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Southern Connecticut State University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Public

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship

State Abbreviation

Connecticut

501 CRESCENT STNEW HAVEN, CT 06515

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$18,493

83%

8889

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.16

1030

Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution focused on liberal arts and professional training. SCSU is part of the Connecticut State University System and is located in New Haven, Connecticut. All students must complete a Liberal Education Program before graduation, which includes 42 elective credits outside of the chosen major program. At SCSU, psychology, nursing, and public health are among the most popular disciplines. Accelerated Pathway (4+1) Programs are offered to save time and money and our Exploratory Program allows you to take up to 60 credits before officially establishing an Academic Major of choice.Expect More, Be More, Southern.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for Southern Connecticut State University is twenty-two percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Albertus Magnus College83.50%
University of New Haven83.00%
Quinnipiac University70.10%
University of Bridgeport54.60%
Sacred Heart University63.90%