Eastern Connecticut State University

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

Eastern Connecticut State University operates as a public institution located in Willimantic, Connecticut (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 3,418 students of which 4,147 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. Eastern Connecticut State University is categorized as “20” 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 83.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,160. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,067, with published in-state tuition of $13,928 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.7%. Graduates earn a median of $56,469 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,289 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 262200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.3% 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.