Southern Connecticut State University

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

Southern Connecticut State University operates as a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 6,295 students of which 8,266 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. Southern 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 91.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,857, with published in-state tuition of $13,438 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,250, 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 77.9%. Graduates earn a median of $55,043 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,422 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 438800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.6% 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.