Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

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 $21,029. 50% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $59,695 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $21,500.

Average net price
$21,029
per year Verified data
Completion rate
50%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$59,695
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$21,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$13,438
Out-of-state tuition and fees$27,378
Average cost of attendance$31,315
Books and supplies$1,600
Room and board, on campus$16,006
Average net price, all aided students$21,029
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$18,148
Average net price, family income over $110,000$28,115

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
91%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
6,295
Graduate enrollment
2,125
Students receiving Pell grants
43%
Student to faculty ratio
11 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.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time50%
Completion within normal time31%
First-year retention (full-time)78%
Median federal debt, graduates$21,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$244
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$24,506
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry74%
1 year after completion$44,942
4 years after completion$59,787
6 years after entry$48,896
8 years after entry$55,432
10 years after entry$59,695
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $59,695; the middle half earned $41,249 to $82,401. 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 Southern 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.

120 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 (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (48)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
35Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
53$40,175$22,765
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
71$49,883$23,875
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
6Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
15$58,970Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
43$34,390$21,875
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
57$32,963$25,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
51$60,452$23,000
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
0$44,822$26,000
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
28Suppressed for privacy$20,498
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
33Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
27$36,975$25,081
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
100$44,217$25,000
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
26$38,285$26,687
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
8$37,318Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
142$46,261$24,836
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
54Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · No credentials fully online
47$38,717$27,260
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacy$23,250
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · No credentials fully online
10$40,138$26,500
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
24$30,700$25,383
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
141$36,207$23,250
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
22$44,117$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
172$87,219$27,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
13$42,746Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
42$43,267$25,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
52$41,407$22,500
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
33$48,244$25,306
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
65$36,807$25,554
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
66Suppressed for privacy$22,875
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacy$27,000
Post-baccalaureate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (41)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
41$72,764Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
35Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
41$68,313Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
3Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
63$54,214Suppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12 · 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
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
4Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01 · All credentials fully online
47$52,210Suppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
8Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
37$55,767Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
30$70,605Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
14$114,438Suppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
92$57,847Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
18$60,197Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
30$56,328Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
8$57,449Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
21$63,062Suppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (20)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
13$60,177Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
4Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
50$84,852Suppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nanotechnology
CIP 15.16 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
CIP 13.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
10$102,427Suppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · All credentials fully online
15$111,490Suppressed 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 130493, OPEID 001406. 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.