First-Year Students

Where you attend college is one of the biggest decisions you will make. The undergraduate admissions team at Central Connecticut State University is here to help guide you through the application process. We will answer your questions about paying for college, achieving your academic goals, navigating campus life, and more! Whether you’ve always known what you want to do, or need help choosing a major, CCSU will prepare you for a bright future.

Are you considering a new degree, gaining some credentials, or perhaps finishing a degree that you previously started? CCSU is making it possible! Learn more about flexible programs that fit your schedule!

Why Choose CCSU?

  • You'll take exciting courses and work with extraordinary professors who bring their expertise and real-world experience into the classroom

  • You'll live in a vibrant, transformational campus community, where inclusivity and new perspectives are embraced

  • You'll play an active role in our communities and learn-by-doing in local schools, businesses, and clinics

  • You'll experience a "Blanket of Support” from a close-knit, welcoming campus where students are treated like family

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Undergraduate Recruitment & Admissions
admissions@ccsu.edu
860.832.2278

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First-Year Connected Program

Coaching program designed to provide support to first-year, first-generation, or Exploratory students.
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Student Life

Have fun, try something new, make lifelong friends, become a leader, grow, and experience life.

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New England Student Program

Through the New England Student Program, CCSU now offers all New England Residents the opportunity to study in any of our academic programs at a fraction of the out-of-state tuition rates. As the first public university in the state of Connecticut, and the largest in the Connecticut State College and Universities System, CCSU is committed to providing a quality education, an engaged campus community, and access to a network of over 90,000 successful alumni to students everywhere. Effective for Fall 2022 NY/NJ resident will receive the New England Resident Rate.

New England Student Information


2021-2022 Estimated Undergraduate Annual Costs

 

Tuition and Fees

Room and Board

Total Cost for Year

In-State

$11,542

$12,174

$23,716

New England

$14,624

$12,174

$26,978

Out-of-State

$24,946

$12,174

$37,120

 

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Our beautiful campus in metropolitan New Britain offers state-of-the-art academic buildings, abundant green spaces, safe, accessible walkways, and more, creating a welcoming environment that instills pride in our students, faculty, and alumni.

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