270 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4196
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1911
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,887
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $164,799,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $N/A
Room/Board: $N/A
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 55%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Pfizer Inc.; UBS PaineWebber; Watson Wyatt Worldwide; State Street Bank & Trust; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Travelers Insurance; Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Massachusetts General Hospital; American Express Financial Advisors
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 582,562
Number of current serial subscriptions: 4,272
Number of microforms: 156,949
Number of audiovisuals: 160,213
Number of ebooks: 2,175
Other library facilities: Greer Music Library; Visual Resources Library; Special Collections and Archives include Sheaffer-O’Neill Papers, William Meredith Papers, Linda Lear/Rachel Carson Collections, Conservation and Research Foundation Archive, Weis Collection on the history of printing, Gildersleeve Collection of children’s literature, New London imprints, Chu-Griffiths Asian Art Collection, and papers of Prudence Crandall, Belle Moskowitz, Frances Perkins, and Lillian Wald.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Arboretum with experimental and natural ecological areas, Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room, Digital Curriculum Center, Advanced Technology Lab, Language Lab, electronic classrooms, NMR spectrometer, digital transmission electron microscope, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, college observatory, Geographic Information System laboratory
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 400
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 72
Classrooms: 104
Labs: 12
Other areas: 48
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,650
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 99%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 99%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (95%), apartment for single students (4%), cooperative housing (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 62%
Doubles: 18%
Triples or Suites: 16%
Apartments: 4%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 25
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 750 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Hartford, Connecticut (50), Providence, Rhode Island (50)
Nearest train station: New London, Connecticut (2)
Nearest bus station: New London, Connecticut (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 50%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 45%
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Winter Formal, Festivus, I-Nite, Diwali Dinner, Kwanzaa Dinner, a capella concerts, CISLA ball, intercollegiate and club sports events, Drag Ball, Floralia, Eclipse Weekend, Make We Joy