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A part of the Connecticut State University System, Southern Connecticut State University is a comprehensive university in New Haven, Connecticut. Southern Connecticut sits on 168 acres and is located in the artsy Westville Village of New Haven. Originally established as a teacher's college in 1893, the Connecticut university offers a liberal arts education to over 12,000 students. It is committed to preparing its students for success in their chosen careers.

Southern Connecticut State University offers more than 60 baccalaureate and over 50 graduate degree programs in a wide range of academic areas. Undergraduate majors and minors include anthropology, exercise science, mathematics, media studies, secondary education, and Asian area studies. Graduate programs at the Connecticut university range from bilingual education/TESOL and business administration to women's studies and communication disorders.

The Connecticut university offers eight athletic programs for men and 11 for women. Southern Connecticut State University participates in the NCAA. The university has won over 65 individual championships.

Quick Facts

Southern Connecticut State University has over 700 faculty members. Over 400 are full-time, and 90 percent of the full-time faculty have earned Ph.D.s or terminal degrees.

The student to faculty ratio at Southern Connecticut State University is 15 to 1. There are over 6,000 full-time undergraduates and close to 1,000 full-time graduate students at the Connecticut university.

Around 2,600 students live on Southern Connecticut State University's campus in the college's nine residence halls.

The campus of Southern Connecticut State University is 78 miles from New York City and 136 miles from Boston.

Southern Connecticut State University has accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education.

Southern Connecticut State University is part of the biggest Public university system in the state of Connecticut, the Connecticut State University System.

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