How many students at SCSU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 8,889 students have enrolled in Southern Connecticut State University with 6,920 undergraduate and 1,969 graduate students.

By gender, 3,136 male and 5,753 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

993 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,824 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.


Student Population by Gender

Southern Connecticut State University has a total of 8,889 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,920 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,969 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 3,136 male and 5,753 female students (the male-female ratio is 35:65) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8,8896,9201,969
Men3,1362,646490
Women5,7534,2741,479
Southern Connecticut State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartSouthern Connecticut State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartSouthern Connecticut State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,389 White, 1,519 Black, and 304 Asian students out of a total of 8,889 are attending at Southern Connecticut State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1129
Asian304124180
Black1,519528991
Hispanic1,8416241,217
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders422
White4,3891,5522,837
Two or more races374139235
Race Unknown374135239
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American927
Asian246106140
Black1,275467808
Hispanic1,5925641,028
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders321
White3,1351,2501,885
Two or more races309121188
Race Unknown299113186
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American202
Asian581840
Black24461183
Hispanic24960189
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White1,254302952
Two or more races651847
Race Unknown752253
Southern Connecticut State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartSouthern Connecticut State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartSouthern Connecticut State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, SCSU has 252 students under 18 years old and 94 students over 65 years old. There are 6,295 students under 25 years old, and 2,493 students over 25 years old out of 8,788 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 252 students are younger than 18 and 22 students are older than 65. SCSU has 5,751 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,049 students aged 25 and over.

It has 544 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,444 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1825217973
18-191,8121,196616
20-212,3761,540836
22-241,8551,135720
25-291,067690377
30-34495334161
35-3929620987
40-4935125497
50-6419015040
Over 65945836
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1825217973
18-191,8121,196616
20-212,3541,521833
22-241,333725608
25-29529283246
30-3422913990
35-391057431
40-491167937
50-64483612
Over 6522166
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-2122193
22-24522410112
25-29538407131
30-3426619571
35-3919113556
40-4923517560
50-6414211428
Over 65724230
Southern Connecticut State University 2022 Student Population by Age chartSouthern Connecticut State University 2022 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartSouthern Connecticut State University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartSouthern Connecticut State University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartSouthern Connecticut State University 2022 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartSouthern Connecticut State University 2022 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Southern Connecticut State University, 993 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,824 students are enrolled in some online courses.

931 students lived in Connecticut or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 62 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students8,8899933,824
Undergraduate6,9204453,254
Graduate1,969548570
Online Student Population by Locality
Connecticut ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students931620
Undergraduate432130
Graduate499490
Southern Connecticut State University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,920 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 671 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.70%.535 students have transferred in as full-time status and 136 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time4,796
Transfer-in Full-time535
Regular Part-time1,453
Transfer-in Part-time136

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