Enrollment Trends at SCSU

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,607 where 9,377 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 10,473 students in 2016 and was lowest at 8,788 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 10,473 to 9,377 students, a net loss of 1,096 (10.5%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,529 where 7,252 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 Southern Connecticut State University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,077 where 2,125 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 Southern Connecticut State University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 46.50% and the percentage of black students is 18.14% at Southern Connecticut State University. 4.18% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 23.44% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.36% to 46.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.98% to 4.18%. Black student enrollment increased from 15.96% to 18.14%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.31% to 23.44%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6922 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6122 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

958 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 574.65% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern Connecticut State University from 2015 to 2025.