001 – $110,000
$22,532
$110,001 and up
$27,809
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
31%
6-yr grad
50%
8-yr grad
56%
Retention
78%
Pell grad
45%
Transfer
25%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.