WestConn Facts & Figures
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 2007 *
4,473 = Full-time
1,738 = Part-time
6,211 = Total
4,375 = Full-time Undergraduate
98 = Full-time Graduate
Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment by School, Fall 2007
4,986 = Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of all students enrolled for credit
4,490 = FTE of Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
1,348 = Ancell School of Business (Undergraduate)
2,208 = School of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate, including 546 teacher education
also counted in Professional Studies)
1,058 = School of Professional Studies (Undergraduate)
435 = School of Visual and Performing Arts (Undergraduate)
264 = Graduate Studies (degree-seeking)
Undergraduate Admissions, Fall 2007
5,350 = New Applications for Full-time Enrollment (including 994 transfers)
3,147 = Accepted by the Admissions office (including 631 transfers)
1,304 = Enrolled as New Full-Time Students (including 412 transfers)
Profile of First-Time Full-Time Students Entering in Fall 2007
Women comprise 53% of the entering class (476 of 892), and members of traditionally underrepresented groups comprise 19.6% of the entering class (166 of 846).
Geographic Origin of Undergraduates, Fall 2007 (expressed as a percentage of 5,519 students)
19.4% = Danbury
6.3% = New Milford
5.6% = Bethel
4.4% = New Fairfield
4.4% = Newtown
4.2% = Brookfield
46.8% = Other Connecticut
7.1% = New York State
1.8% = Other States and Countries
SAT Scores, Fall 2007
The mean SAT composite score for all first-time full-time students is 996 (Mathematics 498 plus Verbal 498). The mean SAT Writing score is 492.
Degrees Conferred (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007)
717 = Bachelors
220 = Masters
10 = Associates
Academics
Total undergraduate programs of study: 37
Instructional Faculty, Fall 2007 (Source: Human Resources)
212 are Full-time
315 are Part-time (110 = full-time equivalent)
86% of full-time faculty have doctorates and other approved terminal degrees
Full-Time Instructional Faculty by School, Fall 2007 (Source: Human Resources)
40 = Ancell School of Business
106 = School of Arts and Sciences
42 = School of Professional Studies
24 = School of Visual and Performing Arts
Student to Faculty Ratio, Fall 2007
15.5 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.
