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University or college · Public

Eastern Connecticut State University

Windham, CT56 online only

Eastern Connecticut State University is a public university in Windham, CT, with about 3,923 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,923
plus 56 studying only online
Admission rate
83%
higher than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$21,067
higher than at 55% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
58%
higher than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$56,469
higher than at 80% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Eastern Connecticut State University

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Eastern Connecticut State University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, computer science graduates earn a median $93,070 four years out. Liberal arts graduates earn $48,418. Majors ↓

Rent in Windham is below the state median

Median rent in Windham is $1,107 a month, 26% below the state median. Living in Windham ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 21%Social sciences 12%Psychology 10%Health professions 9%Communication 7%Liberal arts 7%Everything else 35%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Psychology, General92 graduates a year · typical debt $23,250
$52k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations86 graduates a year
—not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General63 graduates a year · typical debt $25,596
$61k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities60 graduates a year · typical debt $21,114
$48k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies58 graduates a year · typical debt $25,013
$54k4 yrs out
Criminology56 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$53k4 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General46 graduates a year · typical debt $25,976
$51k4 yrs out
Social Work42 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$62k4 yrs out
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Eastern Connecticut State University?

83%

of applicants admitted

About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
540–650
SAT math
530–610

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1160.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $31,983 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $17,428

Tuition & fees (in state) $13,928Room & board $17,445Books & supplies $675

After grants, the average family on aid pays $21,067.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,340

About $77,360 over 4 years · 40% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
58%
within 6 years · Pell students 49%
Come back for year two
84%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$56,469
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,250
about $257 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$257 a month against about $3,941 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

70%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 87% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$51k
Middle income$30–75k
$51k
Higher incomeover $75k
$61k
Who goes there

The students

3,418 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 64%Hispanic 15%Black 9%Asian 2%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
15 : 1
students per teacher
29%
get Pell grants (lower income)
48%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
5%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Windham

15% of Windham’s 24,139 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Windham pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Eastern Connecticut State University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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6.3 mi25,869 students
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21.8 mi1,295 students
University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusUniversity or college · Public · Hartford
23.5 mi1,483 students
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23.6 mi27,381 students
Connecticut CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New London
24.3 mi1,995 students
Trinity CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hartford
24.4 mi2,276 students
United States Coast Guard AcademyUniversity or college · Public · New London
24.7 mi1,081 students
Wesleyan UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Middletown
25.4 mi3,207 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.