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| Metric | Central Connecticut State | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 79%Fall 2025 | 86%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 71% / 75% | 90% / 93% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | 84% / 69% / 18%Fall 2025 | 87% / 85% / 36%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | 22% / 17% / 14%Fall 2025 | 34% / 7.2% / –Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 10,176Fall 2025 | 5,682Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 8,070Fall 2025 | 4,862Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 1,762Fall 2025 | 1,179Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 22%Fall 2025 | 24%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 900–1140Fall 2025 | 870–1120 |
| ACT middle 50% | – | – |
| Sent an SAT | 751 (43%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Sent an ACT | 6 (1%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Very importantFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.15Fall 2025 | 3.19Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 11% (of the 29% with a rank)Fall 2025 | – |
| Early decision | Not offered2025–26 | Not offered2025–26 |
| Early action | Not offered2025–26 | Offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | No wait listFall 2025 | No wait listFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-optional | Test-blindFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $50 | $50 |
| Deadlines & deposit | $250 housing depositFall 2026 cycle | Apply by March 15 · reply by May 1 or 2 wk · $200 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to 1 YearFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to 1 YearFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 69%Fall 2025 | 94%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Suburb: Large | Suburb: Large |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium |
| Research activity | Not a research tier | Research college or university |
| Student access & earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | Hispanic-Serving |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I FCS | Division III |
| Conference | Northeast Conference | Little East Conference |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Army |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Not listed |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 7,822 | 5,049 |
| Beds in college housing | 2,364 | 840 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 0.0%Fall 2025 | – |
| Women in a sorority | 0.0%Fall 2025 | – |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | Offered2025–26 |
| Greek councils present | – | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 38% | 42% |
| First-gen | 39% | 45% |
| Men / women | 54% / 46% | 32% / 68% |
| Part-time students | 16% | 14% |
| Students 25 and older | 17% | 22% |
| First-years from in state | 92% | 87% |
| First-years from other states | 8% | 13% |
| First-years from abroad | 0% | 0% |
| New transfer students this fall | 835 | 577 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 38% | 33% |
| Diversity index | 0.66 | 0.67 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 14 to 1 | 15 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 42%Fall 2025 | 43%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 47% | 100% |
| Average faculty salary | $98,144 | $103,769 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 1,571 | 1,061 |
| Most popular majors | Psychology, General 8% · Criminology 7% · Computer and Information Sciences, General 6% | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 13% · Psychology, General 11% · Social Work 6% |
| Instruction spending per student | $13,976 (public, GASB accounting) | $10,795 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $12,367 (public, GASB accounting) | $8,365 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 38% | 25% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $22,037 | $23,554 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 27% | 21% |
| Net price, students with grants | $17,528 | $10,346 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $29,026 | $27,345 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $42,302 | $42,878 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | Yes | Yes |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $12,460 | $10,986 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $25,736 | $26,519 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 10% | 16% |
| First-years with grants | 94% | 95% |
| Average grant | $8,842 | $6,706 |
| Aid from the college | 92% | 94% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | – |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | – | – |
| Need met, first-years | – | – |
| Average aid package, first-years | – | – |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | – |
| Aid for international students | – | – |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $58,562 | $56,318 |
| Graduation rate | 61% | 55% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 44%Entered fall 2019 | 41%Entered fall 2019 |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 55%Entered fall 2019 | 48%Entered fall 2019 |
| Pell graduation gap | 11 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 | 7 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | 21%Entered fall 2019 | 18%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 33%Entered fall 2019 | 26%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | 27%Entered fall 2019 | 21%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | 38%Entered fall 2019 | 33%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 49%Entered fall 2019 | 41%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | 44%Entered fall 2019 | 37%Entered fall 2019 |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 56% | 58% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 47% | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 32% | 40% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 37% | 37% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 36% | 42% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Retention rate | 76%Entered fall 2024 | 75%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 43% | 33% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 61% | 54% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 21% | 25% |
| Median debt | $22,300 | $20,500 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 49% | 47% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $18,500 | $13,760 |
| Website | ccsu.edu | ric.edu |
Sources:Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Common Data Set, most recent release;Rhode Island College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Rhode Island College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Rhode Island College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Rhode Island College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;Rhode Island College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Rhode Island College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Rhode Island College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrantsAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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