Central Connecticut State University

Central Connecticut State University

Former names	State Normal School (1849–1933) Teachers College of Connecticut (1933–1959) Central Connecticut State College (1959–1983)
Type	Public university
Established	1849 (1849)
Parent institution	Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
Academic affiliation	Space-grant
Endowment	$80 million (2020)[1]
President	Zulma R. Toro
Administrative staff	416 full-time professors 432 part-time professors
Students	9,653 (Spring 2023)[2]
Undergraduates	7,748 (Spring 2023)[3]
Postgraduates	1,905 (Spring 2023)[4]
Location	New Britain , Connecticut , United States
Campus	Suburban, 165-acre (0.258 sq mi)
Colors	Blue and white
Nickname	Blue Devils
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – NEC
Mascot	Kizer the Blue Devil
Website	ccsu.edu

Central Connecticut State University (Central Connecticut, CCSU,^[5] Central Connecticut State,^[6] or informally Central) is a public university in New Britain, Connecticut. Founded in 1849 as the State Normal School, CCSU is Connecticut's oldest publicly-funded university. It is made up of four schools: the Ammon College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; the School of Business; the School of Education and Professional Studies; and the School of Engineering, Science, and Technology. As of Spring 2022, the university was attended by 8,898 students: 7,054 undergraduate students and 1,844 graduate students.^[7] More than half of students live off campus and 96 percent are Connecticut residents.^[7] The school is part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system (CSCU), which also oversees Eastern, Western, and Southern Connecticut State Universities.^[8]