| Name |
Sacred Heart University |
| Address |
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, CT 06825 |
| Website |
http://www.sacredheart.edu |
| Email |
enroll@sacredheart.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
68% |
| Percent Fraternity |
5% |
| Percent Sorority |
5% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
75% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
68% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (62%), apartment for single students (37%), special housing for disabled students (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
1% |
| College Owned Doubles |
67% |
| College Owned Triples |
17% |
| College Owned Apartments |
15% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
15 |
| Sprinkler System |
73% |
| Fire Alarms |
87% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
65 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
75% |
| Nearest Airport |
New York, NY (55), Hartford/Springfield (72) |
| Nearest Train |
Bridgeport, CT (7) |
| Nearest Bus |
Fairfield, CT (7) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
75% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
28% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,157 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
SHU-Vivor; SHU-Idol; Mr. SHU; Greek Weekend (including skit night, semi-formal and carnival); Midnight Breakfast; Spring Concert |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
65 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Kappa Delta-International Sociology Honor Society; Alpha Phi Sigma-Criminal Justice Honor Society; Alpha Sigma Lambda-National Continuing Education Honor Society; Delta Epsilon Sigma-National Scholastic Honor Society; Delta Mu Delta-National Honor Society for Business Administration; Lambda Epsilon Chi-National Paralegal Honor Society; Sigma Tau Delta-National Honor Society for English; Phi Alpha Theta Phi-National Honor Society for History; Psi Chi-National Honor Society in Psychology; Psi Sigma Iota-International Foreign Language Honor Society; Sigma Theta Tau-International Honor Society of Nursing; Theta Alpha Kappa-National Honor Society for Religious Studies/Theology; Phi Eta Sigma-Honor Society for First-Year Students; |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Student Ministries, Music Ministry, Hunger for Peace, Encounter with Christ, Candlelight Vigil |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) International Club, La Hispanidad, UMOJA, Polish Club, Ciao Italia, Celtic Club |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Marching Band; Pep Band; Jazz Band; Executive Board; Class Officers; Senate; Student Events Team (Programming Board); Finance Board (allocates our Student Activity Fee); Greek Life (oversees all Greek Organizations); Council of Clubs and Organizations (oversees all clubs); Winter Guard; Concert Band; American Chemical Society; Art Club; Ballroom Dance Club; Band Council; Celtic Club; Best Buddies; Amphibians and Reptiles Club; Circle K; College Democrats; College Republicans; Commuter Council; Criminal Justice Club; Dance Team; Debate Society; English Club; Finance & Economics Club; Finance Board; Gay/Straight Alliance; Greek Council; Habitat for Humanity; Helping Hands; Independent Music Club; Ciao Italia; International Club; Inter-Resident Council (IRC); La Hispanidad; Martial Arts; Media Studies Association; Men's Rugby; National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH); Outing Club; Pre-Occupational Therapy; Pre-Physical Therapy; Psychology Club; Sport Management Club; Student Alumni Association; Student Events Team (SET); Student Government Senate; SHU FORCE; SHU ELITE (Gymnastics); Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE); Student Nurses Association; Social Work Organization; Society & Environment Club; Society for Human Resource Management; SHU Players; UMOJA; Women's Rugby; Prologue (Yearbook); Spectrum (Newspaper); WHRT (Radio Station); Student Athletic Training Organization; |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Spectrum/Weekly |
| Num Frats |
4 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
5% |
| Num Sororities |
6 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
5% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1963 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Roman Catholic |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
4,104 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
44,294,956 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
25,300 |
| Room Board |
10,320 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, religious |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
98% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
PricewaterhouseCoopers
GE
IBM
Citigroup
Met Life
Ernst & Young
Yale-New Haven Hospital |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
131,237 |
| Num Subscriptions |
871 |
| Num Microforms |
225,731 |
| Num Audiovisual |
1,646 |
| Num Ebooks |
0 |
| Library Facilities |
52 electronic databases; Rycenga Religion Collection; NEVAS Human Right Collection, Video cassette and dvd collections. |
| Museums |
Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Gallery of Contemporary Art, WSHU-FM radio station. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
Yes |
| Computers Available |
330 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
150 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
500 |
| Num Wired Labs |
325 |
| Num Wired Other |
5,000 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property |
| Wireless Capacity |
7,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
