Sacred Heart University Comparison

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • SHU Fairfield, CT
  • Setting
  • SHU Large Suburban
  • Total enrollment
  • SHU 11,022
  • Type
  • SHU Private 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • SHU
  • Religious Affiliation
  • SHU Roman Catholic
  • Status
  • SHU Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • SHU

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • SHU $50,404
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • SHU $50,404
  • Room & Board
  • SHU $19,140
  • Average Net Price
  • SHU $47,848
  • Average Grant Aid
  • SHU $21,625
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • SHU 99%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • SHU 16,495
  • Admitted
  • SHU 10,781
  • Acceptance Rate
  • SHU 65.4%
  • Enrolled
  • SHU 17.5%
  • Typical SAT score
  • SHU
  • Typical ACT score
  • SHU
  • Average High School GPA
  • SHU 3.55
  • Typical High School Grades
  • SHU A-
  • Admissions Standards
  • SHU Unavailable
  • Applicant Competition
  • SHU Low
  • ACT Range
  • SHU
  • SAT Range
  • SHU
  • Submit Test Scores
  • SHU Test-free
  • Application Deadline
  • SHU

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • SHU 15:1
  • Popular Majors
  • SHU
    • Business (36%)
    • Health Professions (18%)
    • Psychology (13%)
    • Communication (6%)
    • Social Sciences (6%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • SHU 68%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • SHU $59,700
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • SHU 76%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • SHU $25,000
  • Median Loan Payment
  • SHU $258

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • SHU 36%
  • % Women
  • SHU 64%
  • Racial Diversity
  • SHU Low
  • HBCU
  • SHU No
  • % White
  • SHU 71%
  • % Asian
  • SHU 2%
  • % Black
  • SHU 4%
  • % Hispanic
  • SHU 8%
  • % Native American
  • SHU 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • SHU 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • SHU 2%
  • % International
  • SHU 1%
  • % Unknown Race
  • SHU 12%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • SHU 23%
  • % Out-of-State
  • SHU 76%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • SHU Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • SHU No
  • Meal Plan
  • SHU Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • SHU Yes
  • Daycare Facility
  • SHU No