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Sacred Heart University

Men's MCLA Contact: Ben Ketcham
Profile
Size
7 / 10
5,974 Undergrads / 8,958 Students
Cost
10 / 10
$41,570 Net Price
Selectivity
5 / 10
64% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    NCLL Conf.

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    Suburb: Large

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
13 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
83%
Overall Graduation Rate
73%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
68% / 73%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

The team's away games are played mostly in New England. Their road trips include going to schools like Hofstra, Umass Amherst, Connecticut College, Fairfield University, Fordham, and Trinity College. They also have traveled in the past to University of Maryland-College Park.

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Location
5151 Park Ave, Fairfield, CT, 06825 See Directions
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Greater Boston Area
  • Hartford Connecticut Area
  • New London/Norwich Connecticut Area
  • Providence Rhode Island Area
  • Greater Atlanta Area
  • Greater Philadelphia Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Luxembourg
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
  • Charlotte North Carolina Area
  • Greater Chicago Area
  • Raleigh-Durham North Carolina Area
Where Grads Work
  • Sikorsky Aircraft
  • GE Capital
  • GE
  • People's United Bank
  • UnitedHealth Group
  • Pitney Bowes
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Unilever
  • Deloitte
  • IBM
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Prudential Financial
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Bridgeport Hospital
  • Bridgeport Public Schools
What Grads Do
  • Education
  • Sales
  • Operations
  • Finance
  • Healthcare Services
  • Information Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Administrative
  • Marketing
  • Accounting
  • Support
  • Media and Communication
  • Human Resources
  • Consulting
  • Community and Social Services
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
490 - 620
Math
500 - 630
Total
1070 - 1340
ACT
Composite
22 - 28

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 470 - 630 for SAT

GPA

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 11,717 3,957 7,760
% Admitted 64% 58% 67%
% Admits That Enroll 21% 23% 21%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.46
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
  • Admission Considerations
     
    Required
    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
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    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (33%)
    Business (32%)
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (16%)
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General (10%)
    Athletic Training/Trainer (9%)
    Psychology, General (8%)
    Psychology (8%)
    Business Administration and Management, General (8%)
    Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other (7%)
    Finance, General (7%)
    Accounting (5%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (4%)
    Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (3%)
    Criminal Justice & Law Enforce (3%)
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General (3%)
    Social Sciences (3%)
    English Language and Literature, General (2%)
    Athlete graduation rate
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $41,570

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
     
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$43,070
    Books & Supplies$1,200
    Cost of Living$15,960
    Personal Expenses$2,650
     
    Sticker Price$62,880

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    100% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship99%$18,130
    Federal Grants16%$6,000
    Pell Grants15%$4,495
    Other Federal10%$2,480
    State & Local Grants5%$2,647
    Institutional Grants98%$17,104
     
    Student Loans68%$11,262
    Federal Loans67%$5,308
    Other Loans16%$25,687

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $167 Million $18,688

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $25,375.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $19,500 $270

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 3.5%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 2,338 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $56,000

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 5.97 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 68% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 7 7
    Fondling - -
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery 1 1
    Aggravated Assault 1 -
    Burglary 5 5
    Motor Vehicle Theft 1 1
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Undergrad InstructionProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionPostbaccalaureate: Comprehensive programs
    Enrollment ProfileHigh undergraduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, medium, highly residential

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