Enrollment Trends at CCSU

The student population at Central Connecticut State University is 9,997 (8,170 undergraduate and 1,827 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,089 (17.28%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at CCSU is 81.72% which is decreased by 1,629 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 460 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 103 male students for every 100 female students, up from 100 in 2015.
379 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 511.29% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,821 where 9,997 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 12,086 students in 2016 and was lowest at 9,468 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 12,086 to 9,997 students, a net loss of 2,089 (17.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Connecticut State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	12,086	9,799	5,245	4,554	2,287	808	1,479
2016-17	11,784 -302	9,538 -261	5,128 -117	4,410 -144	2,246 -41	809 1	1,437 -42
2017-18	11,880 96	9,554 16	5,076 -52	4,478 68	2,326 80	840 31	1,486 49
2018-19	11,822 -58	9,546 -8	5,084 8	4,462 -16	2,276 -50	824 -16	1,452 -34
2019-20	11,154 -668	9,045 -501	4,796 -288	4,249 -213	2,109 -167	745 -79	1,364 -88
2020-21	10,652 -502	8,593 -452	4,580 -216	4,013 -236	2,059 -50	718 -27	1,341 -23
2021-22	9,653 -999	7,748 -845	4,146 -434	3,602 -411	1,905 -154	684 -34	1,221 -120
2022-23	9,468 -185	7,665 -83	4,186 40	3,479 -123	1,803 -102	648 -36	1,155 -66
2023-24	9,712 244	7,917 252	4,302 116	3,615 136	1,795 -8	663 15	1,132 -23
2024-25	9,997 285	8,170 253	4,377 75	3,793 178	1,827 32	689 26	1,138 6
Average	10,821	8,758	4,692	4,066	2,063	743	1,321

Central Connecticut State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,758 where 8,170 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Central Connecticut State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,799	7,702	4,111	3,591	2,097	1,134	963
2016-17	9,538	7,539	4,006	3,533	1,999	1,122	877
2017-18	9,554	7,605	3,984	3,621	1,949	1,092	857
2018-19	9,546	7,576	3,990	3,586	1,970	1,094	876
2019-20	9,045	7,253	3,783	3,470	1,792	1,013	779
2020-21	8,593	6,811	3,569	3,242	1,782	1,011	771
2021-22	7,748	6,071	3,223	2,848	1,677	923	754
2022-23	7,665	6,080	3,340	2,740	1,585	846	739
2023-24	7,917	6,375	3,497	2,878	1,542	805	737
2024-25	8,170	6,561	3,518	3,043	1,609	859	750
Average	8,758	8,758	3,702	3,255	8,758	990	810

Central Connecticut State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,063 where 1,827 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Central Connecticut State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,287	565	200	365	1,722	608	1,114
2016-17	2,246	579	203	376	1,667	606	1,061
2017-18	2,326	648	241	407	1,678	599	1,079
2018-19	2,276	591	209	382	1,685	615	1,070
2019-20	2,109	503	178	325	1,606	567	1,039
2020-21	2,059	542	178	364	1,517	540	977
2021-22	1,905	484	164	320	1,421	520	901
2022-23	1,803	470	167	303	1,333	481	852
2023-24	1,795	525	208	317	1,270	455	815
2024-25	1,827	615	239	376	1,212	450	762
Average	2,063	2,063	199	354	2,063	544	967

Central Connecticut State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.62%. The percentage was 66.10% 10 years ago and CCSU still has a high percentage of white students. 4.86% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.21% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 20.03% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.10% to 53.62%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.67% to 4.86%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.74% to 14.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.73% to 20.03%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6491 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5358 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Connecticut State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	17	444	1,298	1,418	8	7,989	294
2016-17	11	481	1,306	1,452	9	7,639	320
2017-18	15	498	1,435	1,578	9	7,459	348
2018-19	12	515	1,391	1,735	12	7,280	359
2019-20	10	478	1,315	1,700	11	6,754	363
2020-21	11	487	1,260	1,677	10	6,413	335
2021-22	7	458	1,159	1,544	7	5,745	330
2022-23	9	491	1,174	1,602	8	5,514	319
2023-24	9	472	1,228	1,841	3	5,448	291
2024-25	19	486	1,421	2,002	6	5,360	276
Average	12	481	1,299	1,655	8	6,560	324

Central Connecticut State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

379 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 511.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Connecticut State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	12,086	62	440	11,584
2016-17	11,784	97	841	10,846
2017-18	11,880	116	719	11,045
2018-19	11,822	119	716	10,987
2019-20	11,154	223	826	10,105
2020-21	10,652	8,972	1,518	162
2021-22	9,653	362	2,064	7,227
2022-23	9,468	356	1,604	7,508
2023-24	9,712	379	1,560	7,773
2024-25	9,997	379	1,685	7,933
Average	10,821	1,107	1,197	8,517

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Enrollment Trends at CCSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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