| Name |
University of Connecticut |
| Address |
2131 Hillside Road, Unit 3088
Storrs, CT 06269-3088 |
| Website |
http://www.uconn.edu |
| Email |
beahusky@uconn.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
72% |
| Percent Fraternity |
8% |
| Percent Sorority |
7% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
72% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
72% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (73%), women's dorms (2%), men's dorms (1%), sorority housing (1%), fraternity housing (1%), apartment for single students (14%), special housing for disabled students (4%), special housing for international students (0%), other housing options (4%) |
| College Owned Singles |
6% |
| College Owned Doubles |
61% |
| College Owned Triples |
17% |
| College Owned Apartments |
14% |
| College Owned Other |
2% |
| Num College Owned |
115 |
| Sprinkler System |
87% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
95% |
| Campus Size |
4,104 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
72% |
| Nearest Airport |
Windsor Locks (40), Boston (75) |
| Nearest Train |
Hartford (25) |
| Nearest Bus |
Storrs-Mansfield (on-campus) (0) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
48% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
48% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,200 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Husky WOW (Week of Welcome), Major Concerts (Spring/Fall), Homecoming, Winter Weekend, Lipsync, Spring Weekend, Oozeball, Huskymania; |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
334 |
| Honor Societies |
Golden Key, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Lambda Theta Alpha, Mortar Board, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta, Sigma Alpha, Alpha Eta, Beta Gamma Sigma, Beta Alpha Psi, Pi Lambda Theta, Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon, Chi Epsilon, Eta Kappa Nu, Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Sigma Lambda, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Mu Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Theta Tau, Rho Chi, Pi Alpha Alpha, Upsilon Pi Epsilon. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) 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, Latter Day Saint 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. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African, Albanian, Asian, Bangladeshi, Black Student Association, Celtic American Cultural Society, Chinese, Filipino, German, Hellenic, Hillel, Hong Kong, Hispanic Professional Engineers, Hungarian, Indian, Iranian and other Middle Eastern, Irish, Israel Public Affairs Committee, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Korean, Latino, National Society of Black Engineers, Native American, Vietnamese, French, Pakistani, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Taiwanese, Turkish groups. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Academic, Band, Cultural, Drama, Greek Fraternities/Sororities, Performaning/Visual Arts, Theatre, Debating, Chess, Departmental, Political, Professional, Service, Sports, Hobby, Religious, Social Justice, Military, Media, Residence Hall Councils, and Special Interest Groups. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Daily Campus (daily) |
| Num Frats |
15 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
10 |
| Percent Frat Members |
8% |
| Num Sororities |
11 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
5 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
7% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1881 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
16,112 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
194,529,519 |
| Application Deadline |
February 1 |
| Application Fee |
70 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
8,362 in-state, 21,562 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
8,266 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, other |
| Remedial |
other |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, 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 |
63% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Abercrombie & Fitch
Aegis Lending Corporation
Aetna
American Express
Blum Shapiro
Cigna
Citigroup Asset Management
CVS Pharmacy
Danbury Hospital
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Electric Boat Corporation
Encon
Ernst & Young
ESPN
Fleet Bank
Fm Global
|
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
2,428,752 |
| Num Subscriptions |
35,230 |
| Num Microforms |
2,602,491 |
| Num Audiovisual |
64,638 |
| Num Ebooks |
314,014 |
| Library Facilities |
Art/Design, Music and Dramatic Arts, and Pharmacy libraries. Dodd Research Center. Archives and special collections. |
| Museums |
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. |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
100 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
193 |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
95% |
| 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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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