Southern Connecticut State University Student Population

How many students at SCSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Southern Connecticut State University has a total enrollment of 9,377 students, including 7,252 undergraduate and 2,125 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,458 male students (36.9%) and 5,919 female students (63.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,360 White students (46.5%) and 2,198 Hispanic students (23.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,252 undergraduate students (77.3%) and 2,125 graduate students (22.7%).
• Class Delivery: 958 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,842 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 - SCSU's body is relatively small.

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, 3,458 male (36.88%) and 5,919 female (63.12%) students are attending Southern Connecticut State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 58.42.

By class level, 7,252 (77.34%) are undergraduate students and 2,125 (22.66%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.63% are male and 60.37% are female, while among graduate students, 27.48% are male and 72.52% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,360 White, 1,701 Black, and 392 Asian students out of a total of 9,377 are attending at Southern Connecticut State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Southern Connecticut State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 69.2% 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, SCSU has 1,061 students under 18 years old and 112 students over 65 years old. There are 6,886 students under 25 years old, and 2,491 students over 25 years old out of 9,377 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,061 students are younger than 18 and 21 students are older than 65. SCSU has 6,255 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 997 students aged 25 and over.

It has 631 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,494 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 Southern Connecticut State University, 958 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,842 students are enrolled in some online courses.

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

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,252 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 817 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.27%.660 students have transferred in as full-time status and 157 students transferred in as part-time status.