WestConn Facts & Figures
WestConn Facts & Figures [ Updated October 7, 2008 ]
Campuses
WestConn has two campuses in Danbury: a 34-acre main campus in downtown Danbury called Midtown, and a 364-acre campus, about three miles from the main campus, called Westside.
Schools
Ancell School of Business
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Professional Studies
School of Visual and Performing Arts
Student Headcounts, Fall 2008
4,704 = Full-time
1,758 = Part-time
6,462 = Total
4,599 = Full-time Undergraduate
105 = Full-time Graduate
Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment by School, Fall 2008
5,230 = Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of all students enrolled for credit
4,732 = FTE of Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
1,400 = Ancell School of Business (Undergraduate)
2,405 = School of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate, including 570 teacher education
also counted in Professional Studies)
1,071 = School of Professional Studies (Undergraduate)
425 = School of Visual and Performing Arts (Undergraduate)
278 = Graduate Studies (degree-seeking)
Undergraduate Admissions, Fall 2008
5,309 = New Applications for Full-time Enrollment (including 1088 transfers)
3,018 = Accepted by the Admissions office (including 703 transfers)
1,381 = Enrolled as New Full-Time Students (including 451 transfers)
Profile of First-Time Full-Time Students Entering in Fall 2008
Women comprise 49.7% of the entering class (462 of 930), and members of traditionally underrepresented groups comprise 20.5% of the entering class (191 of 930).
Geographic Origin of Undergraduates, Fall 2008 (expressed as a percentage of 5,769 students)
19.2% = Danbury 6.4% = New Milford
5.2% = Bethel 4.9% = Brookfield
4.8% = New Fairfield 4.4% = Newtown
46.3% = Other Connecticut 6.9% = New York State
1.8% = Other States and Countries
SAT Scores, Fall 2008
The mean SAT composite score for all first-time full-time students is 986 (Mathematics 495 plus Verbal 491). The mean SAT Writing score is 490.
Degrees Conferred (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)
14 = Doctorates (Ed.D) 238 = Masters
804 = Bachelors 10 = Associates
Academics
Total undergraduate programs of study: 37
Instructional Faculty, Fall 2007 (Source: Human Resources)
221 are Full-time
316 are Part-time (113 = full-time equivalent)
85% of full-time faculty have doctorates and other approved terminal degrees
Full-Time Instructional Faculty by School, Fall 2008 (Source: Human Resources)
41 = Ancell School of Business
111 = School of Arts and Sciences
44 = School of Professional Studies
25 = School of Visual and Performing Arts
Student to Faculty Ratio, Fall 2008
15.6 to 1 (Total Student FTE divided by Total Faculty FTE)
Employment (Source: Human Resources)
WestConn's Total Workforce is 961 (598 full-time and 363 part-time)
* Note: The source of all student statistics is the official third-week student file maintained
by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, unless otherwise specified.
