- The Inkwell
- Connecticut
- Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CTCity: smallZIP 06810Founded 1893
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1893
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wcsu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
ConnecticutPublic
Western Connecticut State University
Western Connecticut State University is a public university in Danbury, Connecticut, with 3,511 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $16,754 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention73%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans54%
$16,754net price / year
87%admission rate
1110average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$62,010median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#686 of 1,704 for earnings#618 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,005 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,085 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $26,298tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,401
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $16,901
- Average net price
- $16,754national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,782
$30,001–48,000$13,173
$48,001–75,000$14,133
$75,001–110,000$16,957
$110,001+$22,061
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 87%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,928
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,010middle 50%: $42,472–$88,702
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,702
Median, Western Connecticut State University$62,010
Lower quarter$42,472
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,511
- Part-time
- 9.4%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,406 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,024
- Endowment, end of year
- $28,269,491
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White47%
Hispanic30%
Black11%
Asian4.3%
Two or more races5.7%
U.S. nonresident0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown0.8%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Health professions14%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.4%
Psychology8.2%
Visual & performing arts7.7%
Communication & journalism6.5%
Education5.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | $13,961 | 66% | $82,098 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO | $16,756 | 48% | $53,355 |
| Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH | $17,780 | 51% | $54,622 |
| Newman University Wichita, KS | $17,430 | 53% | $55,478 |
| Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN | $16,842 | 56% | $55,642 |
| Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH | $17,186 | 55% | $62,042 |
| McKendree University Lebanon, IL | $18,457 | 51% | $63,391 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 130776. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1552113.