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Sacred Heart University is a private national university located in Fairfield, Connecticut. Sacred Heart University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Sacred Heart University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $72,191 10 years after enrolling, 5th in Connecticut, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Sacred Heart University bachelor students earn 4% more than the national average. Sacred Heart University is ranked 10th in Connecticut.
Sacred Heart University’s median net annual cost of $42,431 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Sacred Heart University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Psychology, Business Administration, Marketing, Comms & Media Studies - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$42,431
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: #403
Economic score: 3.71
Economics
Rank: #251
Economic score: 4.46
Finance
Rank: #311
Economic score: 4.57
Computer and Information Sciences
Rank: #266
Economic score: 6.84
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 7.41
Criminal Justice
Rank: #344
Economic score: 9.89
English Language & Lit
Rank: #387
Economic score: 20.44
Biology
Rank: #686
Economic score: 1409.33
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 1445.71
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Sacred Heart University - Registered Nursing, Education, General, Business Administration, Therapeutic professions, Communication disorder sciences, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Psychology, Other
Rank: #3
Economic score: 0.6
Physiology & Pathology
Rank: #9
Economic score: 0.7
Advertising & PR
Rank: #20
Economic score: 0.8
Criminal Justice
Rank: #65
Economic score: 0.8
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #39
Economic score: 0.99
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 73% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Sacred Heart University is 5% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Sacred Heart University, Pell Grant recipients represent 17% of the measured graduating class, 18% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Sacred Heart University graduates within 4.2 years.
Sacred Heart University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Sacred Heart University’s economic mobility score of 6.34 is calculated by adjusting the 4.66 economic score of lower-income students by the 17% pell grant recipients within the student body. Sacred Heart University’s EMS of 6.34 ranks in the bottom 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Sacred Heart University pays $42,431 a year, $22,261 less than the $64,692 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $42,431
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Sacred Heart University, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $42,431 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $12,170. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,366
Pell grants
$4,531
State grants
$3,054
Institutional grants
$18,523
Sacred Heart University offers 5 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Sacred Heart University offers 13 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
18
Percentage of programs online
22%
Sacred Heart University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 66% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 12,663 applicants, of which 8,373 were admitted and 1,842 enrolled. Sacred Heart University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Sacred Heart University does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
87%
83%
Female
66%
59%
First time
78%
59%
In-state
22%
68%
1st generation
23%
35%
White
74%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
13%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%