Private nonprofit · Community college

Goodwin University

East Hartford, Connecticut · Small city

#4 for grad earnings in Connecticut

0%
Transfer rate: $29,249
Avg net price: 58%
Grad / completion: $43,596
Median earnings

Goodwin University is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in East Hartford, Connecticut (small city setting), enrolling 2,693 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,693 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersSnowy

About East Hartford, Connecticut

East Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. In 1659, Thomas Burnham (1617–1688) purchased the tract of land now covered by the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford from Tantinomo, chief sachem of the Podunk Indians. Burnham lived on the land and later willed it to his nine children. East Hartford is home to the headquarters of Pratt & Whitney, part of the Raytheon Technologies conglomerate. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: 2 miles to Hartford, CT
To the ocean: 29 miles
Nearest airport: 14 miles to Bradley (BDL) · major hub

How Goodwin University compares

Graduation rate58%

Higher than 46% · #18 of 23 in Connecticut

First-year retention67%

Higher than 37%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,596

Higher than 80% · #4 of 13 in Connecticut

Average net price$29,249

Cheaper than 9% · #17 cheapest of 23 in Connecticut

Median debt at graduation$33,500

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment2,693

Larger than 85%

Percentiles compare Goodwin University with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Connecticut.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

Undergraduate2,69396%
Graduate1154%

Undergraduates by gender

Women2,23883%
Men45517%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White33%
Black29%
Hispanic16%
Asian3.1%
Other or multiracial18%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 2,693
Graduate enrollment: 115
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 54%
First-generation students: 53%
Students over 25: 71%
Median family income: $28,731
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $59,067
Endowment: $15,944,026

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 439 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Connecticut94%
Other U.S. states6.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Goodwin University draws overwhelmingly from Connecticut.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $21,198
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,200
Total cost of attendance: $39,589
Average net price: $29,249

Outcomes

Graduated: 58%
First-year retention: 67%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $40,230
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $43,596
Median debt at graduation: $33,500
Students with federal loans: 77%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 28%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

58%

Low-income (Pell)

17%

First-generation

20%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 80
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 3%
Housing charge (year): $4,500
Meal plan (year): $1,500
Application fee: $50

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 2
Property offenses (2022–2024): 1

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year

0.7 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling

0.7

Burglary

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$28,205

$30–48k

$29,159

$48–75k

$29,804

$75–110k

$33,401

$110k+

$30,550

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

79%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$6,911

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 79% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,911. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 53 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $43,596
Typical debt at graduation: $33,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 77%
Out-earn a HS grad: 59%

Typical debt would take roughly 7.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$42,254

Men

$50,498

Men out-earn women by $8,244 (20%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 85°F
Winter low: 20°F
Annual rain: 42.8″
Annual snow: 51.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartford Brainard Fld, CT US station (0.7 mi from campus).

What Goodwin University graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

197 grads$79k 1 yr$86k 5 yr$54k debt

197$79,227$85,977$54,370 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssoc.

124 grads$48k 1 yr— 5 yr$40k debt

124$48,291—$39,835 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

84 grads$90k 1 yr$102k 5 yr$48k debt

84$89,747$101,664$48,455 Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCert.

83 grads$42k 1 yr— 5 yr$6k debt

83$41,911—$5,500 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

31 grads$34k 1 yr$44k 5 yr$31k debt

31$33,890$43,736$31,409 Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssoc.

25 grads$45k 1 yr— 5 yr$29k debt

25$45,261—$29,243 Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssoc.

20 grads$58k 1 yr— 5 yr$34k debt

20$58,397—$33,500 Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

15 grads$32k 1 yr— 5 yr$22k debt

15$31,850—$22,352 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

11 grads$67k 1 yr$69k 5 yr$56k debt

11$67,217$68,987$55,791 Business/Commerce, General

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.