University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut · Also known as UNH · Website
$60,126
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$60,126
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of New Haven is a private nonprofit 4-year college in West Haven, Connecticut with 4,841 undergraduates and 4,326 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $34,192 a year (tuition and fees $47,332). It admits 60% of applicants and 63% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $60,126 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$34,192
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$47,332
US median $11,837
Admission rate
60%
US median 78%
Completion rate
63%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$60,126
Rank 789 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $34,192
- Tuition and fees
- $47,332
- Cost of attendance
- $66,962
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 72%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $27,837
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $29,043
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $31,601
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $34,853
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $38,385
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $35,650 in 2015-16 to $47,332 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1,160
- SAT reading, middle
- 605
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 4,841
- Graduate students
- 4,326
- Part-time students
- 5.8%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 63%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 147
- Endowment
- $103.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 789 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 41 in Connecticut (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $34,192 | $21,634 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $47,332 | $21,044 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 60% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 63% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $12,758 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,829 | $46,254 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $60,126 | $55,344 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 70% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
147 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 247 | $27,000 | $36,455 | $60,656 | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 172 | $33,570 | $73,027 | $98,580 | $103,485 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 163 | $35,415 | $57,596 | $78,739 | $66,714 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 156 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 155 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Computer EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 124 | Withheld | Withheld | $192,143 | $136,736 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 105 | $27,000 | $29,108 | $55,058 | $50,706 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $27,000 | $40,889 | $63,360 | $57,805 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Security Science and TechnologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,169 |
| Civil EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 75 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $98,323 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 75 | $39,604 | $66,223 | $86,908 | $89,981 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $26,811 | $34,106 | $59,107 | $68,257 |
| Security Science and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 61 | $40,773 | $53,292 | $68,812 | $82,399 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's | Master's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 48 | $41,000 | $62,342 | $83,738 | $65,184 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | $20,500 | Withheld | $70,435 | $61,982 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 34 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Public AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 32 | Withheld | $73,170 | $84,061 | $81,408 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesMaster's | Master's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,837 |
| Industrial EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $119,184 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $27,000 | $62,534 | $89,099 | $92,135 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | $100,658 | $95,461 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $22,171 | $47,057 | $42,892 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,786 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of West Haven and Connecticut on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Connecticut
- Homes: Homes for sale in Connecticut
Questions and answers
How much does University of New Haven cost?
$34,192 a year is the average net price at University of New Haven after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $47,332, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $66,962. Families earning under $30,000 pay $27,837 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of New Haven?
60% of applicants are admitted to University of New Haven. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,160 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in Connecticut is 76%.
How much do University of New Haven graduates earn?
$60,126 a year is the median pay of former University of New Haven students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,829 after 6 years). That ranks 789 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 41 in Connecticut. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's) at $85,618.
How much student debt do University of New Haven graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of New Haven graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 72% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of New Haven?
63% of first-time, full-time students at University of New Haven finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of New Haven?
Criminal Justice and Corrections (247 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (172 master's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (163 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 147 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.