Central Connecticut State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Central Connecticut State University

Central Connecticut State University operates as a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,822 students of which 9,141 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Central Connecticut State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,080 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,857, with published in-state tuition of $13,050 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,300, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.1%. Graduates earn a median of $58,562 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,016 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 421300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.