Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares ECSU's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut.
The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut average (6,154 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Eastern Connecticut State University4,3554,174181
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut6,1544,9372,231
The below chart compares the student population between Eastern Connecticut State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,773 male and 2,582 female students attending ECSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.69 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at ECSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,1743,268906
Men1,7101,331379
Women2,4641,937527
Population by Gender/Attending Status at ECSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1818596
Men633033
Women1185563

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,771 White students (63.63%) and 629 Hispanic students (14.44%) at Eastern Connecticut State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Eastern Connecticut State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Eastern Connecticut State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1064
Asian1657788
Black or African American353143210
Hispanic603221382
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander532
White2,6501,1041,546
Two or More Races1014160
Race/Ethnicity Unknown278111167
Total 4,1741,7102,464
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Eastern Connecticut State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian725
Black or African American936
Hispanic26917
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1214378
Two or More Races312
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1349
Total 18163118

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,043 students whose age under twenty five and 152 students whose age is over thirty years old at Eastern Connecticut State University.
Especially, 694 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Eastern Connecticut State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Eastern Connecticut State University
TotalMenWomen
Total4,174 1,7102,464
Under 18694 274420
18-191,304 499805
20-211,433 578855
22-24535 264271
25-29111 6150
30-3436 1323
35-3919 811
40-4920 713
50-6413 310
65 and over7 16
unknown2 20
Total 4,174 1,7102,464
Population by Student Age at Eastern Connecticut State University
TotalMenWomen
Total181 63118
20-214 04
22-2473 2251
25-2947 2027
30-3413 49
35-3914 311
40-4919 910
50-649 45
65 and over2 11
Total 181 63118

Online Student Population

At Eastern Connecticut State University, 304 students (6.98% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 85 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, 81 students live in Connecticut where Eastern Connecticut State University is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total4,3554,174181
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes85184
Enrolled Some in Online Classes21918039
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,0513,99358
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)85184
Connecticut Residents81180
Other State in U.S.303
Outside of U.S.101
Unknown000