University of Connecticut

United States of America

University Of Connecticut is one of the top public research universities in United States, which was established in Storrs, Connecticut in the year 1881. University of Connecticut has over 30,000 students on four regional campuses around the state. The university has been recognized as a Public Ivy, defined as a select group of publicly-funded universities considered to provide a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League

University of Connecticut offers a over 100 different undergraduate majors. Students can also work with their Faculty Advisor to create a major and a course of study. After students complete their bachelor degree, University of Connecticut offers several opportunities to advance students education at graduate and professional levels.

University of Connecticut offers programs through its: College of Architecture Health and Natural Resources, School of Business, School of Dental Medicine, School of Engineering, School of Fine Arts, The Graduate School, School of Law, College of Liberal Arts and Science, School of Medicine, Neag School of Education, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, and School of Social Work.

The total student population at the university is more than 27,000 of which over 18,000 students are enrolled in the undergraduate programs. The student to faculty ratio at the University of Connecticut is 14:1 and the acceptance rate is 53%. About 79 % of its students recieve the financial aid in one form or the other.

Notable Alumni: Meg Ryan (American actress, director, and producer), Franklin Ramón Chang Díaz (Costa Rican-American mechanical engineer, physicist, former NASA astronaut)