WCSU Facts & Figures
[ Updated October 2, 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
Ancell School of Business
Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
School of Professional Studies
School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts
Student Headcounts in Fall 2024
| 3,253 = Full-time | 3,181 = Full-time Undergraduate | 72 = Full-time Graduate |
| 916 = Part-time | 386 = Part-time Undergraduate | 530 = Part-time Graduate |
| 4,169 = Total | 3,567 = Undergraduate | 602 = Graduate |
Student Headcount Enrollment in Fall 2024
Undergraduate Enrollment by School
914 = Ancell School of Business
891 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
1045 = School of Professional Studies
661 = School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts
56 = Undergraduate Nondegree Students
Graduate Enrollment
570 = Graduate Students in Degree and Certificate Programs
32 = Graduate-level Nondegree Students
Student Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) in Fall 2024
Undergraduate FTE by School
830 = Ancell School of Business
818 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
975 = School of Professional Studies
647 = School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts
20 = Undergraduate Nondegree Students
3291 = Total Undergraduate FTE
Graduate FTE
319 = Graduate Students in Degree and Certificate Programs
11 = Graduate-level Nondegree Students
330 = Total Graduate FTE
Student Profile by Race and Ethnicity in Fall 2024 (total headcount = 4169)
26.8% = Hispanic/Latino/a
10.6% = Black/ African American
4.3% = Asian/ Pacific Islander
5.3% = Two or More Races
48.7% = White/ Caucasian
4.3% = Other or None Mentioned
Undergraduate Admissions in Fall 2024
6,980 = New Applications for Full-time Enrollment (including 1,070 transfers)
5,697 = Accepted by the Admissions office (including 555 transfers)
1,081 = Enrolled as New Full-Time Students (including 233 transfers)
Profile of First-Time Full-Time Students Entering in Fall 2024 (as a percentage of 848)
Women comprise 46% of the entering class, and members of historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups comprise 57% of the entering class.
Geographic Origin of Undergraduates, Fall 2024 (as a percentage of 3,567 students)
| 19.2% = Danbury | 6.2% = New Milford |
| 5.5% = Bethel | 4.1% = Brookfield |
| 4.65% = New Fairfield | 3.0% = Newtown |
| 33.1% = Other CT | 22.1% = New York and New Jersey |
| 2.2% = Other States and Countries | |
Degrees Conferred from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
| 9 = Doctorates | 153 = Masters |
| 777 = Bachelors | 6 = Associates |
Degree and Certificate Programs
Undergraduate programs = 48 Graduate programs = 23
Teaching Faculty in Fall 2024 (Source: Human Resources)
180 are Full-time
375 are Part-time (130.26 = full-time equivalent)
91% of full-time faculty have doctorates and other approved terminal degrees
Full-Time Teaching Faculty by School in Fall 2024
29 = Ancell School of Business
64 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
49 = School of Professional Studies
38 = School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts
Student to Faculty Ratio, Fall 2024
11.7 to 1 (Total Student FTE divided by Total Faculty FTE)
* Note: The source of all student statistics is the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, unless otherwise specified.