About the University

• For 11 years running, UConn has been rated by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 public university in New England – and also ranks among the top 30 public universities in the nation.

• UConn is the only public university in New England with its own schools of law, medicine, dental medicine, and social work.

• Founded in 1881, UConn is the only public university in Connecticut to be designated a Carnegie Foundation Research University, lauded for breadth and range of research.

• The American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education ranks the Neag School of Education’s doctoral program in kinesiology No. 1 in the nation.

• 56 UConn Health Center physicians were named in the 2008 Best Doctors list published by Hartford Magazine.

• BusinessWeek ranks UConn’s School of Business MBA program in the top 20 among public institutions.

• The National Science Foundation ranks UConn in the top 15 percent of public universities in garnering research funding. Research awards to UConn faculty exceeded $194 million in 2008.

Location

• Main campus is located in Storrs, about 30 minutes from Hartford, the state’s capital city, and within driving distance of Boston, New York City, and Providence.

• Campuses statewide in ideal locations at Avery Point, Waterbury, West Hartford, Stamford, and Torrington.

• UConn Health Center in Farmington and Schools of Law and Social Work in the greater Hartford area complete the University’s high-quality programs available statewide.

acaDemic BreaDth

•UConn’s 14 schools and colleges offer seven undergraduate degrees in more than 100 majors.

• The University grants 17 graduate degrees in more than 90 fields of study, and provides graduate professional programs in business, dental medicine, law, medicine, pharmacy, and social work.

Impressive Faculty

• UConn’s faculty members are world-renowned. Many are recognized as leaders in education, research, and scholarship.

• UConn faculty research in regenerative biology produced America’s first cloned calf using non-reproductive cells, creating an international scientific and media sensation.

• UConn faculty provided pivotal leadership for the historic UConn-African National Congress Partnership.

• Faculty initiative created an unprecedented opportunity for UConn students to study at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

• UConn’s Neag School of Education is home to the renowned National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, the Accelerated Schools Project, and is one of 11 schools nationwide selected for the Carnegie Corporation’s prestigious Teachers for a New Era initiative.

• UConn faculty collaborating across campuses, including at the Health Center, are conducting breakthrough research in such cutting-edge areas as nanotechnology, stem cell research, and fuel cell technology.

• Faculty members are dedicated to their roles as teachers, student advisors, and mentors. UConn’s undergraduate summer research program offers students the opportunity to participate in original research or receive a grant to work under the direction of our renowned professors.

Student Quality

• More than 29,000 students enrolled, representing nearly every state in the nation and more than 100 countries.

• Average SAT scores for incoming freshmen at Storrs are up 87 points since 1996 and are now 1200.

• The 355 students UConn welcomed into its Honors Program in 2008 had an average SAT score of 1390.

• Minority freshman enrollment at Storrs and the regional campuses has more than doubled since 1995.

• Since 1995, 1,074 valedictorians and salutatorians have enrolled at all campuses. In fall 2008, 39 percent of freshmen entering the Storrs campus were ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class and 78 percent were in the top 25 percent of their class.

• UConn is among the top 20 public universities in the nation in freshman retention rates; 93 percent of freshmen enrolled at Storrs in 2007 chose to continue their studies here in 2008.

• Nearly 50 percent of student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better grade point average last year, and 17 student- athletes had a 4.0 grade point average in the fall and/ or spring semesters.