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WCSU Facts & Figures

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[ Updated March 19, 2024 ]

Campuses
WCSU has two campuses in Danbury: a 34-acre main campus in downtown Danbury called Midtown, and a 364-acre campus, about three miles from the main campus, called Westside.

Schools
The Ancell School of Business
The Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Professional Studies
The School of Visual and Performing Arts

Student Headcounts in Fall 2023

3,067 = Full-time 2,997 = Full-time Undergraduate 70 = Full-time Graduate
1,070 = Part-time 545 = Part-time Undergraduate 525 = Part-time Graduate
4,137 = Total 3,542 = Undergraduate  595 = Graduate


Student Headcount Enrollment in Fall 202
3

Undergraduate Enrollment by School
883 = Ancell School of Business
966 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
954 = School of Professional Studies
631 = School of Visual and Performing Arts
108 = Undergraduate Nondegree Students

Graduate Enrollment
547 = Graduate Students in Degree and Certificate Programs
48 = Graduate-level Nondegree Students

Student Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) in Fall 2023

Undergraduate FTE by School
784 = Ancell School of Business
862 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
881 = School of Professional Studies
604 = School of Visual and Performing Arts
34 = Undergraduate Nondegree Students

3165 = Total Undergraduate FTE

Graduate FTE
308 = Graduate Students in Degree and Certificate Programs
16 = Graduate-level Nondegree Students

324 = Total Graduate FTE

Student Profile by Race and Ethnicity in Fall 2023 (total headcount = 4137)

27.0% = Hispanic/Latino/a
9.0% = Black/ African American
4.7% = Asian/ Pacific Islander
4.9% = Two or More Races
50.5% = White/ Caucasian
3.9% = Other or None Mentioned

Undergraduate Admissions in Fall 2023
6,322 = New Applications for Full-time Enrollment (including 865 transfers)
4,994 = Accepted by the Admissions office (including 554 transfers)
993 = Enrolled as New Full-Time Students (including 282 transfers)

Profile of First-Time Full-Time Students Entering in Fall 2023 (as a percentage of 690)
Women comprise 46.5% of the entering class, and members of historically-underrepresented racial and ethnic groups comprise 54.8% of the entering class.

Geographic Origin of Undergraduates, Fall 2023 (as a percentage of 3,799 students)

20.4% = Danbury 6.0% = New Milford
5.3% = Bethel 4.0% = Brookfield
5.5% = New Fairfield 3.1% = Newtown
31.9% = Other CT 21.8% = New York State
2.0% = Other States and Countries

 

Degrees Conferred from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023

6 = Doctorates 202 = Masters
847 = Bachelors 6 = Associates


Degree and Certificate Programs

Undergraduate programs = 44               Graduate programs = 22

Teaching Faculty in Fall 2023 (Source: Human Resources)
187 are Full-time
319 are Part-time (116 = full-time equivalent)
92% of full-time faculty have doctorates and other approved terminal degrees

Full-Time Teaching Faculty by School in Fall 2023
29 = Ancell School of Business
66 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
48 = School of Professional Studies
44 = School of Visual and Performing Arts

Student to Faculty Ratio, Fall 2023
11 to 1 (Total Student FTE divided by Total Faculty FTE)

WCSU Tuition & Fees

* Note: The source of all student statistics is the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, unless otherwise specified.