Division III · Little East Conference
Western Connecticut State University · Campus
Danbury, CT · City · Public · Master's university · the Wolves · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Small city
Setting
under 100,000
3,542
Undergraduates
+ 595 graduate students
11:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
70%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
30%
From out of state
first-year students
$15k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k
The place
- SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Danbury, CT
- TypePublic · Master's university
- Part ofConnecticut State Colleges and Universities
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions81% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
3,542595
Undergraduates 3,542Graduate students 595
Where first-years come from
70%30%
In state 70%Other states 30%
Division III median: 66% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
49%30%9%
White 49%Hispanic 30%Black 9%Asian 5%Two or more 5%Not reported 2%
- Women54%
- Full-time85% of undergraduates · median 94%
- First-year class711 entered last fall
- Transfers in281 8% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online44% take some classes online 1% fully online
- Registered with disability services9.85% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $15,131 | $1,358 | $16,489 |
| Off campus | $9,282 | $8,232 | $17,514 |
| With family | — | $2,717 | $2,717 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.56 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page top quarter for safety in Division III
- Degrees offeredAssociate's · Bachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division III campuses
39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%
21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division III schools; every list Western Connecticut State University is on.
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