237 High Street
Middletown, CT 06459
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1831
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,764
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $564,879,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $35,023
Room/Board: $9,540
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, 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: 58%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 80%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 80%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Lehman Brothers, Teach for America, Peace Corps, Mitchell Madison Group
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: 1,324,647
Number of current serial subscriptions: 7,217
Number of microforms: 292,687
Number of audiovisuals: 49,017
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: Scores and Recordings, World Music Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Government Documents, Science Library, Art Library, Psychology Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art center, art galleries, African/African-American studies center, music hall, public affairs center, language lab, electron microscope, observatory, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 185
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): 232
Classrooms: 10
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0
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, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
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: 98%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 2%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 2%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 98%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 98%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (49%), women’s dorms (2%), men’s dorms (2%), fraternity housing (3%), apartments for married students (0%), apartment for single students (20%), special housing for disabled students (2%), special housing for international students (1%), other housing options (21%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 29%
Doubles: 28%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 20%
Other: 23%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 308
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 15%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 170 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Hartford/Bradley International Airport (35), New York or Boston
Nearest train station: Meriden (6)
Nearest bus station: Middletown (0)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 30%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 79%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,025
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
Campus
Most popular events: Festival of Lights (multi-faith holiday service), Expressiones (latino/latina talent show), Evening of Elegance, Jubilee (African/African-American talent show), Mabuhay (Asian/Asian American talent show), Queer Prom, Pangea International Food and Activity Expo, Eclectic Halloween and Valentine’s Day Parties