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Central Connecticut State University

Central Connecticut State University is a public campus in suburban New Britain, CT.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,562

family income
under $30k

$12,817

$30–48k

$15,178

$48–75k

$18,572

$75–110k

$21,300

over $110k

Average net price

$16,8572023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Central Connecticut State University rose from $14,932 (2008) to $16,857 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,932
2009	$15,087
2010	$15,143
2011	$15,832
2012	$15,772
2013	$15,643
2014	$17,291
2015	$16,576
2016	$17,889
2017	$16,288
2018	$16,158
2019	$16,723
2020	$13,434
2021	$16,668
2022	$16,435
2023	$16,857

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$24,8702024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Central Connecticut State University rose from $18,062 (2009) to $24,870 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$18,062
2010	$18,804
2011	$19,771
2012	$19,938
2013	$20,372
2014	$20,543
2015	$22,229
2016	$21,706
2017	$22,576
2018	$21,628
2019	$22,007
2020	$22,518
2021	$20,520
2022	$22,970
2023	$24,112
2024	$24,870

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,972	$9,726
2001	$4,374	$10,347
2002	$4,732	$11,678
2003	$5,115	$12,236
2004	$5,902	$13,418
2005	$6,164	$14,102
2006	$6,442	$14,764
2007	$6,734	$15,454
2008	$7,042	$16,179
2013	$8,706	$20,211
2014	$8,877	$20,612
2015	$9,300	$21,570
2016	$9,741	$22,602
2017	$10,225	$22,914
2018	$10,616	$23,124
2019	$11,068	$24,028
2020	$11,502	$24,906
2021	$11,542	$24,946
2022	$12,106	$24,994
2023	$12,460	$25,736

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Central Connecticut State University reports tuition of $13,050 for in-state students and $16,550 for out-of-state students. Check Central Connecticut State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 7,822 undergrads, Central Connecticut State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

48.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Central Connecticut State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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48.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Central Connecticut State University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 57.3% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 48.4%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	44.9%
1992 cohort	44.7%
1993 cohort	42.5%
1994 cohort	40.8%
1995 cohort	41%
1996 cohort	41.3%
1997 cohort	42.5%
1998 cohort	43.4%
1999 cohort	40.1%
2000 cohort	40.4%
2001 cohort	44.3%
2002 cohort	46.2%
2003 cohort	48.9%
2004 cohort	47.6%
2005 cohort	47.3%
2006 cohort	51.9%
2007 cohort	51.9%
2008 cohort	52.3%
2009 cohort	57.3%
2010 cohort	53.7%
2011 cohort	52.1%
2012 cohort	51.4%
2013 cohort	57.2%
2014 cohort	52.1%
2015 cohort	54.7%
2016 cohort	53.5%
2017 cohort	49.3%
2018 cohort	48.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,805	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,931	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,100	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,616	$3,813
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,150	$4,653
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,408	$5,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,750	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,509	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,625	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,162	$4,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,462	$4,875
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,250	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,647	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,455	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,995	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,000	$9,809
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,300	$10,804

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$49,016

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$56,602

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,562

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Central Connecticut State University admitted 6,540 of 8,919 applicants in Fall 2024. The 73.3% rate describes that application pool.

73.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $12,460 in-state tuition · 2023–24 7,822 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 960–11901600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Central Connecticut State University received 8,919 applications and admitted 6,540 (73.3%), with 1,349 enrolling.

Central Connecticut State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Central Connecticut State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–600 and Math was 470–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 960–1190 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	550	600
SAT Math	470	530	590

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

73.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	64.7%
Fall 2002	61%
Fall 2003	54.9%
Fall 2004	60.8%
Fall 2005	61.7%
Fall 2006	59.8%
Fall 2007	61.4%
Fall 2008	59.5%
Fall 2009	54.4%
Fall 2010	60.2%
Fall 2011	63.1%
Fall 2012	64%
Fall 2013	64.1%
Fall 2014	60.4%
Fall 2015	58.7%
Fall 2016	60%
Fall 2017	66.8%
Fall 2018	67.2%
Fall 2019	65.6%
Fall 2020	64.8%
Fall 2021	74.8%
Fall 2022	76.7%
Fall 2023	75.5%
Fall 2024	73.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

