Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, Connecticut · Public · 3,418 undergraduates · easternct.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
85%
of 7,084 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1100 to 1240
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$36,660Est.Estimate
$40,310 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Eastern Connecticut State University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
85% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$40,310
a year in 2027-28, from a $40,310 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1170
Send your score
About 82% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1040, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Test-Optional - Eastern · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
85%
of applicants were admitted: 6,043 of 7,084 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 18% of them sent SAT scores and 0% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1100 to 1240
Reading and Writing 560 to 650
Math 520 to 600
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16002.3%
- 1200 to 139942%
- 1000 to 119949%
- 800 to 9996.1%
- 600 to 7990.8%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.30
- 4.017%
- 3.75 to 3.9910%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.2420%
- 2.50 to 2.9915%
- Below 2.504.4%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$36,660
a year, in state
$40,310
a year, out of state (tuition $10,850)
- Tuition (in state)$7,200
- Fees$7,210
- Food and housing$18,570
- Books and supplies$1,130
- Transportation and other$2,550
Eastern Connecticut State University published $35,626 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$16,357
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,877
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,265
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,298
- Over $110,000$25,226
Financial aid
78%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,345
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
32%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $7,175 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Also asks for
- Aid Application for CT Undocumented Students (AACTUS)
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Connecticut programs for residents
Roberta B. Willis Scholarship - Need-Based/Merit (Need and Merit-Based) Award
$4,650 to $5,250 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Need-merit award (rank or test pathway); Financial need: SAI at or below OHE cutoff for the award year; HS counselor submits application on student's behalf and FAFSA filed by Feb 15
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $720Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 110 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 111 |
| Art History | 3 | 8 | ART 211, ART 212 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIO 120, BIO 202, BIO 203 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAT 243 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MAT 243, MAT 244 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHE 210, CHE 212 , CHE 211, CHE 213 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHI 111 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHI 2XX |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 208 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 210 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 100 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 202 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 125 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | EES 315 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 231 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FRE 111 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FRE 210 , FRE 211 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | WLC 1XX |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | WLC 2XX |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO 100 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITL 111 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | ITL 210,ITL 211 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JPN 111 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | JPN 210, JPN 211 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | WLC 1XX |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | WLC 2XX |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 200 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 201 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 7 | MUS 200, MUS 205, MUS 215 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 204 (General Physics w Lab) |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 205 (Physics II w Lab) |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY 205 (Physics II w Lab) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY 204 (General Physics w Lab) |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | GEN 1XX |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | GEN 1XX |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 111 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 210 , SPA 211 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 320 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA 320, SPA 321 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MAT 216 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 110 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIS 120, HIS 121 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIS 115, HIS 116 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
54%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$60,748
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Eastern Connecticut State University$54,244
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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