The Connecticut State University System is a public university system in Connecticut. The CSU System consists of four comprehensive universities with more than 35,000 students and 180,000 alumni. The system dates back to the founding Central Connecticut State University in 1849 as a normal school for teacher education. Over time the other three units were founded as normal schools and in 1959 they were converted into state colleges to reflect their expanded mission. In 1983 the four units were converted into universities. From their founding under 1965, the units were overseen by the Connecticut State Department of Education. In 1965 the General Assembly transferred control of the then-colleges to an independent Board of Trustees to oversee the entire system.

The system is administered from the Chancellor's office in Hartford that provides central support for budgeting, planning, and technology operations. , the current chancellor is David Carter, who previously served as the president of Eastern Connecticut State University and was the first African-American college president in Connecticut. The Chancellor's office is assisted by the Connecticut State University System Foundation, which provides financial support from private donations to assist the missions of the universities.

The system also publishes a semi-annual journal of contemporary literature and essays known as the Connecticut Review that was founded in 1967 by the Board of Trustees.

The four universities - Central, Eastern, Southern and Western - offer graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 160 subject areas. Ninety-three percent of students are in-state residents and 86% of system graduates reside in Connecticut after graduation.

Campuses

	Central	Eastern	Southern	Western
Location	New Britain	Willimantic	New Haven	Danbury
Founded	1849	1889	1893	1903
Enrollment	12,106	5,137	11,930	6,211
Male %/Female %	51%/49%	45%/55%	38%/62%	45%/55%
In state %	94%	93%	94%	90%
Faculty	432	197	438	221
Acceptance rate	51%	63%	63%	65%
Retention %	79%	74%	72%	73%
Most popular major	Business	Psychology	Psychology	Business
Website	CCSU	ECSU	SCSU	WCSU
Aerial campus map

See also

• List of colleges and universities in Connecticut
• Connecticut Community Colleges
• University of Connecticut

References

External links

• Connecticut State University System
• Catalog of the CSU Libraries and the CT State Library