Goodwin University
East Hartford, CT · Private · Small city · Goodwin
Private institution in East Hartford, CT · 2,761 undergraduates · $43,596 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%Pell Grant share
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
- $28,5441,662nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $21,1981,157th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,198925th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $39,7451,206th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $33,5001,849th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,5961,419th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,2301,205th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.3%826th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,761744th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.4%413th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 93 mi (LGA)
On 1 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 12 of 14 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $73,500 | $74,105 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $63,005 | — |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | $43,798 | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth Professions | bachelors | $42,682 | $38,906 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $34,704 | $35,060 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Goodwin University’s 2,761 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CT
- Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT · 2,973 undergrads
- Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · 2,193 undergrads
- Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, CT · 3,377 undergrads
- Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, CT · 3,434 undergrads
- Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT · 1,960 undergrads
- Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, CT · 1,620 undergrads
Elsewhere
- School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL · 2,762 undergrads
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · 2,760 undergrads
- University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, ME · 2,759 undergrads
- South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC · 2,757 undergrads
- Widener UniversityChester, PA · 2,765 undergrads
- Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH · 2,775 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitegoodwin.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 129154)
- Compare colleges in CTRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with Wesleyan UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Goodwin University vs Wesleyan UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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