Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) vs URI-Kingston

Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) and the University of Rhode Island (URI) are two distinct institutions of higher learning, each offering unique opportunities and experiences to their students. SCSU, located in New Haven, Connecticut, is a public university with an acceptance rate of 86%, while URI, situated in Kingston, Rhode Island, is also a public university with a slightly lower acceptance rate of 79%. Both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors at SCSU including Business Administration, Criminal Justice, and Psychology, and popular majors at URI including Business Administration, Nursing, and Marine Biology. While SCSU has a smaller student body, with a total enrollment of around 5,000 students, URI has a larger student body of approximately 12,000 students. Additionally, SCSU has a graduation rate of 56%, while URI has a slightly higher graduation rate of 62%. To help you make an informed decision

	Southern Connecticut State University	University of Rhode Island
Overview
Location	New Haven, Connecticut	Kingston, Rhode Island
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	72.0%	85.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	82.9%	76.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $65
SAT range	N/A	1090 - 1290
ACT range	N/A	25 - 30
Students submitting SAT score		30.0%
Students submitting ACT score		3.0%
Total number of applicants	7,294	25,105
Total number of admissions given out	6,049	19,196
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,022	3,340
Yield rate	16.9%	17.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,686 Out of state: $40,090	In state: $31,614 Out of state: $49,636
Average net price	$18,493	$20,496
Tuition	In state: $6,162 Out of state: $18,436	In state: $13,250 Out of state: $31,272
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,438 Meal plan: $6,228	Room/dormitory: $8,340 Meal plan: $5,500
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	94.0% Average amount $6,478	94.0% Average amount $12,949
Students receiving federal student loan	68.0% Average amount $5,267	61.0% Average amount $5,252
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $12,508	18.0% Average amount $18,913

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,800 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%	14,744 Men 43.3% Women 56.7%
Graduate students	1,988 Men 24.7% Women 75.3%	2,767 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	9.4%	60.3%
International students	1.1%	2.7%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	2,509	5,523
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Connecticut New York Mississippi New Jersey Georgia	Rhode Island Mississippi Connecticut New York New Jersey

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Business Psychology Public Administration and Social Service	Health Professions Business Engineering Biological and Biomedical Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	17:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	52.3%	70.0%
Dropout rate	14.7%	28.7%
Transferred out	30.6%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $73,779 Year 2: $75,072 Year 3: $81,441 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,460 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $74,943 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,714 Year 2: $64,706 Year 3: $73,822 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,286 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $62,933 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,930 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $60,874 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,046 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $55,879 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $57,138 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $55,763 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,671 Year 2: $50,263 Year 3: $54,461 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $53,125 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,635 Year 2: $54,032 Year 3: $52,600	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $95,221 Year 2: $113,894 Year 3: $119,883 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $102,532 Year 2: $109,286 Year 3: $115,106 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,037 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $86,487 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,976 Year 2: $71,473 Year 3: $86,408 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,309 Year 2: $67,995 Year 3: $79,045 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,134 Year 2: $72,693 Year 3: $78,528 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,485 Year 2: $65,557 Year 3: $77,404 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $73,720 Year 3: $75,985 Ocean Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,071 Year 2: $63,600 Year 3: $73,268 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,907 Year 2: $63,880 Year 3: $72,515

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