Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT · Public · Large suburb · COSC
Public institution in New Britain, CT · 1,620 undergraduates · $64,209 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Full-time retention
- Top 8%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 20%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,663730th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,506422nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,506172nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,558532nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,683507th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,209398th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,779387th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- —
- Full-time retention
- 100.0%1st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6201,066th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.7%805th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 84 mi (LGA)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 8 of 8 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $59,485 | $61,516 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $44,356 | $55,036 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $41,758 | $42,775 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Charter Oak State College’s 1,620 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CT
- University of BridgeportBridgeport, CT · 1,450 undergrads
- Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT · 1,960 undergrads
- United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, CT · 1,081 undergrads
- Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · 2,193 undergrads
- Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, CT · 882 undergrads
- University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT · 825 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA · 1,614 undergrads
- Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS · 1,613 undergrads
- Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY · 1,627 undergrads
- Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA · 1,627 undergrads
- Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,612 undergrads
- University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA · 1,631 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecharteroak.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 128780)
- Compare colleges in CTRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ConnecticutEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with University of BridgeportSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Charter Oak State College vs University of BridgeportHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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