by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Eastern Connecticut State University was awarded 101 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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College Factual ranked ECSU as #1,215 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when ECSU held the #1,404 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 28 colleges in Connecticut, ECSU is ranked at #16.
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The acceptance rate at Eastern Connecticut State University is 73%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that ECSU is a good fit for you.
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 Eastern 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.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Eastern Connecticut State University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Eastern 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 for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at ECSU for first-time, full-time students is 46%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,475 undergraduates at ECSU with 3,713 being full-time and 762 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,687 | $15,154 | $17,305 | $20,162 | $23,988 |
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 ECSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 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.
The student loan default rate at ECSU is 5.2%. 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.
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Contact details for ECSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 83 Windham St, Willimantic, CT 06226 |
| Phone: | 860-465-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.easternct.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/ECSUadmissions |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/WhyEasternCT |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 100 | $30,140 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 88 | $35,471 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 66 | $30,519 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 61 | $30,552 |
| Criminology | 60 | $33,382 |
| General English Literature | 55 | $25,593 |
| Social Work | 47 | $28,483 |
| Sociology | 44 | $31,924 |
| Computer Information Systems | 44 | $60,288 |
| General Biology | 40 | $30,427 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 328 students took at least one online class at Eastern Connecticut State University. This is a decrease from the 3,908 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 328 | 46 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,908 | 415 |
| 2018-2019 | 357 | 47 |
| 2017-2018 | 425 | 21 |
| 2016-2017 | 463 | 27 |
Learn more about online learning at Eastern 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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