Southern Connecticut State University Business Programs

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution. New Haven is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Southern Connecticut State 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 SCSU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#149	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/southernct
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/scsutweet

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?

SCSU has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

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 70% of students took out student loans averaging $7,183 a year. That adds up to $28,732 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SCSU is 5.3%. 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 7,440 undergraduate students at SCSU, with 6,268 being full-time and 1,172 being part-time.

There are also 1,891 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,268 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	214
Black or African American	1,167
Hispanic or Latino	863
White	3,181
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	785

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 2019-2020, 8,950 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 #164 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%.

Southern Connecticut State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	249	0	34	283
General Economics	8	0	0	8
Accounting	0	4	0	4
Operations Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	257	4	34	295

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.