Eastern Connecticut State University

Location and Contact Information

83 Windham St
Willimantic, CT 06226
USA
Main Tel: (860) 465-5000
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The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Eastern Connecticut State University was established in 1889. It currently offers more than 30 undergraduate major programs and over 50 undergraduate minor programs. The University offers courses through three schools:

  • School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Education and Professional Studies
  • School of Continuing Education

The Institute for Sustainable Energy provides education on sustainable energy. Eastern Connecticut State University sponsors over 60 student organizations. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Warriors. Along with the main Willimantic campus, the university has a branch campus in Vernon.

Get more information about ECSU by reading an interview of the University's Career Services director.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts, mathematics, fine arts, therapy and counseling, and media.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Eastern Connecticut State:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY4,553
2Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA4,334
3Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY4,946
4United States Air Force AcademyUSAFA, CO4,537
5Siena CollegeLoudonville, NY3,305
6California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA3,783
7Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA2,781
8SUNY at GeneseoGeneseo, NY5,585
9Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, TX5,856
10SUNY at BinghamtonBinghamton, NY14,882

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor92628
Master948
Associate131
Postbaccalaureate certificate 1

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  138
Without tenure; working toward tenure  34
Without tenure; tenure not available  26

Students

Student enrollment was 5,427 in 2009-2010 (4,850 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 92% of enrolled students and graduate students are 8%.

Students under 25 years old represent 81% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men61%
Women63%
All62%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal470-550
Math480-560

Room and Board

Eastern Connecticut State provides on-campus housing for 2,705 of its 4,850 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Little East Conference for major sports.

International Study

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

Eastern Connecticut State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (159 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business/Commerce
  • Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (14 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences
  • Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (142 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (26 awarded)

  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (45 awarded)

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (367 awarded)

  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (27 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (69 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (0 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (33 awarded)

  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (46 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (105 awarded)

  • Psychology

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