Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Psychology, General (8% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 47% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,976 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
1,571 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 30% of graduates; 62 programs in 21 fields awarded at least one.
- Psychology, General 42.01017.8% 123Graduates in this field earn $53,227 4 years out
- Criminology 45.04016.7% 105Graduates in this field earn $61,950 4 years out
- Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.01016.2% 97Graduates in this field earn $86,238 4 years out
- Finance, General 52.08015.0% 78Graduates in this field earn $78,910 4 years out
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02014.8% 76Graduates in this field earn $71,392 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 2.6% → 11% of graduates since 2014–15 (170 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Mechanical Engineering$94,462 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $74,676
4 years after completion$94,462National median: $92,135About typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $81,992(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,091 · 108 graduates, two most recent years combined
Construction Management$93,908 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $65,470
4 years after completion$93,908National median: $95,124About typical4 years out, Pell: $74,356 · Non-Pell: $89,412(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,239 · 96 graduates, two most recent years combined
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$92,216 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $83,012
4 years after completion$92,216National median: $88,910About typical4 years out, Pell: $81,150 · Non-Pell: $75,609(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $25,000 · 146 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$90,472 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $73,788
4 years after completion$90,472National median: $82,073Above typical4 years out, Pell: $76,404 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $29,250 · 38 graduates, two most recent years combined
Management Information Systems and Services$87,396 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $65,486
4 years after completion$87,396National median: $83,290Above typical4 years out, Pell: $81,391 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,500 · 67 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 14.3 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
42%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 2% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 184 | 12% |
| 10–19 | 462 | 30% |
| 20–29 | 477 | 31% |
| 30–39 | 345 | 22% |
| 40–49 | 45 | 3% |
| 50–99 | 30 | 2% |
| 100+ | 4 | 0% |
This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- English as a Second Language
- Domestic exchange program
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.
$98,144
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Central Connecticut State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
