Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SCSU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut.
SCSU has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 9,339 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Connecticut average (6,154 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Southern Connecticut State University9,3777,2522,125
Similarly Ranked Schools9,3397,0462,294
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 Southern Connecticut State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,458 male and 5,919 female students attending SCSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 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 SCSU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SCSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,2525,4921,760
Men2,8742,162712
Women4,3783,3301,048
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SCSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,1259901,135
Men584260324
Women1,541730811

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,360 White students (46.50%) and 2,198 Hispanic students (23.44%) at Southern Connecticut State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern Connecticut State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Connecticut State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native15510
Asian322142180
Black or African American1,397534863
Hispanic1,8806711,209
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander330
White3,0901,2881,802
Two or More Races313141172
Race/Ethnicity Unknown18070110
Total 7,2522,8744,378
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Connecticut State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native312
Asian702248
Black or African American30478226
Hispanic31879239
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,270357913
Two or More Races1022775
Race/Ethnicity Unknown311318
Total 2,1255841,541

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,886 students whose age under twenty five and 1,423 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern Connecticut State University.
Especially, 1,061 students are younger than eighteen and 112 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southern Connecticut State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Southern Connecticut State University
TotalMenWomen
Total7,252 2,8744,378
Under 181,061 376685
18-191,994 7381,256
20-211,983 7661,217
22-241,217 556661
25-29494 248246
30-34197 78119
35-39116 5066
40-49110 3575
50-6459 1841
65 and over21 912
Total 7,252 2,8744,378
Population by Student Age at Southern Connecticut State University
TotalMenWomen
Total2,125 5841,541
20-2143 736
22-24588 138450
25-29574 182392
30-34251 88163
35-39167 48119
40-49253 46207
50-64158 36122
65 and over91 3952
Total 2,125 5841,541

Online Student Population

At Southern Connecticut State University, 4,800 students (51.19% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 958 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, 896 students live in Connecticut where Southern Connecticut State University is located in and 60 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total9,3777,2522,125
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes958339619
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,8423,173669
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,5773,740837
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)958339619
Connecticut Residents896322574
Other State in U.S.601743
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown202