University of Connecticut
2131 Hillside Road, Unit 3088Storrs, CT 06269-3088
http://www.uconn.edu
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public institution |
| Year Founded | 1881 |
| Religious Affiliation | None |
| Undergrad Students | 16,112 |
| Endowment | 194,529,519 |
| Application Deadline | February 1 |
| Application Fee | 70 |
| Selectivity | More selective |
| Application Deadline | February 1 |
| Tuition | 8,362 in-state, 21,562 out-of-state |
| Room/Board | 8,266 |
| Services | |
|---|---|
| Associated 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 |
| 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) |
| Career Services | co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| 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. |
| Basic Services | nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, other |
| 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. |
| Periodical Subs | 35,230 |
| # of Books | 2,428,752 |
| Graduate Job Placement Statistics | |
| within 6 months | N/A |
| within one year | 63% |
| within two years | N/A |
| Campus Life | |
| Students in fraternities | 8% |
| Students in sororities | 7% |
| Campus Size | 4,104 acres |
| College housing offered | Yes |
| Students in college housing | 72% |
| College housing types | 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%) |
| Popular Events | Husky WOW (Week of Welcome), Major Concerts (Spring/Fall), Homecoming, Winter Weekend, Lipsync, Spring Weekend, Oozeball, Huskymania; |
| Nearest Airport | Windsor Locks (40), Boston (75) |
| Nearest Train | Hartford (25) |
| Army ROTC | Offered on campus |
| Navy ROTC | Not offered |
| Extracurricular | |
| Students 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 |
| Number of Organizations | 334 |
| # of fraternities | 15 |
| # of sororities | 11 |
| Students in fraternities | 8% |
| Students in sororities | 7% |
| Student Papers | (Appears as submitted by school) Daily Campus (daily) |
| 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. |
