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University of Connecticut
2131 Hillside Road, Unit 3088
Storrs, CT 06269-3088
Official telephone: (860) 486-2000
Website: www.uconn.edu
Unigo
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| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
| Total undergraduates: |
8,560 men, 8,448 women, 17,008 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
8,170 men, 8,166 women, 16,336 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
390 men, 282 women, 672 total |
| Total graduate students: |
3,851 men, 4,170 women, 8,021 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
2,272 men, 2,583 women, 4,855 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
1,579 men, 1,587 women, 3,166 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
23% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 5.4% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 8.3% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 6.1% | Hispanic |
| 66.2% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.2% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 11.7% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 5.3% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 8.1% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 5.4% | Hispanic |
| 63.6% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.3% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 16.0% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
4,313 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Storrs, CT |
| Population of city/town: |
20,720 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campuses in Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, Torrington, and Waterbury. |
| Nearest major city: |
Hartford |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
25 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
121,578 |
| Online campus map: |
admissions.uconn.edu/
virtualtour/search |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Housing limited to students who have lived on campus for eight semesters; some students placed on waiting list through lottery process. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (63%)
- women's dorms (1%)
- men's dorms (1%)
- sorority housing (1%)
- fraternity housing (1%)
- single-student apartments (16%)
- married-student apartments (1%)
- special housing for disabled students (2%)
- special housing for international students (1%)
- other housing including Learning communities, Honors housing. (13%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
97% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
73% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
27% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
48% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
100 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Research center. Music and dramatic arts and pharmacy libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art and natural history museums, national undersea research center, research and archive center, arboretum, information technology, materials science and social inquiry institutes, electron microscope labs. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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ESL. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, ; health insurance may be purchased for a fee. |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, development library, job opportunity list. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, assistance with personal assistant referral. |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
90% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
19 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
8 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
8% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
14 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
6 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
10% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Daily Campus |
| Number of honor societies: |
31 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
463 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Adventist Campus Fellowship, All Students Bible Study, Alpha Omega Christian Club, Buddhist Association, Campus Crusade for Christ, Chinese Bible Study Group, Collegiate Fellowship, Faith Christian Fellowship, Impact Movement, International Christian Fellowship, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Association, Jewish Group, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Lighthouse Scripture Study, Muslim Student Association, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Pagan Organization for Diverse Spirituality, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Reformed University Fellowship, Tom's Leadership Council, Young Life |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Hellenic, Hillel, Hispanic Professional Engineers, Latino group, National Society of Black Engineers, Native American, Black Student Association, Celtic American Cultural Society |
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| International student organizations: |
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African, Hong Kong, Hungarian, Indian, Iranian, Middle Eastern, Irish, Italian, Albanian, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, Pakistani, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Taiwanese, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Filipino, German, and Turkish groups; Israel Public Affairs Committee |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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academic, departmental, political, professional, service, sports, hobby, religious, social justice, military, media, band, residence all, special-interest, cultural, drama, performing/visual arts, theatre, debating, and chess groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Jeffrey Hathaway,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Pat Babcock |
| School colors: |
blue and white |
| School mascot: |
Husky |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Atlantic Hockey Association (Division I, men's only), Big East Conference (Division I, Football I-A), Hockey East Association (Division I) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
5% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
37% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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baseball field, volleyball pavilion, basketball center, field hockey complex, football, softball stadium, tennis courts |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, bowling, cross-country, flag football, ice hockey, inner-tube water polo, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, Wiffle ball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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cheerleading, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, ice hockey, in-line skating, kayaking, lacrosse, pistol, polo, rifle, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Club sports for women: |
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cheerleading, cycling, equestrian sports, field hockey, figure skating, ice hockey, lacrosse, pistol/rifle, polo, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Windsor Locks, CT (40 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Boston (75 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Hartford (25 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Storrs-Mansfield, CT (near campus) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
51% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
34% within one year of graduation |
| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
85% within one year of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Aegis Lending Corp., Aetna, American Express, Blum Shapiro, Cigna, Citigroup Asset Management, CVS Pharmacy, Danbury Hospital, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Electric Boat Corp., Encon, Ernst & Young, ESPN, Fleet Bank, FM Global, GE Commercial Finance, General Electric, Hartford Hospital, HealthNet, Hewitt Associates, IBM, ING Financial Services, Kelly Services, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Lincoln Financial Group, Mass Mutual Financial Group, McCladrey & Pullen, LLP, MetLife, New Britain General Hospital, New England Center for Children, New York Life Insurance, Nordstrom, Northeast Utilities, Pfizer, Inc., Pitney Bowes, Pratt & Whitney, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Prudential Financial, Sodexho, Inc., St. Mary's Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, Starbucks Barista, Stop & Shop, The Hartford Insurance Group, Towers Perrin, Travelers Insurance, Uconn Health Center, Unilever Home & Personal Care Development, United Health Group, United Technologies, UPS, USI Consulting Group, Van Zelm Heywood & Shadford, Verizon Wireless, Walgreens, Yale-New Haven Hospital, YMCA. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Richard Mastacchio, astronaut
- Emeka Okafor, Professional NBA Player and Philanthropist
- Kathleen Murphy, President of Fidelity Personal Investing.
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| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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STUDENT LIVING
Your University of Connecticut experience will be a great adventure. You’ll live and learn in the hub of collegiate excitement.
UConn has the highest percentage of students living on campus of any public university in the United States. Our campus is like a small city, buzzing with energy. Students enjoy an on-campus movie theater, numerous coffee shops and a full-service bookstore. The University of Connecticut offers the familiarity of an intimate academic institution, while being just a short drive from major cities.
From contemporary residence and dining halls to outstanding athletics and hundreds of student clubs and activities, you’ll live life your way at UConn. |
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