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Ranks 558th overall and 10th in Connecticut

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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near New Haven, CT 06515-1355

Surrounding communityMidsize city (inside urban area, pop. between 100,000 to 250,000)
Total Population16,566 (16,566 urban / N/A rural)
Households6,351 (2.39 people per house)
Families3,807 (3.07 people per family)
Pop. — African American7,235
Pop. — Asian378
Pop. — Pacific Islander32
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native159
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)8,492
Pop. — Other780
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

UndergraduateArts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduatePostbaccalaureate comprehensive
Undergraduate PopulationMedium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingMedium four-year, primarily residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / No / Yes
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Southern Connecticut State University?

Ranks 1113th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $3,346 $3,346 $10,831
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $3,277 $3,277 $4,512
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $340 $340 $340
FT Graduate Tuition $4,169 $4,169 $11,614
FT Graduate Required Fees $3,201 $3,201 $4,436
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $428 $428 $428
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $16,905 $16,905 $25,625
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $16,606 $16,606 $25,326
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $9,173 $9,173 $17,893

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $5,814 trend  $6,623 $5,814 trend  $6,623 $13,752 trend  $15,343
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,200 trend  $1,300
On-Campus – Room & Board $7,648 trend  $8,432
On-Campus – Other Expenses $499 trend  $550
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $7,648 trend  $7,062
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $1,650 trend  $1,621
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $1,571 trend  $1,250

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 6,178 (2,275 male / 3,903 female)
Admitted 1,806 (616 male / 1,190 female)
Admission rate 29%
First-time Enrollment 1,349 (455 male / 894 female)
FT Enrollment 1,333 (449 male / 884 female)
PT Enrollment 16 (6 male / 10 female)
Total Enrollment12,326

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Southern Connecticut State University use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRecommended / Recommended / Required
College Prep. CompletionRecommended
RecommendationsRecommended
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Southern Connecticut State University accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceYes
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Northeast 10 Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Northeast 10 Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Northeast 10 Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Northeast 10 Conference

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 1095th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 98%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 420 / 520
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 410 / 520
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 830 / 1040

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareYes
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity2,700
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$4,668
Board Fee$3,764

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Southern Connecticut State University Ranks 2061st for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $3,024 269 pie   20%
State & Local Grant Aid $2,921 144 pie   11%
Institutional Grant Aid $4,636 291 pie   22%
Student Loan Aid $4,574 748 pie   57%
Any financial aid type   928 pie   71%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Southern Connecticut State University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
6978147
Black Non-Hispanic
4808281,308
Hispanic
227481708
Asian / Pacific Islander
120170290
American Indian / Alaskan Native
82432
White Non-Hispanic
2,9825,8008,782
Race Unknown
3776821,059
Total 4,263 8,063 12,326

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Southern Connecticut State University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
279
Black Non-Hispanic
7494168
Hispanic
255378
Asian / Pacific Islander
161531
American Indian / Alaskan Native
112
White Non-Hispanic
405540945
Race Unknown
5265117
Total 575 775 1,350

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Southern Connecticut State University.

