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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Central Connecticut State graduates 12 pts more of its students than Empire State (61% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Central Connecticut State grads earn $4.5K more ten years out than Empire State's ($58,562 vs. $54,080)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Central Connecticut State$58.6K
Empire State$54.1K
Graduation rate
Central Connecticut State61%
Empire State48%
Retention rate
Central Connecticut State76%
Empire State66%

Borrowing

Median debt
Central Connecticut State$22.3K
Empire State$18.7K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Central Connecticut State49%
Empire State34%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Central Connecticut State$18.5K
Empire State$11.1K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Central Connecticut State43%
Empire State36%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Central Connecticut State61%
Empire State48%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Central Connecticut State21%
Empire State17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Central Connecticut State44%
Empire State45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Central Connecticut State55%
Empire StateNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
Central Connecticut State11 pts lower
Empire StateNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCentral Connecticut StateEmpire State
White56%45%
Asian47%Not shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino32%Not shown: under 30 students
Black37%Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races36%Not shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinCentral Connecticut StateEmpire State
4 years: Pell recipients21%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan33%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time27%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients38%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan49%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time44%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why