University of Connecticut

The University of Connecticut has its main campus located at Storrs, at the distance of 28 km from Hartford. Apart from that, the university has five regional campuses at Avery Point, the Greater Hartford campus, Stamford, Waterbury and Torrington. Apart from that the University has its Health Center campus in Farmington that accommodates the School of Medicine and other noteworthy institutes and health care centers.

The university accommodates a number of schools and colleges that are individually accredited by reputed organizations of the United States. The School of Law is located in Hartford and is one of the top learning places of the university. Some of the other schools and colleges of the university are:

• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

• Neag School of Education

• School of Medicine

• School of Dental Medicine

• School of Engineering

• School of Family Studies

• School of Social Work

• School of Pharmacy

• School of Business and many more.

As many as 105 majors, eight undergraduate, 16 graduate and five professional degree programs are available at the University of Connecticut. The retention rate of the university is considered among top 25 national level universities.

For more information about courses, you can refer to any of the career information sites online.

The university's reputation can be learnt from its accreditation and achievements. Learn about the same in the next section.

The University of Connecticut has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Apart from that, the university has also obtained accreditation from various reputed organizations as mentioned below:

• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

• Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education

• Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and many more

Apart from that, the university has also achieved top ranks in various fields, some of which are mentioned below:

== >US news and World Report ranked the University of Connecticut at top position in the category of best public university in New England.

== >US news and World Report placed the university in the second tier of competitiveness for following the selective admission standards.

== >The undergraduate programs of the university are ranked at 64th position among the top national universities.

If you wish to get enrolled with one of the programs at the university, you can learn about the college grants and scholarships and other privileges in the next section.

The University of Connecticut offers a number of privileges to the students hailing from different parts of the world. More than three-fourth of the students live within the campus and enjoy a number of facilities. As many as 300 student organizations have been formed to serve the students in various situations.

Newspapers, cable network and free bus transport to visit various surrounding areas is provided to the students by the university. Heating system at the university is one of the best at the national level and one can also admire the huge public research collection available at the libraries. Sports activities and annual Spring Weekend provide good opportunities to the students to participate in other activities, along with learning. Lacrosse, basketball, soccer, baseball, field hockey, softball and swimming are some of the many games available at the campuses.

A number of scholarships, fellowships and awards are offered by different schools and colleges at the University of Connecticut. Apart from the college grants and scholarships offered by the university, there are many non-university funds made available to the students getting enrolled with the university. One can learn about these financial aids by visiting the official website of the university.

The facilities available at all six campuses of the university make them eligible of enjoying one of the highest student retention rates in the United States.

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