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.
Southern Connecticut State University was awarded 72 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health sciences & services.
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SCSU landed the #917 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SCSU held the #1,435 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
SCSU also holds the #12 spot on the Best Colleges in Connecticut ranking.
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The acceptance rate at Southern Connecticut State University is 83%. 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 SCSU is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio at SCSU is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Southern Connecticut State University is 48%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Southern Connecticut State University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from SCSU have a four-year graduation rate of 29%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,440 undergraduates at SCSU with 6,268 being full-time and 1,172 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,778 | $19,210 | $21,008 | $23,875 | $24,689 |
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 SCSU, 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 SCSU, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,513 a year. That adds up to $26,052 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.
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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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 249 | $40,375 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 134 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 130 | $31,951 |
| General Psychology | 120 | $28,705 |
| Nursing | 113 | $73,460 |
| Sociology | 76 | $29,607 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 74 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 69 | $30,995 |
| General Biology | 60 | $32,410 |
| Social Work | 57 | $28,793 |
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, 5,244 students took at least one online class at Southern Connecticut State University. This is a decrease from the 8,950 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,244 | 1,072 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,950 | 3,581 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,041 | 283 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,563 | 229 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,254 | 80 |
Learn more about online learning at Southern 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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