Student Population at ECSU

Total Enrollment

4,082

Undergraduate

3,926

Graduate

156

Online Enrollment

Men Students

1,651

Women Students

2,431

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,082 students have enrolled at Eastern Connecticut State University - 3,926 undergraduate and 156 graduate.

By gender, 1,651 male and 2,431 female students are attending Eastern Connecticut State University. By attendance status, there are 3,366 full-time students and 716 part-time students.

The number of students at Eastern Connecticut State University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut.

Eastern Connecticut State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 77 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 Eastern Connecticut State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,651 male and 2,431 female students attending ECSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.68 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 ECSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at ECSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,926	3,285	641
Men	1,609	1,345	264
Women	2,317	1,940	377

Population by Gender/Attending Status at ECSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	156	81	75
Men	42	27	15
Women	114	54	60

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,705 White students (66.27%) and 504 Hispanic students (12.35%) at Eastern Connecticut State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Eastern Connecticut State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Eastern Connecticut State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	2	6
Asian	136	52	84
Black or African American	335	132	203
Hispanic	493	193	300
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	2,581	1,067	1,514
Two or More Races	124	62	62
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	228	88	140
Total	3,926	1,609	2,317

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Eastern Connecticut State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	3	0	3
Black or African American	6	3	3
Hispanic	11	2	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	124	35	89
Two or More Races	6	1	5
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	4	1	3
Total	156	42	114

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,753 students whose age under twenty five and 176 students whose age is over thirty years old at Eastern Connecticut State University.

Especially, 466 students are younger than eighteen and 17 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Eastern Connecticut State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,926	1,609	2,317
Under 18	466	152	314
18-19	1,414	551	863
20-21	1,329	542	787
22-24	466	255	211
25-29	128	64	64
30-34	45	21	24
35-39	20	7	13
40-49	31	11	20
50-64	11	0	11
65 and over	16	6	10
Total	3,926	1,609	2,317

Population by Student Age at Eastern Connecticut State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	156	42	114
20-21	11	2	9
22-24	67	19	48
25-29	25	8	17
30-34	9	4	5
35-39	13	3	10
40-49	20	4	16
50-64	10	2	8
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	156	42	114

Online Student Population

At Eastern Connecticut State University, 387 students (9.48% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 77 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, 71 students live in Connecticut where Eastern Connecticut State University is located in and 6 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	4,082	3,926	156
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	77	7	70
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	310	270	40
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	3,695	3,649	46

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	77	7	70
Connecticut Residents	71	7	64
Other State in U.S.	6	0	6
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0