unitid 130776 · Danbury, CT · public 4-year · city (small)
Western Connecticut State University
- enrollment 2023
- 5,102
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
87%
59th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
3,511
40th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
35%
undergrads on Pell grants
60th pctl among public 4-years
completion
52%
finish within 150% time
62nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$24,877
63rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,604
after aid, aided students
82nd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$59,115
after entry, Title IV students
72nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$24,147
84th 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 $13,507 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
- 0-30k24%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $49,923
- First-generation students
- 38%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,401
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× 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. | 81 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 76 | $57,122 | $24,875 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 75 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 74 | $93,863 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 68 | $48,890 | $24,622 |
| Marketing. | 46 | $60,705 | $23,535 |
| Social Work. | 45 | $56,137 | $24,527 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 39 | $51,863 | $29,875 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 38 | $78,301 | $25,375 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 36 | $48,487 | $25,069 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 36 | $67,920 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 34 | $76,891 | $22,000 |
— 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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- net
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.