College · Public · New Britain, CT · Suburb
Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT
Hispanic-servingOnline-only
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$54k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size1,821
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $54k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
1,821 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$93k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$63k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$30k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $8.5k
- Books & supplies
- $450
How students pay for it.
Pell grants44%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr67%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$54k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$64k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 1,821
- Location
- New Britain, CT
- Region
- New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- New England Commission on Higher Education
Identity
Hispanic-servingOnline-only
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White47%
- Hispanic23%
- Black22%
- Asian3%
- Two or more races3%
- Unknown1%
- International1%
First-gen students55%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time66%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 13
What you can study.