960–1190Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	890	1070
Fall 2002	890	1070
Fall 2003	940	1120
Fall 2004	940	1130
Fall 2005	940	1120
Fall 2006	940	1120
Fall 2007	920	1100
Fall 2008	940	1110
Fall 2009	930	1110
Fall 2010	930	1110
Fall 2011	920	1090
Fall 2012	910	1110
Fall 2013	910	1100
Fall 2014	920	1110
Fall 2015	920	1100
Fall 2016	900	1100
Fall 2017	980	1160
Fall 2018	980	1170
Fall 2019	970	1160
Fall 2020	970	1150
Fall 2021	950	1180
Fall 2022	940	1160
Fall 2023	960	1180
Fall 2024	960	1190

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–29Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2011	20	22
Fall 2012	20	23
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	20	23
Fall 2015	20	24
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	19	24
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2021	19	26
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	19	29

IPEDS Fall 2011–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

7,822Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Central Connecticut State University fell from 8,811 (Fall 2002) to 7,822 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	8,811
Fall 2003	8,640
Fall 2004	9,016
Fall 2005	9,143
Fall 2006	9,114
Fall 2007	9,161
Fall 2008	9,479
Fall 2009	9,570
Fall 2010	9,720
Fall 2011	9,763
Fall 2012	9,630
Fall 2013	9,512
Fall 2014	9,600
Fall 2015	9,559
Fall 2016	9,269
Fall 2017	9,317
Fall 2018	9,325
Fall 2019	8,817
Fall 2020	8,402
Fall 2021	7,616
Fall 2022	7,500
Fall 2023	7,670
Fall 2024	7,822

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Central Connecticut State University has held near 77% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	78%
Fall 2004 cohort	80%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	79%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	77%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	78%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	74%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	72%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	79%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Central Connecticut State University

38.4% of Central Connecticut State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Central Connecticut State University as a primarily residential campus of 7,822 undergraduates — and 77.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Central Connecticut State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 960–1190 — their midpoint is below the CT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Central Connecticut State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Central Connecticut State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Central Connecticut State University73.3%

Connecticut median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Central Connecticut State University$13,050

Connecticut median$30,207

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Central Connecticut State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Central Connecticut State University$58,562

Connecticut median$64,209

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Central Connecticut State University, Connecticut and national reference values
Metric & basis	Central Connecticut State University	Connecticut median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	73.3%	76%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$13,050	$30,207	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,562	$64,209	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Central Connecticut State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Central Connecticut State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 34 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Mechanical Engineering	$94,462
Construction Management	$93,908
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,216
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$90,472
Management Information Systems and Services	$87,396
Civil Engineering	$87,366
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$86,238
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$86,230
Finance and Financial Management Services	$78,910
Accounting and Related Services	$74,408
Mathematics	$72,859
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$71,392
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$71,243
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$67,562
Marketing	$67,290
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$62,580
Economics	$62,384
Criminology	$61,950
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$60,713
Political Science and Government	$60,678
Social Work	$59,309
Biology, General	$58,193
Design and Applied Arts	$57,214
Journalism	$56,990
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$56,607
Sociology	$56,463
English Language and Literature, General	$55,295
Geography and Cartography	$55,274
Communication and Media Studies	$54,195
History	$54,037
Psychology, General	$53,227
Hospitality Administration/Management	$52,238
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$52,220
Fine and Studio Arts	$39,387

These 34 fields listed for Central Connecticut State University measure earnings after completion. The $58,562 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 21 additional Central Connecticut State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Central Connecticut State University report?

Central Connecticut State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 960–1190 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Central Connecticut State University's acceptance rate?

73.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,540 admitted from 8,919 applicants.

How much does Central Connecticut State University cost?

In-state tuition is $13,050; out-of-state students pay $16,550. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Central Connecticut State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,562. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Connecticut

University of Bridgeport — 83% admitted
Eastern Connecticut State University — 83% admitted
University of New Haven — 60.4% admitted
Quinnipiac University — 72.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.