How many students at ECSU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 4,355 students have enrolled in Eastern Connecticut State University with 4,174 undergraduate and 181 graduate students.
By gender, 1,773 male and 2,582 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (3,189 students on average - public Master's College and University (smaller programs)).
85 students are enrolled exclusively, and 219 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
Eastern Connecticut State University has a total of 4,355 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 4,174 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 181 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,773 male and 2,582 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 4,355 | 4,174 | 181 |
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| Men | 1,773 | 1,710 | 63 |
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| Women | 2,582 | 2,464 | 118 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,771 White, 362 Black, and 172 Asian students out of a total of 4,355 are attending at Eastern Connecticut State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Eastern Connecticut State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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| Asian | 172 | 79 | 93 |
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| Black | 362 | 146 | 216 |
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| Hispanic | 629 | 230 | 399 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| White | 2,771 | 1,147 | 1,624 |
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| Two or more races | 104 | 42 | 62 |
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| Race Unknown | 291 | 115 | 176 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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| Asian | 165 | 77 | 88 |
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| Black | 353 | 143 | 210 |
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| Hispanic | 603 | 221 | 382 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| White | 2,650 | 1,104 | 1,546 |
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| Two or more races | 101 | 41 | 60 |
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| Race Unknown | 278 | 111 | 167 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| Black | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| Hispanic | 26 | 9 | 17 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 121 | 43 | 78 |
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| Two or more races | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Race Unknown | 13 | 4 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, ECSU has 694 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 4,043 students under 25 years old, and 310 students over 25 years old out of 4,355 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 694 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. ECSU has 3,966 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 206 students aged 25 and over.
It has 77 graduate students aged under 25 and 104 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 694 | 420 | 274 |
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| 18-19 | 1,304 | 805 | 499 |
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| 20-21 | 1,437 | 859 | 578 |
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| 22-24 | 608 | 322 | 286 |
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| 25-29 | 158 | 77 | 81 |
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| 30-34 | 49 | 32 | 17 |
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| 35-39 | 33 | 22 | 11 |
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| 40-49 | 39 | 23 | 16 |
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| 50-64 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
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| Over 65 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 694 | 420 | 274 |
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| 18-19 | 1,304 | 805 | 499 |
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| 20-21 | 1,433 | 855 | 578 |
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| 22-24 | 535 | 271 | 264 |
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| 25-29 | 111 | 50 | 61 |
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| 30-34 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
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| 35-39 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
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| 40-49 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
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| 50-64 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 73 | 51 | 22 |
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| 25-29 | 47 | 27 | 20 |
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| 30-34 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
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| 35-39 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
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| 40-49 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
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| 50-64 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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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 Eastern Connecticut State University, 85 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 219 students are enrolled in some online courses.
81 students who live in Connecticut or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 4,355 | 85 | 219 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,174 | 1 | 180 |
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| Graduate | 181 | 84 | 39 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Connecticut Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 81 | 3 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 1 | - | 0 |
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| Graduate | 80 | 3 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,174 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 277 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.64%.259 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 3,009 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 259 |
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| Regular Part-time | 888 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 18 |
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ECSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 4,355 students are enrolled at ECSU.
4,174 undergraduate and 181 graduate students are enrolled at ECSU.
1,773 male (40.71%) and 2,582 female (59.29%) students are attending ECSU.
11 international students (0.25%) are enrolled at ECSU, including 9 undergraduate and 2 graduate students.
ECSU has a student population that is predominantly White: 2,771 White (63.63%), 362 Black (8.31%), and 172 Asian (3.95%) students are enrolled.
694 students are under 18 and 9 students are over 65 years old.
85 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 219 students take some online courses.