Western Connecticut State University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $12,763
In-State Cost of Attendance: $24,534
Out-of-State Tuition: $16,095
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $27,866
Student Debt
Median total debt: $17,002
Students with federal loans: 49.8%
Students with Pell grants: 34.6%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $40,889
After 5 years: $58,873
Majors(40 programs)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(92 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(86 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(83 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(79 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(73 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(56 graduates)
- Social Work.(53 graduates)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.(42 graduates)
- Marketing.(37 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(34 graduates)
- Music.(31 graduates)
- Biology, General.(30 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(27 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(27 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(26 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(23 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(22 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(19 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(16 graduates)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.(16 graduates)
- History.(16 graduates)
- Chemistry.(15 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(11 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(9 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(7 graduates)
- Mathematics.(7 graduates)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(7 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(6 graduates)
- Economics.(6 graduates)
- Sociology and Anthropology.(6 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
- Computer Programming.(2 graduates)
- Social Sciences, General.(2 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(1 graduates)
- Area Studies.
- Applied Mathematics.
- Leisure and Recreational Activities.
- Anthropology.
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,434 students
Admission Rate: 81.4%
Retention Rate: 70.0%
Graduation Rate: 50.2%
Student Demographics
White (49.7%)
Hispanic (29.4%)
Black (9.4%)
Asian (4.5%)
Two or More (5.4%)
International (0.3%)
Gender Distribution
Men (49.2%)
Women (50.8%)