Central Connecticut State University Student Population

How many students at CCSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Central Connecticut State University has a total enrollment of 9,997 students, including 8,170 undergraduate and 1,827 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,066 male students (50.7%) and 4,931 female students (49.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,360 White students (53.6%) and 2,002 Hispanic students (20%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 8,170 undergraduate students (81.7%) and 1,827 graduate students (18.3%).
• Class Delivery: 379 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,685 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - CCSU's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,066 male (50.68%) and 4,931 female (49.32%) students are attending Central Connecticut State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 102.74.

By class level, 8,170 (81.72%) are undergraduate students and 1,827 (18.28%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 53.57% are male and 46.43% are female, while among graduate students, 37.71% are male and 62.29% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,360 White, 1,421 Black, and 486 Asian students out of a total of 9,997 are attending at Central Connecticut State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Central Connecticut State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 64.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, CCSU has 502 students under 18 years old and 84 students over 65 years old. There are 7,355 students under 25 years old, and 2,642 students over 25 years old out of 9,997 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 502 students are younger than 18 and 26 students are older than 65. CCSU has 6,916 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,254 students aged 25 and over.

It has 439 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,388 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Central Connecticut State University, 379 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,685 students are enrolled in some online courses.

348 students who live in Connecticut or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 31 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,170 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 835 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.22%.670 students have transferred in as full-time status and 165 students transferred in as part-time status.