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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend SCSU.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at SCSU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend SCSU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend SCSU in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at SCSU.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at SCSU – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at SCSU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at SCSU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at SCSU.

SCSU Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 16 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 79%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 98%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 407
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 49%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 16%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 86%

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Campus-based Housing

68% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
32% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

The mission of the SCSU Police Department is to provide a safe environment for our faculty/staff, students, and visitors through our commitment to respect, education, professionalism, and trust.

SCSU police personnel has increased to a present level of 27 police officers, which includes the chief of police, deputy chief of police, one lieutenant, four sergeants, one detective, and 19 patrol officers. There are also five dispatchers, one building and grounds officers, and 66 University Assistants. The university police also are responsible for the shuttle service. 

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Size and Setting
Medium four-year, primarily residential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Postbaccalaureate comprehensive

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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