Southern Connecticut State University Nursing Programs

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Southern Connecticut State University?

Contact details for SCSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1355
Phone:	203-392-5200
Website:	www.southernct.edu

How Do I Get Into SCSU?

You can apply to SCSU online at: www.southernct.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply

Admission Requirements for SCSU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into SCSU?

With an acceptance rate of 83%, SCSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Can I Afford Southern Connecticut State University?

The overall average net price of SCSU is $34,636. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SCSU, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,513 a year. That adds up to $26,052 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SCSU is 2.7%. 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.

Southern Connecticut State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,800 undergraduate students at SCSU, with 5,644 being full-time and 1,156 being part-time.

There are also 1,988 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,644 full-time undergraduates at SCSU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Connecticut State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	188
Black or African American	1,120
Hispanic or Latino	768
White	2,779
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	741

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Connecticut State University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at SCSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Southern Connecticut State University

In 2020-2021, 5,244 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of SCSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Connecticut State University was 332.6%. This is the #98 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.