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The Facts

Central Connecticut State University is a moderately sized, public institution located in the town of New Britain, Connecticut, and is home to over 7,000 undergraduate students and approximately 4,000 graduate and part-time professional students. The university is divided up into several smaller undergraduate and graduate colleges, including schools of the liberal arts and sciences, engineering technology, business, and education. These schools offer degrees in the areas of biological science, business (a very large and popular program), communications and the arts, computer and physical science, education (including a unique athletic training program), engineering and environmental design, health professions (which is exclusively nursing), and social science. The school offers its students a fairly wide variety of majors in both the liberal arts and preprofessional studies; the most popular with students include business, economics, education, sociology, English, and biology.

Admission to Central Connecticut State University is not terrifically competitive; however, there are mounting numbers of accomplished, in-state students applying, so admission for out-of-state students is becoming more and more difficult. Last year, over 5,500 students applied for admission to the university, and approximately 3,025 of those students were admitted; of those, about 1,180 matriculated. The admitted students had an average combined SAT score ranging from 1030 to 1100, and an average comprehensive ACT score ranging from 21 to 26. Additionally, more than 60% of the admitted students were ranked in the top 25% of their high school graduating class with an average high school GPA of about 3.6.

Central Connecticut State University has a very manageable student to faculty ratio of 17:1, which is fantastic when compared to other public schools of its size. Some of the introductory courses are quite large, however, it is rare to find an upper-level majorial class with more than 25 students. There are also many internship opportunities, and the university has recently bolstered efforts to make sure students get a peek into the “real world.”

The Social Scene

The town of New Britain itself is quite quaint, and is technically a suburb of the capital city of Hartford. The town has a few student hangouts, but most head up to Hartford on the weekends to take advantage of its more active nightlife. There are several national fraternities and sororities; however, they aren’t terrifically popular with students, and don’t really have a whole lot to do with on-campus social life. In fact, only 2% of students join Greek organizations during their college careers. Drinking is definitely a element of social interactions, but for those students who aren’t into partying, the school boasts over 100 student clubs and organizations running the gamut from the LGBT to several jazz bands.

The dating scene is quite diverse, and students say that they have an abnormally attractive campus... sound good?

What’s Good

“The classes are kept really small, which wasn’t what I was expecting for a state school like this.”

“The Greeks do exist, but they don’t really run the campus or anything. They do a lot of positive community service instead of partying nonstop, which is a pleasant surprise.”

“Hartford is about 10 minutes away by car, so you have no problem having some fun on the weekends.”

What’s Bad

“There isn’t really much to do in the immediate area surrounding campus. You have to trek into Hartford for anything good.”

“There is no real sense of school spirit here. People could care less about the sports teams, or the school for that matter.”

“There is a bit of a hierarchy going between the upperclassmen and the rest of us. You feel really looked down upon.”

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