CCSU-New Britain vs URI-Kingston

Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) and the University of Rhode Island (URI) are two distinct institutions of higher learning, each offering unique opportunities and experiences to their students. CCSU, located in New Britain, Connecticut, is a public university with an acceptance rate of 86%, while URI, situated in Kingston, Rhode Island, is also a public university with a slightly lower acceptance rate of 79%. Both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors at CCSU including Business Administration, Criminal Justice, and Psychology, and popular majors at URI including Business Administration, Nursing, and Marine Biology. CCSU has a diverse student body with 49% female and 51% male students, while URI's student body is slightly more balanced with 52% female and 48% male students. In terms of graduation rates, CCSU boasts a 58% graduation rate within six years, while URI's graduation rate stands at

	Central Connecticut State University	University of Rhode Island
Overview
Location	New Britain, Connecticut	Kingston, Rhode Island
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	72.0%	85.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	74.8%	76.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $65
SAT range	950 - 1180	1090 - 1290
ACT range	19 - 26	25 - 30
Students submitting SAT score	52.0%	30.0%
Students submitting ACT score	1.0%	3.0%
Total number of applicants	6,285	25,105
Total number of admissions given out	4,703	19,196
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,093	3,340
Yield rate	23.2%	17.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $27,572 Out of state: $40,976	In state: $31,614 Out of state: $49,636
Average net price	$14,425	$20,496
Tuition	In state: $6,162 Out of state: $18,436	In state: $13,250 Out of state: $31,272
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,174 Meal plan: $5,200	Room/dormitory: $8,340 Meal plan: $5,500
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	90.0% Average amount $6,526	94.0% Average amount $12,949
Students receiving federal student loan	48.0% Average amount $5,113	61.0% Average amount $5,252
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $10,404	18.0% Average amount $18,913

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	7,748 Men 53.5% Women 46.5%	14,744 Men 43.3% Women 56.7%
Graduate students	1,905 Men 35.9% Women 64.1%	2,767 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	5.6%	60.3%
International students	1.6%	2.7%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	2,512	5,523
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Connecticut Mississippi New York New Jersey Rhode Island	Rhode Island Mississippi Connecticut New York New Jersey

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Engineering Technologies	Health Professions Business Engineering Biological and Biomedical Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	17:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	54.7%	70.0%
Dropout rate	14.3%	28.7%
Transferred out	27.2%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $187,984 Year 2: $198,307 Year 3: $194,357 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $79,864 Year 2: $87,604 Year 3: $98,038 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,439 Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $97,145 Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $78,617 Year 2: $82,685 Year 3: $86,267 Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,056 Year 2: $60,839 Year 3: $79,520 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,268 Year 2: $68,422 Year 3: $79,440 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,906 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $78,042 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,873 Year 2: $69,617 Year 3: $76,973 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,468 Year 2: $65,131 Year 3: $76,161 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,686 Year 2: $68,139 Year 3: $71,268	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $95,221 Year 2: $113,894 Year 3: $119,883 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $102,532 Year 2: $109,286 Year 3: $115,106 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,037 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $86,487 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,976 Year 2: $71,473 Year 3: $86,408 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,309 Year 2: $67,995 Year 3: $79,045 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,134 Year 2: $72,693 Year 3: $78,528 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,485 Year 2: $65,557 Year 3: $77,404 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $73,720 Year 3: $75,985 Ocean Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,071 Year 2: $63,600 Year 3: $73,268 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,907 Year 2: $63,880 Year 3: $72,515

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