Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut
- Public
- Suburb
- 7,822 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 73%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $15,537per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 49%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,77910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Pell Promise Initiative is a last-dollar scholarship covering the full cost of tuition and fees for eligible students after federal and state aid is applied.
Source: Financial Aid Office - Central Connecticut State University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 73%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 960–1190Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $15,537full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,348sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,050Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $16,550Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 49%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 77%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,77910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,822Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 42%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 39%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT — admits 91%
- The University of Montana Missoula, MT — admits 96%
- California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA — admits 94%
- The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX — admits 94%
Also worth a look
- University of Idaho Moscow, ID — admits 76%
- Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ — admits 71%
- Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN — admits 76%
- University of South Alabama Mobile, AL — admits 71%
- Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC — admits 75%
- University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Central Connecticut State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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