Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at SCSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 62.5% of undergraduate students being women and 37.5% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 6,800, with 4,248 women and 2,552 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at SCSU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 75.3% of undergraduate students being women and 24.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,988, with 1,497 women and 491 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 37.5% 2,552 students
- women 62.5% 4,248 students
Graduate Students
- men 24.7% 491 students
- women 75.3% 1,497 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 49.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,345 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 19.7% of the student body, with 1,335 students. Hispanic students represent 13.9% of the population, with 941 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.9%, with 333 students. Asian students account for 3.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 229 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 4 students.
International students make up 0.9% of the undergraduate population, totaling 64 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 8.0% of the population, totaling 541 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within SCSU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 49.2% 3,345 students
- African American 19.7% 1,335 students
- Hispanic 13.9% 941 students
- Unknown race 8.0% 541 students
- Mixed race 4.9% 333 students
- Asian 3.4% 229 students
- International students 0.9% 64 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Graduate Students
- White 64.1% 1,273 students
- Hispanic 11.4% 226 students
- African American 10.9% 217 students
- Unknown race 6.9% 138 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 60 students
- Asian 2.2% 43 students
- International students 1.5% 29 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 48.1% 365 students
- Hispanic 19.4% 147 students
- African American 18.1% 137 students
- Mixed race 6.1% 46 students
- Unknown race 3.7% 28 students
- International students 2.6% 20 students
- Asian 2.1% 16 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 35% 2,354 students
- 18-19 27% 1,812 students
- 22-24 20% 1,333 students
- 25-29 8% 529 students
- 30-34 3% 229 students
- 40-49 2% 116 students
- 35-39 2% 105 students
- 50-64 1% 48 students
- 25-29 26% 538 students
- 22-24 25% 522 students
- 30-34 13% 266 students
- 40-49 11% 235 students
- 35-39 9% 191 students
- 50-64 7% 142 students
- 20-21 1% 22 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Southern Connecticut State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 926 | 90.78% | |
| New York | 24 | 2.35% | |
| Mississippi | 20 | 1.96% | |
| New Jersey | 13 | 1.27% | |
| Georgia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | less than 1% | |
| California | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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