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University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut
115 North Eagleville Road, U-3225
Storrs, CT 06269

Official telephone: (860) 486-2000
Fax number: (860) 486-1476
Website: https://uconn.edu/
University of Connecticut
Screen last updated on: February 2024
QUICK FACTS
Year established: 1881
Type of school: public
Programs: 4-year undergraduate, graduate school
Religious affiliation: no
Campus enrollment: 26,876 students
Coeducational information: coeducational institution
Location description: in or near a rural community (pop. under 5,000)
Application fee: $80

CONTACT INFORMATION
Street address: University of Connecticut
115 North Eagleville Road, U-3225
Storrs, CT 06269
Mailing address: University of Connecticut
115 North Eagleville Road, U-3225
Storrs, CT 06269
Main telephone numbers: 860 486-2000
860 486-1476 (fax)

University of Connecticut
CAMPUS LINKS
Main homepage: https://uconn.edu/

QUICK CODES
FICE number: 00141700

CAMPUS SUMMARY
The University of Connecticut, founded in 1881, is a public, comprehensive university. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Liberal Arts and Sciences; Schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Nursing, and Pharmacy; and Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture. Its 4,108-acre campus is located in Storrs, 30 miles from Hartford.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Fast Facts

  • The University of Connecticut is the state's flagship institution of higher learning.
  • The University was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School and became the University of Connecticut in 1939. Additional information about the University's history and its traditions can be found on The UConn Story website.
  • The University has ten schools and colleges at its main campus in Storrs, separate Schools of Law and Social Work in Hartford, five regional campuses throughout the state and Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine at the UConn Health Center in Farmington. More information about our campuses can be found on the Campuses page.
  • UConn is a Land Grant and Sea Grant College and a Space Grant Consortium institution. Additional information about UConn's land-grant mission of outreach is available on the Outreach webpage.
  • The University spans 4,108 acres at its main campus and five regional campuses, and an additional 205 acres at the UConn Health Center in Farmington.
  • The University of Connecticut is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Additional information can be found in the accreditation letter (PDF), and the NEASC website.
  • The University is undergoing an amazing transformation. UConn is renewing, rebuilding and enhancing its campuses through an unprecedented $2.8 billion, 20-year investment in the University’s infrastructure. State-of-the-art facilities grace every campus. More information about this program is available on the UCONN 2000 website.
  • UConn is a research intensive university, a prestigious designation shared by only the nation's top higher education institutions. We have more than 70 focused research centers where faculty, graduate students and undergraduates explore everything from improving human health to enhancing public education and protecting the country’s natural resources
 
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