10-yr median earnings
$64,209
Federal aid recipients only
Public · New Britain, Connecticut
Charter Oak State College
Charter Oak State College is a public institution in New Britain, Connecticut. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $15,815
- Avg net price / yr
- $64,209
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Charter Oak State College posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 11%
- former-student earnings, US
- +19%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Charter Oak State College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
66/100
Charter Oak State College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A
$64,209
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$15,815
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$18,683
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
59.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A+
100.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$15,815
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Charter Oak State College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Charter Oak State College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Charter Oak State College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$64,209 Top 11% higher than 89% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Charter Oak State College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $64,209 | #559 of 5103 | 89th |
| Average net price | $15,815 | #2247 of 5020 | 55th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,821 | #1565 of 5462 | 71st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,821
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$64,209
10-yr median earnings
100.0%
First-year retention
How Charter Oak State College ranks in Connecticut
State rank among 41 reporting Connecticut colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Charter Oak State College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $64,209 | #13 of 41 | 68th |
| Average net price | $15,815 | #12 of 49 | 76th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,821 | #19 of 50 | 62nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Connecticut
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale University | $100,533 | $23,777 |
| 2 | Trinity College | $90,779 | $34,832 |
| 3 | Fairfield University | $88,794 | $48,095 |
| 4 | Quinnipiac University | $83,759 | $40,675 |
| 5 | Sacred Heart University | $75,059 | $46,174 |
| 6 | Connecticut College | $75,001 | $36,175 |
| 7 | University of Connecticut | $73,997 | $25,097 |
| 8 | University of Connecticut-Stamford | $73,997 | $16,798 |
| 9 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | $73,997 | $16,403 |
| 10 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | $73,997 | $10,875 |
| 11 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point | $73,997 | $13,807 |
| 12 | Wesleyan University | $73,897 | $30,177 |
| 13 | Charter Oak State CollegeThis school | $64,209 | $15,815 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $8,506 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $8,506 |
| Average Net Price | $15,815 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $15,815 |
44.0%
Pell Grant Rate
45.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$18,683
Median Debt
$198/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Charter Oak State College rose +46.1% since 2019
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $10,724 in 2019 to $15,663 in 2023, a rise of $4,939 in nominal dollars. Across the 52 colleges measured over the same 2019–2023 span, the median change was +17.9%.
5 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2019 · $10,7242023 · $15,663
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2019–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
75.7%
Female
54.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
100.0%
Retention Rate
$53,779
Median Earnings (6yr)
78.5%
Earning Over $25K
59.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 100.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $53,779 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $64,209 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 78.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 59.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $18,683 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $198/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 6 | 351 | $71,577 | $96,202 | $19,420 |
| Master's | 1 | 0 | $85,328 | $85,328 | $30,906 |
| Associate's | 1 | 68 | $60,478 | $60,478 | - |
Top programs at Charter Oak State College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Computer/Information Techn…
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
$96,202 median earnings
- Human Resources Management…
Human Resources Management and Services
$85,328 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$82,069 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$72,446 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$60,478 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$54,363 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$52,803 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's | - | $96,202 | - |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's | - | $85,328 | $30,906 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 65 | $82,069 | $20,497 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's | 71 | $72,446 | $21,958 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 68 | $60,478 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's | 130 | $54,363 | $16,098 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 48 | $52,803 | $19,795 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's | 37 | - | $18,750 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Charter Oak State College? ▼
Charter Oak State College is a public institution in New Britain, Connecticut. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,821 students.
How much do Charter Oak State College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Charter Oak State College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $64,209 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $53,779.
How much does Charter Oak State College cost? ▼
The average net price at Charter Oak State College is $15,815. In-state tuition is $8,506 and out-of-state tuition is $8,506. Median student debt at graduation is $18,683.
Is Charter Oak State College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Charter Oak State College is $18,683, while former students earn a median of $64,209 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 59.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $198.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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