Sacred Heart University Business Programs

Sacred Heart University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. Sacred Heart is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

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 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

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.

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 2022-2023, 4,489 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 4th most popular in Connecticut for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Sacred Heart majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	14%
Business Statistics	27%
Human Resources Development	18%

Sacred Heart University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	148	4	69	0	221
Accounting	82	0	57	0	139
Finance	114	1	0	0	115
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	105	1	0	0	106
General Economics	25	0	0	0	25
Human Resources Development	0	2	20	0	22
Fashion Merchandising	21	0	0	0	21
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	18	0	18
Business Statistics	0	1	14	0	15
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	11	0	0	0	11
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	11	11
Sports Communication	7	0	0	0	7
Public Relations	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	513	9	179	11	712

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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