275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1929
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 5,706
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $155,155,821
Admissions
Application Fee: $45
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $26,280
Room/Board: $10,700
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 82%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 84%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 92%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Health Care organizatons such as Yale/New Haven Hospital, Bayer, Pfizer, Businesses such as Cigna, Aetna, Enterprise, IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Travelers Insurance, Communications firms and affiliates, Elementary and Secondary Schools
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: 285,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 21,000
Number of microforms: 5,000
Number of audiovisuals: 6,500
Number of ebooks: 4,500
Other library facilities: On campus Law School library.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: An Gorta Mor, history of the Irish Famine, exhibit is the largest collection outside of Ireland; Biomechanics (motion analysis) lab, Clinical Care facility for nursing and physician assistant programs, Financial Technology Center (Trading room).
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 440
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): 600
Classrooms: 1,000
Labs: 150
Other areas: 3,100
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 5,200
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? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 75%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 4%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 4%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 75%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (71%), apartment for single students (26%), other housing options (3%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: 5%
Triples or Suites: 69%
Apartments: 26%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 55
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 500 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Bradley Airport, Hartford, CT (30), JFK or LGA airports, New York City (75)
Nearest train station: New Haven (8)
Nearest bus station: New Haven (8)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 60%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 20%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,100
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Southern Connecticut State University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Connecticut)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Alumni/Reunion Weekend, Parents/Family Weekend, Little Sibling Weekend, May Weekend, Holiday Dinner (where faculty and administrators serve the student), Midnight Madness, Lecture Series;