Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.302025-26 · CollegeData source

SAT composite middle score

1,1702025-26 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

Not reported

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2025-26 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

78%

Average undergraduate need met

77%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee.

Eastern Connecticut State University net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Eastern Connecticut State University?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Eastern Connecticut State University's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

54.4%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

83.7%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$60,7482011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$20,988Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 129215).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University accepts about 85% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH85% acceptance
• Eastern Washington University · Cheney, WA85% acceptance
• Linfield University · McMinnville, OR85% acceptance
• Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI85% acceptance
• Butler University · Indianapolis, IN85% acceptance
• Northern Michigan University · Marquette, MI85% acceptance
• Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology · Flushing, NY85% acceptance
• Rhode Island College · Providence, RI86% acceptance
• Ball State University · Muncie, IN85% acceptance
• Bay Path University · Longmeadow, MA85% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University reports average merit aid of $7,175 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• Pepperdine University · Malibu, CA$7,158 avg merit aid / yr
• Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK$7,134 avg merit aid / yr
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC$7,233 avg merit aid / yr
• Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MI$7,342 avg merit aid / yr
• Morehead State University · Morehead, KY$7,008 avg merit aid / yr
• Utah Valley University · Orem, UT$6,983 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI$7,397 avg merit aid / yr
• The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN$6,872 avg merit aid / yr
• North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC$6,825 avg merit aid / yr
• University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH$7,529 avg merit aid / yr