2131 Hillside Road, Unit 3088
Storrs, CT 06269-3088
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1881
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 16,112
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $194,529,519
Admissions
Application Fee: $70
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $8,362 in-state, 21,562 out-of-state
Room/Board: $8,266
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, other
Remedial Services Offered: other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, 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: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 63%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: 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
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: 2,428,752
Number of current serial subscriptions: 35,230
Number of microforms: 2,602,491
Number of audiovisuals: 64,638
Number of ebooks: 314,014
Other library facilities: Art/Design, Music and Dramatic Arts, and Pharmacy libraries. Dodd Research Center. Archives and special collections.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: 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.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 100
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): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: 193
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 95%
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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 72%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 8%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 7%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 72%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 72%
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 (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%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 6%
Doubles: 61%
Triples or Suites: 17%
Apartments: 14%
Other: 2%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 115
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 87%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 95%
Campus Size: 4,104 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Windsor Locks (40), Boston (75)
Nearest train station: Hartford (25)
Nearest bus station: Storrs-Mansfield (on-campus) (0)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 48%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 48%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,200
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Husky WOW (Week of Welcome), Major Concerts (Spring/Fall), Homecoming, Winter Weekend, Lipsync, Spring Weekend, Oozeball, Huskymania;