Fast Facts
- Founded as an agricultural school in 1881 with a gift from Charles and Augustus Storrs
- 1881: 3 faculty members and 12 students
- 2012: Over 30,000 students and 11,000 faculty & staff
- Main Campus in Storrs, CT and 5 Regional Campuses
- Health Center Campus in Farmington, CT
- $1.8B Operating Budget
- $235M Research Awards
- Connecticut is an innovative state:
- #1: Per capita income
- #5: R&D/GDP
- #5: Kaufmann New Economy
- Educational Programs:
- 101 UG Majors
- 86 Graduate Fields of Study
- 93% Freshmen Retention Rate
- 6 Year Graduation Rate of 78% (2009), national average is 55%
- Average SAT of 1228, 217 points higher than national average
- 7 NSF Research Experiences for UG programs
- NSF IGERT Fellowships on Language Plasticity
- NSF GK-12 Fellowships on Sustainable Energy
- 5 U.S. Department of Education GAANN Fellowship programs
- Faculty Excellence:
- 49 Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors
- 94 Endowed Professors
- 4 CT Medal of Science & Technology Recipients
- 168 Fulbright Scholars
- Members of the National Academy of Engineering & Institute of Medicine
- Recipient of the NSF PECASE Award
