Eastern Connecticut State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (24%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,378
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 91%
From Region 6%
Athletes 377 (11.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Hispanic 15%
Black 9%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 537 34% 67% 3% 7% 11% 1% $56,157 4 -0.58 59 97%
Computer Science 37 — 89% 46% 19% 5% 11% 3% $95,686 16 -0.86 96 92% — — — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics 7 +1 43% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $64,360 1 -1.40 74 — — — — —
Earth Sciences 19 — 42% 84% 5% 0% 5% 0% $59,890 29 -0.47 66 97% — — — —
Mathematics 16 +1 50% 75% 6% 0% 12% 0% $58,458 7 -1.01 64 100% — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $62,797 14 -0.77 71 — — — — —
Biology 31 — 29% 58% 3% 3% 10% 3% $62,547 29 -0.45 71 97% — — — —
Economics 11 +2 64% 55% 0% 18% 9% 0% $50,178 0 -1.80 44 89% — — — —
Labor Studies 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $64,103 16 -0.86 73 — — — — —
English 39 +8 21% 69% 0% 3% 13% 0% $52,649 56 +0.03 50 98% — — — —
Gender and Women's Studies — — — — — — — — $51,773 30 -0.55 48 — — — — —
General Studies 42 — 38% 67% 0% 12% 10% 2% $51,789 26 -0.53 48 94% — — — —
History 8 +1 38% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $51,663 31 -0.51 48 96% — — — —
History 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,663 31 -0.51 48 96% — — — —
Liberal Studies 11 +2 0% 82% 9% 9% 0% 0% $51,789 26 -0.53 48 94% — — — —
Philosophy 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,978 24 -0.71 49 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,987 33 -0.45 51 — — — — —
Anthropology 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $51,201 29 -0.52 47 — — — — —
Communication 48 +1 48% 75% 0% 4% 8% 0% $60,081 49 -0.17 67 97% — — — —
Political Science 20 — 25% 50% 10% 25% 10% 0% $63,125 25 -0.67 72 94% — — — —
Psychology 84 +1 19% 65% 1% 8% 12% 0% $53,027 40 -0.31 52 99% — — — —
Sociology 25 +20 8% 76% 0% 8% 16% 0% $55,821 52 -0.10 58 97% — — — —
Digital Media 12 — 50% 75% 0% 8% 17% 0% $34,083 1 -1.46 8 — — — — —
Film Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,117 6 -1.60 14 — — — — —
Music 9 — 78% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $38,688 12 -0.87 15 — — — — —
Studio Art 37 +1 27% 49% 3% 11% 22% 0% $43,321 35 -0.38 25 95% — — — —
Theatre 10 +2 50% 40% 0% 20% 30% 0% $32,708 4 -1.39 7 94% — — — —
Criminology 48 +3 19% 83% 2% 2% 6% 0% $50,770 7 -1.26 46 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 178 70% 67% 3% 7% 10% 0% $66,746 34 -0.89 77 97%
Accounting 28 — 50% 50% 7% 7% 21% 0% $76,853 28 -0.66 86 97% — — — —
Business Administration 91 — 70% 74% 2% 9% 8% 0% $61,977 13 -0.81 70 — — — — —
Finance 40 +3 78% 70% 0% 5% 10% 0% $69,116 4 -1.03 80 97% — — — —
Management Information Systems 19 — 79% 58% 5% 5% 5% 0% $69,708 6 -1.30 80 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education and Professional Studies 158 30% 63% 1% 12% 16% 0% $57,306 5 -0.27 62 98%
Health Sciences 78 — 35% 59% 1% 15% 14% 0% $59,486 21 -0.62 66 98% — — — —
Sports Management 9 — 78% 56% 11% 11% 11% 0% $52,721 18 -0.90 51 98% — — — —
Social Work 32 — 12% 53% 0% 19% 25% 0% $59,779 87 +0.77 66 95% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 15 — 7% 87% 0% 0% 7% 0% $51,299 46 -0.15 47 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 0% 70% 0% 0% 30% 0% $51,299 46 -0.15 47 100% — — — —
Physical Education 14 — 57% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $53,190 29 -0.56 52 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,633
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,541
Est. In-State Cost $18,929
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,985
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.5% 214 24% 66% 1% 10% 14% 0% $56,846 44 -0.13 61 97% —
Business & Economics 23.1% 202 68% 66% 3% 8% 10% 0% $65,167 12 -0.94 75 96% —
Humanities 12.5% 109 27% 71% 2% 7% 9% 1% $52,104 31 -0.33 49 96% —
Health Sciences 8.9% 78 35% 59% 1% 15% 14% 0% $59,486 4 -0.62 66 98% —
Arts 7.9% 69 41% 58% 1% 12% 19% 0% $39,497 6 -0.79 17 95% —
Professional 5.5% 48 19% 83% 2% 2% 6% 0% $50,770 3 -1.26 46 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.8% 42 45% 79% 7% 0% 7% 0% $60,089 5 -0.83 67 98% —
Education 4.5% 39 23% 79% 0% 0% 15% 0% $51,978 38 -0.30 49 100% —
Computer Science 4.2% 37 89% 46% 19% 5% 11% 3% $95,686 23 -0.86 96 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 35 31% 60% 3% 6% 9% 3% $62,576 26 -0.49 71 97% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #352 1% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #458 5% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #508 8% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #350 74% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #474 18% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #292 85% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #423 10% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #432 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.4M #534 14% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 84 $143K $143K $0
Baseball 40 $306K $306K $0
Lacrosse 32 $225K $225K $0
Soccer 30 $237K $237K $0
Basketball 19 $277K $277K $0
Swimming 18 $112K $112K $0
Golf 13 $64K $64K $0
Total 194 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 66 $134K $134K $0
Soccer 27 $170K $170K $0
Lacrosse 26 $188K $188K $0
Swimming 26 $123K $123K $0
Field Hockey 21 $221K $221K $0
Softball 19 $258K $258K $0
Basketball 16 $278K $278K $0
Volleyball 16 $191K $191K $0
Total 183 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 150 $278K $278K $0
Lacrosse 58 $413K $413K $0
Soccer 57 $408K $408K $0
Swimming 44 $236K $236K $0
Baseball 40 $306K $306K $0
Basketball 35 $555K $555K $0
Field Hockey 21 $221K $221K $0
Softball 19 $258K $258K $0
Volleyball 16 $191K $191K $0
Golf 13 $64K $64K $0
Total 377 $4.6M $4.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 87% 84% 12%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 18%
SAT Range 1100 – 1240
SAT Math Range 520 – 600
SAT RW Range 560 – 650