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Sacred Heart University

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Fairfield, CTSee your chances →private nonprofitDoctoral/Professional Universities

Acceptance Rate

65.4%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$48,460

Undergrad Enrollment

6,904

Applicants

14,284

Yield Rate

19.7%

Student:Faculty

16:1

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What you pay

$46,174/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $184,696 over four years.

What grads earn

$72,404/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$69,881 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.6 years of pay.

85% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

42%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Sacred Heart University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$38,691
$30–48k$40,517
$48–75k$41,647
$75–110k$46,348
Over $110k$48,217

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

74%

Completion · all

71%

Completion · Pell

59%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

74%

Median debt

$25,000

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
14,284
Admitted
9,66767.7%
Enrolled
1,90520% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling4
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape4

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation51% / 49%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball39Basketball16Fencing26Football154Golf15Ice Hockey31Lacrosse60Soccer32Tennis13Track & Field232Volleyball23Wrestling58

Women's

Basketball14Bowling17Equestrian39Fencing12Field Hockey26Golf9Ice Hockey35Lacrosse30Rowing68Soccer37Softball25Swimming30Tennis12Track & Field269Volleyball22Wrestling30
Research Activity
FY 2024
$6Mtotal R&D expenditure#449 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse212 grads
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other129 grads
Business Administration and Management, General127 grads
Exercise Physiology105 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General103 grads
Finance, General99 grads
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other86 grads
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist55 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies54 grads
Accounting53 grads

4yr Grad Rate

69%

6yr Grad Rate

73%

Retention Rate

83%

Median Earnings

$75,059