Central Connecticut State University

Central Connecticut State University is a public college in New Britain, CT. Its average net price is $15,537 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,144
$30,001 to $48,000$12,475
$48,001 to $75,000$14,265
$75,001 to $110,000$17,983
$110,001 and up$21,704
$13,050Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$16,550Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,537Average Net Price
$13,276Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,600Books and Supplies
$2,966Other Expenses
42.0%Students on Pell Grants
47.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

73.3%Acceptance Rate
490 to 600SAT Reading, Middle Half
470 to 590SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$55,428
8 years after entry$59,849
10 years after entry$65,779
49.7%Graduation Rate
77.1%Retention Rate
$20,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

New Britain, CTLocation
Large suburbSetting
7,822Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$58,862 n=108$18,879 n=116
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$44,074 Small program - rough guide n=40$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Biology$38,642 Small program - rough guide n=88$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=89
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,073 n=150$19,500 n=107
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communications$32,932 Small program - rough guide n=31$21,997 Small program - rough guide n=36
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$67,260 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Computer Science$75,277 Small program - rough guide n=99$18,000 Small program - rough guide n=89
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$60,083 Small program - rough guide n=41$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=45
Construction Management$74,163 Small program - rough guide n=66$17,116 Small program - rough guide n=65
Criminology$44,361 n=171$23,786 n=162
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,430 Small program - rough guide n=38$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=56
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831$27,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$75,335 National median for this major n=717Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$73,960 National median for this major n=1,712Not published
English Language and Literature, General$44,690 Small program - rough guide n=50$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=46
Finance and Financial Management Services$56,681 Small program - rough guide n=98$19,000 n=103
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
History$39,834 Small program - rough guide n=42$25,800 Small program - rough guide n=53
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721$24,600 Small program - rough guide n=36
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048$21,156 Small program - rough guide n=58
Management Information Systems and Services$68,052 Small program - rough guide n=56Not published
Marketing$53,909 Small program - rough guide n=96$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=87
Mathematics$54,514 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Mechanical Engineering$79,092 Small program - rough guide n=69$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=57
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$77,570 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, Other$51,413 National median for this major n=242Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$22,400 Small program - rough guide n=32
Psychology$38,255 n=131$23,250 n=226
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$45,638 Small program - rough guide n=61$24,656 Small program - rough guide n=62
Registered Nursing$83,573 Small program - rough guide n=87$27,000 n=102
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$46,275 Small program - rough guide n=32$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=73
Sociology$39,530 Small program - rough guide n=34$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=44
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$41,017 Small program - rough guide n=41$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=67
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$50,432 n=102Not published
Teaching$45,329 Small program - rough guide n=59$23,565 Small program - rough guide n=88

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