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Sacred Heart University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. Fairfield is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Sacred Heart University?

Contact details for Sacred Heart are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT 06825-1000
Phone:	203-371-7999
Website:	www.sacredheart.edu

How Do I Get Into Sacred Heart?

You can apply to Sacred Heart online at: https://www.sacredheart.edu/admissions--aid/undergraduate-admissions/

Admission Requirements for Sacred Heart

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sacred Heart?

Sacred Heart has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Can I Afford Sacred Heart University?

The overall average net price of Sacred Heart is $49,276. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Sacred Heart, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $12,170 a year. That adds up to $48,680 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Sacred Heart is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Sacred Heart University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,761 undergraduate students at Sacred Heart, with 6,071 being full-time and 690 being part-time.

There are also 3,024 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,071 full-time undergraduates at Sacred Heart, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sacred Heart University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	102
Black or African American	184
Hispanic or Latino	701
White	4,702
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	306

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Sacred Heart University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at Sacred Heart. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Canada.

Online Learning at Sacred Heart University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at Sacred Heart. In 2020-2021, 4,077 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Sacred Heart has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Connecticut for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Sacred Heart

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Sacred Heart University was 10.2%. This is the #957 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Sacred Heart regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Unknownwikidata:Q4233718 under License

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