  Men Women Total
130 117 247
28 173 201
25 124 149
17 121 138
36 88 124

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Anthropology 3 2 5
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 7 7
Art Teacher Education 1 16 1 18
Athletic Training/Trainer 1 6 1 8
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 3 27 2 32
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 1 1 10 3 15
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 6 3 4 39 3 56
Business Administration and Management, General 11 41 18 14 138 25 247
Chemistry, General 7 1 8
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 9 10 4 67 5 95
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 3 1 7 1 12
Computer and Information Sciences, General 4 2 5 2 18 4 35
Counseling Psychology 3 1 11 2 17
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 3 1 25 4 33
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 1 1 1 12 2 18
Economics, General 1 1 4 1 7
Education, General 13 1 14
Education, Other 11 11
Educational Evaluation and Research 1 3 4
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 7 1 66 8 82
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Elementary Education and Teaching 2 4 3 1 120 8 138
English Language and Literature, General 1 4 3 1 86 6 101
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner 5 1 6
Fine/Studio Arts, General 3 2 1 1 22 4 33
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1 1 2
French Language and Literature 1 1 2
Geography 1 1 5 7
Geology/Earth Science, General 1 5 1 7
German Language and Literature 3 3
Health Teacher Education 1 1 1 1 20 4 28
History, General 2 2 45 6 55
Italian Language and Literature 2 2
Journalism 2 18 3 23
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 18 6 1 2 89 8 124
Library Science/Librarianship 1 5 2 2 75 20 105
Mathematics, General 1 19 3 23
Music, General 1 1 6 8
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 1 4 8 64 10 87
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management 2 1 26 7 36
Philosophy 4 4
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 3 46 4 54
Physics, General 3 3
Political Science and Government, General 1 8 3 1 28 5 46
Psychology, General 2 14 11 1 1 156 16 201
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 1 8 3 2 29 3 46
Reading Teacher Education 2 34 5 41
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 1 2
School Psychology 26 7 33
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13 5 18
Social Work 1 18 5 1 65 9 99
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 1 6 1 8
Sociology 11 5 2 1 35 5 59
Spanish Language and Literature 5 3 1 9
Special Education and Teaching, General 1 7 5 130 6 149
Urban Studies/Affairs 1 3 1 5
Women's Studies 1 1 3 5
Total 35 184 115 51 7 1,687 217 2,296

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Southern Connecticut State University Ranks 419th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $73,232 ($76,079 male / $69,887 female)
Number of FT Faculty 409 (221 male / 188 female)
Number of PT Faculty 592
FT Faculty Ratio 0.7 : 1
Total Benefits $9,234,167
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Southern Connecticut State University Summary

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Southern Connecticut State University, or SCSU, one of four state universities in Connecticut, is located in New Haven, Connecticut. In keeping with its origins as a teachers college, Southern Connecticut State remains a leading center for teacher education in New England. Southern has one campus in New Haven that borders parts of Hamden, Connecticut. Abie Grossfeld, its long-time gymnastics coach, former Olympian, is head gymnastics coach at Southern Connecticut State University, and helped the program become one of the best in the country. The Southern News is a student-run newspaper, and subsidized by student fees and advertising income. The Southern News is published weekly in tabloid format. Tau Eta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority Full list of Student Clubs and Organizations sanctioned by the University Source: Southern Magazine Its three sister schools are Central, Eastern, and Western.

Southern Connecticut State University History

Southern Connecticut State was founded in 1893 with three instructors and 84 students. The institution finally became a four-year college granting the bachelor’s degree in 1937. Teaming with Yale University, SCSU began offering graduate degrees in 1947, and the offerings were again expanded in 1959. The current name was adopted in 1983.

Southern Connecticut State University was founded as a teacher training school and received university status in 1983. It is accredited by the The New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It is classed as a Master’s College and University I by the Carnegie Institute. Its catalog states that, “The aim of a liberal education is to prepare a person to live well as a free and responsible individual in a constantly changing society.”

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Southern Connecticut State University Academics

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The core undergraduate curriculum at SCSU is offered through the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Business, Communication Information & Library Science, Education, and Health & Human Services. Fifty-five different departments are included in these schools. With a low student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1, faculty are able to concentrate on individual students and keep class sizes small.

Southern Connecticut State University has academic programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level. There are 7 colleges: the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of Communication Information and Library Science, the School of Education, the School of Health and Human Services, the Honors College, and the School of Graduate Studies.

p. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in a variety of fields within the various academic colleges. Degrees at the bachelor’s level can be received in such areas as anthropology, art, business administration, computer science, English, French, public health, literature, sociology, education, theatre, economics, and chemistry. Many degrees have areas of concentration. Minors are offered in areas such as accounting, Judaic studies, linguistics, marine studies, nutrition, and real estate. There is a pre-engineering program for student who intend to transfer to an engineering school, and other pre-professional programs are offered.

p. Graduate programs are offered in nearly 40 areas. These include master’s level programs in art education, computer science, counseling, English, exercise science, information/library science, education, nursing, recreation, Romance languages, and urban studies. An Ed.D is offered in educational leadership. There are also a number of certificate programs in education.

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Southern Connecticut State University Unique Programs

SCSU offers a major in Exercise Science that allows students to become health or education professionals. Three areas of specialization are athletic training, human performance, and teacher education. The program has been recognized nationally for its innovative approach. Other unique programs include Judaic Studies, Recreation & Leisure, and Women’s Studies.

Southern Connecticut State University has an undergraduate Honors Program. Students who seek admission to the Honors Program need to have a strong academic background. Once admitted to the Honors Program, students will take special Honors courses and finish a senior thesis or creative project. Most students also do some independent study and are encouraged to perform a community service internship.

p. Southern Connecticut State University is a member of Online CSU, which is the on-line program for all 4 Connecticut State University campuses. Students can take courses offered through SCSU or through one of the other campuses; there are several masters degree program available on-line.

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Southern Connecticut State University Financial Aid

SCSU offers a number of grant programs, including Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, the Connecticut Aid to Public Schools program, and the Connecticut State University Grant. Federal Perkins and Stafford loans are also available. SCSU also provides unique financing opportunities such as the Federal Work Study Program, Americorps and Veterans Benefits awards.

Tuition and fees at Southern Connecticut State University is $2,907 per semester for the 2005-2006 academic year for in-state, undergraduate students attending full-time. Students applying from out of state and graduate students have higher costs. Students from states in the New England Regional Program will pay reduced out-of-state tuition.

p. Financial aid is available in the form of grants, scholarships, and loans. Work-study programs are also available. Students who seek financial aid will need to fill out the Federal Student Financial Aid Form, available on-line.

p. Graduate students may also receive financial aid in the form of teaching or research assistantships, including a stipend and a waiver of some or all of the tuition and other fees. Graduate students should consult with their individual department about what sort of assistantships or fellowships are available and about the details of the application process.

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Southern Connecticut State University Students

SCSU is located on a 170-acre campus in New Haven, Connecticut, offering and endless supply of beauty and scenery. There are over 9,000 undergraduates enrolled, with a male-to-female ration of 1:1.8. Students come from 53 different countries and 34 states. There are 2,200 undergraduates living on campus and taking advantage of the University’s town houses, apartments, and traditional dormitories. The campus includes personal counseling services, a Multicultural Center, and an on-campus Barnes & Noble store.

Student life at Southern Connecticut State University includes opportunities in a diverse range of activities and organizations. There are fraternities and sororities, academic and professional groups, religious organizations, cultural organizations, political groups, and special interest groups such as the Baka Chans Anime Society, Folio (a literary magazine), men’s and women’s rugby teams, and the Student Arts League. There is also a weekly student newspaper, the Southern News.

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Southern Connecticut State University Traditions

SCSU is the alma mater of 55,000 alumni worldwide. The alumni association was founded in 1925 to keep track of and unite SCSU Owl alums as they continue the University’s history of success. The association sponsors Homecoming, career services, reunions, and other events on the SCSU campus.

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Southern Connecticut State University Local Community

Southern Connecticut State University is located in New Haven, Connecticut. The surrounding environment is urban. Near-by attractions include a number of museums, including a replica of the slave ship Amistad, theaters, and concerts. It is the home of Yale University. It is approximately 80 miles from New York City and 135 from Boston.

New Haven was begun as a colony of five hundred English Puritans in 1638, making it one of the country’s oldest and most historic cities. Today the city offers attractions like a AA baseball team affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, a dozen live music bars and venues, the Boulevard Flea Market, New Haven Yacht Club, and Whitlock Farm Book Barn. With a population of fewer than 125,000, it’s easy to find some peace and quiet in this historic town.

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