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Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, Connecticut·Public, 4-year or above·New England·easternct.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
+19.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
4,355
peer median 3,471
Avg net price
$20,480
+$7.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,491
6,491 candidates competed
Admitted
5,386
83.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
808
15.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
58%+19.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
46%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
57%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
49%
Non-Pell
66%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 56 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
21
37.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing21 · 37.5%
  • No Data35 · 62.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
19
No data
35

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

21
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+14.9%
$41,933 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+16.9%
$54,217 vs $46,391
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+28.4%
$46,851 vs $36,491
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+32.7%
$48,418 vs $36,491
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+40.5%
$51,257 vs $36,491
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+41.5%
$51,648 vs $36,491
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+41.8%
$51,748 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+42.5%
$52,010 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

20
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
50%
$26,000 debt · $51,648 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
50%
$23,250 debt · $46,851 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
48%
$25,000 debt · $52,010 earn
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
47%
$25,000 debt · $52,942 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
45%
$24,225 debt · $53,673 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
44%
$21,500 debt · $48,418 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
44%
$22,526 debt · $51,257 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
43%
$23,871 debt · $55,084 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1958Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Apr 2011Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,167
$30–48k$15,141
$48–75k$18,136
$75–110k$22,882
$110k+$23,882

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$20,480
+$7,108vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $13,372
Federal loans
50.5%
In-state tuition
$13,292
Out-of-state
$16,624

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,329 students received $7.4M in Pell grants, alongside $18.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,329
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.4M
$7,441,466 total
Direct Loans
$18.1M
3,504 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.4M
1,320 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.0M
1,765 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.2M
100 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.5M
319 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,276 borrowers who entered repayment, 31 (2.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,276
Defaulted
31
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.7%
2017
7.3%
2018
5.2%
2019
2.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Eastern Connecticut State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

752 total completions
01Business
18224.2%
02Education
9913.2%
03Psychology
9112.1%
04Social Sciences
8511.3%
05Health Professions
608.0%
06Communication
577.6%
07Liberal Arts
557.3%
08Biological Sciences
456.0%
09Visual/Performing Arts
415.5%
10English Language
374.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
4,355
12-mo unduplicated
4,361
Undergraduate
4,147
Graduate
214

Gender split

Men
41%1,782
Women
59%2,579

Race / ethnicity composition

White
64.4%
Hispanic
13.8%
Black
8.9%
Unknown
6.0%
Two or more
4.0%
Asian
2.3%
Non-resident
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
363
190 M · 173 W
Women athletes
47.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$5K
$9K
Head-coach salaries
$71K
$92K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
84 M · 55 W
$257K
Lacrosse
32 M · 26 W
$347K
Soccer
30 M · 27 W
$370K
Swimming
18 M · 26 W
$221K
Baseball
40 M ·
$295K
Basketball
19 M · 16 W
$558K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.94
12 offenses · 4,082 students

3-year trend

2.372 yrs ago2.081 yr ago2.94Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
32
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
6
Fondling
3
Motor vehicle theft
2
Burglary
1

By location

12total
  • On campus12

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs09
Liquor060

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
154

Eastern Connecticut State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Eastern Connecticut State selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectEastern Connecticut State University
58%4,355$20,480Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
23%1,478$14,106Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
74%94.7%1,488$26,661Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Missouri Western State University
39%3,716$12,638Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
West Virginia State University
39%96.0%3,246$10,191Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Cameron University
38%3,696$10,705Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median39%95.3%3,471$13,372

Frequently asked questions about Eastern Connecticut State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Eastern Connecticut State.

What is the graduation rate at Eastern Connecticut State University?

Eastern Connecticut State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Eastern Connecticut State University?

Eastern Connecticut State University reports a total enrollment of 4,355 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Eastern Connecticut State University?

The average net price at Eastern Connecticut State University is $20,480 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Eastern Connecticut State University?

Eastern Connecticut State University's yield rate is 15.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Eastern Connecticut State University located?

Eastern Connecticut State University is located in Willimantic, Connecticut 06226.

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