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Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, CT 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

84.9%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in WCSU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 4,688 2,041 2,647
Admitted students 3,978 1,636 2,342
Enrolled students 733 366 367
Acceptance rate 85% 80% 88%
Yield rate 18% 22% 16%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, WCSU received a total of 4,688 applications. These applications included 2,041 male applicants and 2,647 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 4,688 applicants, WCSU admitted 3,978 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,636 males and 2,342 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 733 students chose to enroll at WCSU. This means that 733 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 366 were male and 367 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, WCSU had an overall acceptance rate of 85% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 80% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 88%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. WCSU had an overall yield rate of 18% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 22%, and for female admitted students, it was 16%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for WCSU over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 5,235 2,362 2,873 2,999 1,301 1,698 57% 55% 59% 680 328 352 23% 25% 21%
2016 5,484 2,439 3,045 3,665 1,535 2,130 67% 63% 70% 840 436 404 23% 28% 19%
2017 5,671 2,581 3,090 4,017 1,716 2,301 71% 66% 74% 827 436 391 21% 25% 17%
2018 5,375 2,398 2,977 4,259 1,763 2,496 79% 74% 84% 899 443 456 21% 25% 18%
2019 5,388 2,407 2,981 4,084 1,669 2,415 76% 69% 81% 845 406 439 21% 24% 18%
2020 5,196 2,239 2,957 4,194 1,653 2,541 81% 74% 86% 788 391 397 19% 24% 16%
2021 4,688 2,041 2,647 3,978 1,636 2,342 85% 80% 88% 733 366 367 18% 22% 16%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Western Connecticut State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Western Connecticut State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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