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Facts at a Glance

  • Founded in 1889
  • 184 acres; more than 60 buildings
  • Fall 2025 Enrollments
    • Total: 4,773
    • Undergraduates, full-time: 3,230
    • Undergraduates, part-time: 139
    • Graduate students, full-time: 74
    • Graduate students, part-time: 123
    • Early college students: 1,207
    • From 34 states
    • From 1 foreign nation(s)
    • 157 of the 169 Connecticut cities
    • 93% of students are from Connecticut
    • 85% of first-year students live on campus
    • 63% of all undergraduates live on campus
    • 33% first-generation students
  • Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1
  • Average Class Size: 21
  • Female/male/NA ratio: 59/41
  • Underrepresented:
    • Total: 30%
    • First-year students: 32%
  • Cost of Attendance, 2025-26
    • In-State Tuition: $6,998
    • In-State Fees: $7,010
    • NERSP/OOS/International Tuition: $10,498
    • NERSP/OOS/International Fees: $6,930
    • Estimated Housing (based on an average cost of on-campus housing options): $10,458
    • Food Services: $7,064
    • Estimated Other: $3,151 (Books, Transportation, Misc. Personal Expenses)
    • Need Based Aid (2024-25): $16.6 million
    • Non-Need Based Aid (2024-25): $13.2 million
  • 95% of faculty have terminal degrees
  • 74% of all student applicants receive financial aid awards
  • 2025 Graduating class: 969
  • Staff data
    • Full-time faculty: 169
    • Full-Time staff: 385
    • Lecturers: 250
    • Student workers: 504