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Goodwin University

East Hartford, Connecticut Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in East Hartford, Connecticut, Goodwin University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,970, made up of 2,855 undergraduates and 115 graduate students.

Goodwin University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 30 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Welding Engineering Technology/Technician, and Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. It awarded 733 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,970
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
733
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
30
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 30

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 10
Engineering Technologies 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Education 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
126
Associate degrees
377
Master's degrees
54
Certificates under 1 year
115
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
61

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,970
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,855
Graduate students, fall 2024
115
Full-time, fall 2024
15%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,749
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,608
Graduate students, 2024-25
141
Full-time, 2024-25
15%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
83%
Men
17%
White
33%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
29%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
14%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
54%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
President
Mark Scheinberg
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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