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Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut•Public

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🌟 Welcome Prospective Students! 🎓 At SCSU, we’re thrilled to offer a special tuition discount for our future students from: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Pennsylvania! If you’re from one of these states, you’re eligible for our New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) tuition rate, which is just $3,500 above our standard in-state rate! 💰✨ For more details, visit our Financial Aid page or contact our Admissions Office. We can't wait to welcome you! 🎉

Your chances

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Acceptance rate

83%

Public school in Connecticut with 6,800 total undergraduate students
Urban
New England
On campus housing
Northeast 10 Conference
southernct.edu
501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515
(203) 392-5200

Admissions

Overall acceptance rate
83%
Yield rate - overall
17%

Acceptance rate breakdown

Women
86%
Men
77%

Applicant breakdown

Total number of applicants
7,294
Women: 60%
Men: 40%
southernct.edu/admissions

Cost & scholarships

Your estimated net cost
$ ? / year
In-state
$28,376
Out-of-state
$42,316

Average net cost after aid

Income
Average net cost
$0–30,000
$17,542
$30,001–48,000
$17,443
$48,001–75,000
$18,091
$75,001–110,000
$20,772
Over $110,000
$23,564

Published costs and averages can be misleading: they don’t fully account for your family’s finances (for financial aid) or your academic profile (for scholarships).

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Applications

How to apply

Accepts Common App
Test optional
Rec letters optional
Doesn’t consider class rank
TOEFL required (international applicants)

Tests typically submitted

SAT: 87%
ACT: 3%
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Students

First-year enrolled students (full-time)
1,136
Student diversity
Moderately diverse
Retention rate
73%
Admission policy
Co-ed
International students
0%

Enrolled breakdown by gender

Women: 63%
Men: 37%

Race & ethnicity diversity

Among domestic students
Asian and Pacific Islander
3%
Black
18%
Hispanic
6%
Native American
< 1%
Other
16%
White
57%

Academics

Student faculty ratio
11:1
Calendar system
Semester

Special academic offering

Study abroad

Credit for AP and IB exams

Offers graduate degree

Academic and career counseling

Where does this data come from?