University Of Connecticut

The University of Connecticut, also referred to as Connecticut or UConn, is a coeducational, public, land-grant university.

UConn is located in Storrs, Town of Mansfield, Connecticut, and is the largest university in the state. It was initially established in 1881 as Storrs Agricultural School. It became a college in 1893 and received university status, and its current name, in 1939.

The schools of medicine, law, insurance and social work are in or near Hartford. There are also campuses at Groton, Stamford, Waterbury and Torrington.

The University, along with all its campuses and associated buildings, stretches over 4200 acres.

The schools and colleges under the University of Connecticut are as follows,

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
College of Continuing Studies
Graduate School
Neag School of Education
School of Allied Health
School of Nursing
School of Business
School of Dental Medicine
School of Medicine
School of Engineering
Office of International Affairs
School of Family Studies
School of Social Work
Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture
School of Pharmacy
School of Law
School of Fine Arts

More than 25 fraternities and sororities are currently housed at UConn, all located in the "Husky Village" area, atop Horsebarn Hill.

Among the famous alumni of the University of Connecticut are Jennifer Barnhart, actor and puppeteer; Jennifer Duarte, designer and photographer; Ned Kahn, environmental artist and MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient; Laurentiu Rotaru, bass-baritone opera singer; Meg Ryan, actress; Chuck Aleksinas, former center for Golden State Warriors; Deon Anderson, fullbacfk for Dallas Cowboys; Dan Orlovsky, Houston Texans quarterback; Richard Bernstein, journalist and author; Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic; Robert Diamond, president/CEO of Barclays Bank; Prof. Dr. Tansu Ciller, first female Prime Minister of Turkey; Robert Giaimo, former U.S. Representative who helped create the National Endowment for the Arts, National endowment for the Humanities, and the Washington Metro.

Campus Location

Storrs, CT 06269
USA
Main Tel: (860) 486-2000
Web Site

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

University Of Connecticut Highlights

Where University Of Connecticut stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in mathematics, liberal arts, therapy and counseling, and science.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High faculty salary.
Large number of students.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Selective admissions.
High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	4,354	93
Master	1,444	83
Doctorale	339	70
First-professional degree	270	2
Post-master's certificate	68	1
Postbaccalaureate certificate	45	12
Associate	22	2

UConn Students

The student enrollment at UConn was 23,692 in 2007 (21,373 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 67% of enrolled students, graduate students are 29%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 8,852
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 22,796
Room	$ 4,698
Board	$ 4,152
Books and supplies	$ 726
Other	$ 2,226

Financial Aid: UConn participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to UConn:

School	Location	Enrollment
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	25,873
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	34,804
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	29,898
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY	23,347
Iowa State University	Ames, IA	26,160
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, PA	43,252
University of Miami	Coral Gables, FL	15,449
The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	50,170
SUNY at Binghamton	Binghamton, NY	14,435
University of Maryland-College Park	College Park, MD	36,014

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		804
Without tenure; working toward tenure		203
Without tenure; tenure not available		287

Housing and Meals

UConn provides on-campus housing for 11,242 of its 21,373 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

UConn Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. UConn is in the Big East Conference for major sports.

UConn offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 182 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 182 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

UConn Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	48%
Women	50%
All	49%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	530-630
Math	560-660
Writing	540-640

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (55 awarded)

Agricultural Economics
Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (87 awarded)

Animal Sciences
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (13 awarded)

Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,050 awarded)

Accounting
Actuarial Science
Business Administration and Management
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
Business/Commerce
Finance
Human Resources Management and Services
Insurance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Marketing/Marketing Management
Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (67 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (48 awarded)

Environmental Studies
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Natural Resources/Conservation

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (37 awarded)

Acting
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (469 awarded)

Agricultural Teacher Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Elementary Education and Teaching
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Special Education and Teaching
Technical Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (367 awarded)

Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Physics
Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (390 awarded)

Adult Development and Aging
Family Systems
Human Development and Family Studies
Public Administration
Social Work

FINE ARTS (64 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (35 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
Horticultural Science
Plant Sciences

LAW (219 awarded)

Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (1,597 awarded)

American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Comparative Literature
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geography
German Language and Literature
History
Italian Language and Literature
Latin American Studies
Linguistics
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Political Science and Government
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Urban Studies/Affairs
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (104 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (250 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (21 awarded)

Health and Medical Administrative Services
Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (175 awarded)

Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE (154 awarded)

Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Public Health

MUSIC (44 awarded)

Music Performance
Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (178 awarded)

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (96 awarded)

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
Nutrition Sciences
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (22 awarded)

Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (16 awarded)

Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy

SCIENCE (515 awarded)

Animal Genetics
Animal Physiology
Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biomedical Sciences
Biophysics
Biopsychology
Biotechnology
Botany/Plant Biology
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Ecology
Entomology
Genetics
Geology/Earth Science
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Molecular Biology
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Physics
Polymer Chemistry
Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

Security and Protective Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (466 awarded)

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Educational Psychology
Gene/Genetic Therapy
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology