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

458 Undergraduate Degrees
186 Graduate Degrees
$49,276 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
66% Acceptance Rate

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Sacred Heart University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#18 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#116 Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#173 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#102 Best Marketing/Marketing Management, General Schools College Factual
#105 Best Marketing Schools College Factual
#116 Best Accounting Schools College Factual
#119 Best Accounting Schools College Factual
#203 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#225 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual

Where Is Sacred Heart University?

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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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SacredHeartUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SacredHeartUniv

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?

66% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
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 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Can I Afford Sacred Heart University?

$49,276 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
2.1% Loan Default Rate
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 62% of students took out student loans averaging $11,861 a year. That adds up to $47,444 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Sacred Heart is 2.1%. 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

5,671 Full-Time Undergraduates
67% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,417 undergraduate students at Sacred Heart, with 5,671 being full-time and 746 being part-time.

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There are also 2,896 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,671 full-time undergraduates at Sacred Heart, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 93
Black or African American 190
Hispanic or Latino 677
White 4,332
International Students 88
Other Races/Ethnicities 291

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

1,576 Took All Classes Online
6,321 Took At Least One Class Online
10.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 6,321 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.

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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 2019-2020.

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 #1,223 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%.

Sacred Heart University Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 123 62 12 197
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 115 25 0 140
Accounting 83 36 0 119
Finance 99 0 0 99
General Economics 25 0 0 25
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 0 20 0 20
Human Resources Development 0 18 0 18
Fashion Merchandising 13 0 0 13
Public Relations 0 13 0 13
Business Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 458 174 12 644

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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