Academics
11:1 |
student-to-faculty ratio as of Fall 2023 |
409 |
full-time faculty as of Fall 2023 |
93 |
percentage of full-time faculty with the Ph.D. or other terminal degree as of Fall 2023 |
8,820 |
number of undergraduate and graduate students as of Fall 2023 |
246 |
undergraduate majors, minors, and pre-professional programs as of Academic Year 2022-23 |
114 |
graduate degree programs as of Academic Year 2022-23 |
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1,762,822 |
Buley Library's collection of print and media volumes, electronic books, and periodical journals as of Fall 2023 |
35 |
countries from around the world represented in the student body as of Fall 2023 |
87 |
percentage of alumni who find jobs within six months of graduation (classes of 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022) |
Athletics
19 |
highly competitive NCAA Division II athletic teams |
10 |
National NCAA Division II team titles |
81 |
individual championships won by Southern athletes |
Campus
7 |
new buildings opened since 2010 |
9 |
residence halls on campus as of Fall 2023 |
78 |
miles from campus to New York City |
136 |
miles from campus to Boston |
172 |
acre campus on the western side of New Haven, Connecticut |
6.4 |
approximate number of miles from campus to Long Island Sound in West Haven |
135,000+ |
population of Southern's home city, New Haven |
1,958 |
students live on campus as of Fall 2023 |
Costs
$12,828 |
total tuition and fees (Academic Year 2023-2024) for a full-time, in-state, resident undergraduate student |
Other Facts
- Our campus is located three miles from downtown New Haven
- 1,786 students graduated in Spring and Summer 2023
- Southern students head to over 100 destinations worldwide through our International Education programs
- The SCSU Foundation manages over 350 scholarships as of Fall 2023
- The top five majors of the entering first-year class in Fall 2023 were Healthcare Studies, Nursing, Psychology, Computer Science, and Marketing.
- Southern is the only public university in the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 conference.
- Southern's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities North, #64. Southern is one of the Top Public Schools (#21), Best Value Schools (#35), Best Colleges for Veterans (#28), and Top Performers on Social Mobility (#83)
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