+13%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Eastern Connecticut State University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($12.3k → $13.9k).
Connecticut · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, Connecticut. 3,377 undergraduate students. 40 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Eastern Connecticut State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Eastern Connecticut State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.4% → 0.0%).
-32%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Eastern Connecticut State University fell 32% between 2021 and 2024 ($25.7k → $17.4k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Connecticut
Each tile compares this institution to the Connecticut median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$56,469+19% · 6→10y
Connecticut median $57,515$47,289
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry58.1%+46% · '97→'24
Connecticut median 70.2%$18,500+296% · '97→'20
At program completion3,377-13% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS84.2%+12% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time80.5%+37% · '01→'24
latest cohort$13,292+241% · '01→'24
out-of-state $16,624SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.4%Median federal debt $18,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $56,469 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+46%
Eastern Connecticut State University · completion · 150% rose
39.4% → 57.5%
+181%
Eastern Connecticut State University · completion · 100% rose
16.3% → 45.9%
+12%
Eastern Connecticut State University · retention rose
75.0% → 83.7%
+241%
Eastern Connecticut State University · in-state tuition rose
$4,088 → $13,928
+73%
Eastern Connecticut State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,061 → $17,428
+296%
Eastern Connecticut State University · median debt rose
$6,125 → $24,250
-100%
Eastern Connecticut State University · cohort default rate fell
6.5% → 0.0%
+47%
Eastern Connecticut State University · pell share rose
19.5% → 28.7%
+27%
Eastern Connecticut State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$44,400 → $56,469
+34%
Eastern Connecticut State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$35,400 → $47,289
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Information Science/Studies.$85,021Computer and Information Sciences, General.$83,322Accounting and Related Services.$73,041Business/Commerce, General.$71,874Biology, General.$63,819Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.$61,928Mathematics.$58,780Social Work.$56,719Political Science and Government.$55,512Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$54,592Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$54,386Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$53,749Psychology, General.$52,707English Language and Literature, General.$52,209Economics.$51,278Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$50,860Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$50,040Communication and Media Studies.$49,964Fine and Studio Arts.$49,915History.$49,914Sociology.$45,995Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.$33,551
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
22 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Eastern Connecticut State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$84,526
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 22
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $18,136
- HS-only baseline · CT
- $42,300
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Connecticut
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Eastern Connecticut State University graduates earn $X” — not “Eastern Connecticut State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Eastern Connecticut State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.