unitid 130493 · New Haven, CT · public 4-year · city (midsize)
Southern Connecticut State University
- enrollment 2023
- 10,333
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
91%
74th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
6,295
59th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
41%
undergrads on Pell grants
74th pctl among public 4-years
completion
50%
finish within 150% time
58th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$29,673
87th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,857
after aid, aided students
93rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$55,043
after entry, Title IV students
63rd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,250
74th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $17,736 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k26%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+26%
- Median family income
- $48,142
- First-generation students
- 39%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,438
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 219 | $67,809 | $24,663 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 157 | $92,153 | $25,837 |
| Psychology, General. | 147 | $50,464 | $23,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 128 | $47,918 | $26,625 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 102 | — | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | 99 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 94 | $70,451 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 75 | $68,110 | — |
| Sociology. | 74 | $50,533 | $26,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 71 | $94,669 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 68 | — | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 67 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.