University Of Connecticut

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, family and social work, and liberal arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

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

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

UConn participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 78% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 24,273 in 2009-2010 (22,663 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 66% of enrolled students and graduate students are 34%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

UConn provides on-campus housing for 12,402 of its 22,663 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

The school 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) .

Graduate School Focus

UConn offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (36 awarded)

• Agricultural Economics
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (78 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (19 awarded)

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

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,049 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Insurance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (82 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (50 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Natural Resources/Conservation

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (35 awarded)

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

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (430 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• 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 (372 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 (429 awarded)

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

FINE ARTS (58 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (40 awarded)

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

LAW (251 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 (1,676 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• 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 (107 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (281 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (20 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (270 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
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions
• Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist
• Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
• Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE (270 awarded)

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

MUSIC (48 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (162 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (105 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Nutrition Sciences
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (24 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy

SCIENCE (542 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 (11 awarded)

• Security and Protective Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (515 awarded)

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