Student Population at CCSU

Total Enrollment

9,468

Undergraduate

7,665

Graduate

1,803

Online Enrollment

356

Men Students

4,834

Women Students

4,634

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 9,468 students have enrolled at Central Connecticut State University - 7,665 undergraduate and 1,803 graduate.

By gender, 4,834 male and 4,634 female students are attending Central Connecticut State University. By attendance status, there are 6,550 full-time students and 2,918 part-time students.

The number of students at Central Connecticut State University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of New Haven and Post University, its population is average (average population is 9,184).

Central Connecticut State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 356 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Central Connecticut State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,834 male and 4,634 female students attending CCSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.04 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CCSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at CCSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,665	6,080	1,585
Men	4,186	3,340	846
Women	3,479	2,740	739

Population by Gender/Attending Status at CCSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,803	470	1,333
Men	648	167	481
Women	1,155	303	852

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,514 White students (58.24%) and 1,602 Hispanic students (16.92%) at Central Connecticut State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Central Connecticut State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Central Connecticut State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	5	3
Asian	405	254	151
Black or African American	1,012	540	472
Hispanic	1,373	655	718
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	2	4
White	4,294	2,424	1,870
Two or More Races	265	141	124
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	162	101	61
Total	7,665	4,186	3,479

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Central Connecticut State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	86	35	51
Black or African American	162	74	88
Hispanic	229	67	162
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,220	431	789
Two or More Races	54	18	36
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	23	15	8
Total	1,803	648	1,155

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,699 students whose age under twenty five and 1,594 students whose age is over thirty years old at Central Connecticut State University.

Especially, 238 students are younger than eighteen and 73 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Central Connecticut State University.

Population by Student Age at Central Connecticut State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,665	4,186	3,479
Under 18	238	103	135
18-19	2,141	1,153	988
20-21	2,312	1,215	1,097
22-24	1,668	954	714
25-29	697	420	277
30-34	256	152	104
35-39	143	80	63
40-49	118	59	59
50-64	67	34	33
65 and over	25	16	9
Total	7,665	4,186	3,479

Population by Student Age at Central Connecticut State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,803	648	1,155
20-21	12	4	8
22-24	328	117	211
25-29	478	171	307
30-34	302	109	193
35-39	200	70	130
40-49	270	97	173
50-64	165	50	115
65 and over	48	30	18
Total	1,803	648	1,155

Online Student Population

At Central Connecticut State University, 1,960 students (20.70% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 356 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 321 students live in Connecticut where Central Connecticut State University is located in and 32 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,468	7,665	1,803
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	356	106	250
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,604	1,218	386
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	7,508	6,341	1,167

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	356	106	250
Connecticut Residents	321	102	219
Other State in U.S.	32	3	29
Outside of U.S.	3	1	2
Unknown	0	0	0