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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT · Public · 7,822 students · mostly bachelor degrees
18th-cheapest of 49 Connecticut colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$16,857
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$24,870
Graduation rate
48%
Admission rate
73%
Median graduate earnings
$58,562
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,300
Average SAT
1080
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
38%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
129 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree3 grads/yr$209,970Construction Project Management · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$113,946Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree$105,899Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate102 grads/yr$105,559Accounting · Master's Degree120 grads/yr$103,777Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree5 grads/yr$102,450Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree51 grads/yr$94,462Construction Project Management · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$93,908Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree82 grads/yr$92,216Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$90,472Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$87,396Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$87,366Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree73 grads/yr$86,238Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$86,230Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree78 grads/yr$78,910Mathematics, General · Master's Degree9 grads/yr$76,683Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$76,217Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree9 grads/yr$75,636Accounting · Bachelor's Degree102 grads/yr$74,408Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$72,859Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree125 grads/yr$71,392Computer Software Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$71,243Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$68,969Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree32 grads/yr$68,122Educational/Instructional Technology · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$67,787
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.