Central Connecticut State University Business Programs

Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. New Britain is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Central Connecticut State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CCSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#14	Most Popular Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CCSU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Business/Management	College Factual
#4	Best Accounting and Business/Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#6	Highest Paid Accounting and Business/Management Graduates	College Factual
#7	Best Accounting and Business/Management Schools	College Factual
#77	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#174	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Central Connecticut State University?

Contact details for CCSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT 06050
Phone:	860-832-2278
Website:	www.ccsu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/CentralConnecticutStateUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CCSU

How Do I Get Into CCSU?

You can apply to CCSU online at: www.ccsu.edu/applyonline/applications.html

Admission Requirements for CCSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CCSU?

CCSU has an acceptance rate of 65%, 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 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 98% of students accepted to CCSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

CCSU received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Central Connecticut State University?

The overall average net price of CCSU is $33,476. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CCSU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,325 a year. That adds up to $29,300 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CCSU is 5.7%. 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.

Central Connecticut State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,593 undergraduate students at CCSU, with 6,811 being full-time and 1,782 being part-time.

There are also 2,059 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,811 full-time undergraduates at CCSU, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	295
Black or African American	821
Hispanic or Latino	1,128
White	3,987
International Students	98
Other Races/Ethnicities	482

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 49 countries are represented at CCSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Central Connecticut State University

In 2019-2020, 10,490 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 7th most popular in Connecticut for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of CCSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Central Connecticut State University was $11,502 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $24,906. The following table shows how CCSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Organizational Communication	#4	#9
Management Science	#13	#14
Public Relations & Advertising	#23	#18
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#34	#36

Online Affordability Rankings of CCSU Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Central Connecticut State University was $11,502 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $24,906. The following table shows how CCSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Organizational Communication	#4	#4
Public Relations & Advertising	#10	#13
Management Science	#16	#29
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#28	#41

Online Growth Rankings of CCSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central Connecticut State University was 1,008.2%. This is the #87 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CCSU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CCSU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CCSU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#1
Management Science	#1
General Organizational Communication	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#5
Accounting	#7
Accounting	#7

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%.

Central Connecticut State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Accounting	123	4	35	162
General Business Administration and Management	115	0	0	115
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	92	92
Finance	90	0	0	90
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	83	0	0	83
Construction Management	54	1	9	64
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	58	0	0	58
General Management Information Systems	40	0	0	40
Operations Management	16	0	17	33
General Economics	32	0	0	32
General Hospitality Administration/Management	12	0	0	12
Management Science	0	3	9	12
Supply Chain Management	0	6	0	6
General Organizational Communication	0	0	5	5
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	0
Public Relations	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	623	14	167	804

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 Sage Ross under License

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