Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Suburb: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $15,537. 50% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $65,779 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $20,500.

Average net price
$15,537
per year Verified data
Completion rate
50%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$65,779
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$20,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$13,050
Out-of-state tuition and fees$16,550
Average cost of attendance$25,348
Books and supplies$1,600
Room and board, on campus$13,276
Average net price, all aided students$15,537
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$12,144
Average net price, family income over $110,000$21,704

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
73%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
960 to 1190
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
7,822
Graduate enrollment
1,827
Students receiving Pell grants
42%
Student to faculty ratio
14 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time50%
Completion within normal time27%
First-year retention (full-time)77%
Median federal debt, graduates$20,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$233
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$21,532
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry79%
1 year after completion$50,670
4 years after completion$67,245
6 years after entry$55,428
8 years after entry$59,849
10 years after entry$65,779
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $65,779; the middle half earned $45,078 to $91,947. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Central Connecticut State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

131 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (7)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Historic Preservation and Conservation
CIP 30.12 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
CIP 30.23 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (59)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
81$58,862$18,879
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
17$44,074$26,000
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
51$38,642$23,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
76$53,073$19,500
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
16$72,324Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
26$32,932$21,997
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.12 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
84$75,277$18,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
33$60,083$19,500
Construction Management
CIP 52.20 · No credentials fully online
45$74,163$17,116
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · No credentials fully online
84$44,361$23,786
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
40$39,430$21,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
8$36,599Suppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacy$27,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
29$44,690$27,000
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
84$56,681$19,000
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
36$39,834$25,800
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
8$54,228Suppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
19$57,505$24,600
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
10$36,563Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
60Suppressed for privacy$21,156
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12
$68,052$23,376
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
70$53,909$21,500
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
21$54,514$17,187
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
27$79,092$25,000
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online
21$77,570$29,125
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physical Sciences, Other
CIP 40.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
24$43,614$22,400
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
129$38,255$23,250
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
43$45,638$24,656
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
68$83,573$27,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
37$46,275$27,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
31$39,530$23,000
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
41$41,017$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
63$45,329$23,565
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
37$50,432$24,125
Master's degree (34)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
101$84,196Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
$57,561Suppressed for privacy
Computational Science
CIP 30.30 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Management
CIP 52.20 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
2$53,147Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
15$60,970Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · Some credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
17$57,556Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
20$59,903Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
35$61,745Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (28)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computational Science
CIP 30.30 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Management
CIP 52.20 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
128$96,402Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Historic Preservation and Conservation
CIP 30.12 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.07 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · Some credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
20$79,596Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
11$106,048Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
26$248,196Suppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 128771, OPEID 001378. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.