WestConn Facts & Figures
[ Updated October 1, 2009 ]
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 2009
4,882 = Full-time
1,735 = Part-time
6,617 = Total
4,756 = Full-time Undergraduate
126 = Full-time Graduate
Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment by School, Fall 2009
5,425 = Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of all students enrolled for credit
4,910 = FTE of Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
1,414 = Ancell School of Business (Undergraduate)
2,509 = School of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate, including 585 teacher education
also counted in Professional Studies)
1,102 = School of Professional Studies (Undergraduate)
470 = School of Visual and Performing Arts (Undergraduate)
335 = Graduate Studies (degree-seeking)
Undergraduate Admissions, Fall 2009
5,279 = New Applications for Full-time Enrollment (including 1104 transfers)
3,391 = Accepted by the Admissions office (including 795 transfers)
1,462 = Enrolled as New Full-Time Students (including 454 transfers)
Profile of First-Time Full-Time Students Entering in Fall 2009
Women comprise 54.5% of the entering class (549 of 1008), and members of traditionally underrepresented groups comprise 18.8% of the entering class (190 of 1008).
Geographic Origin of Undergraduates, Fall 2009 (expressed as a percentage of 5,869 students)
17.8% = Danbury 6.4% = New Milford
5.3% = Bethel 4.8% = Brookfield
4.9% = New Fairfield 2.7% = Newtown
49.9% = Other Connecticut 6.6% = New York State
1.6% = Other States and Countries
SAT Scores, Fall 2009
The mean SAT composite score for all first-time full-time students is 1004 (Mathematics 500 plus Verbal 504). The mean SAT Writing score is 498.
Degrees Conferred (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
2 = Doctorates (Ed.D) 151 = Masters
807 = Bachelors 10 = Associates
Academics
Total undergraduate programs of study: 37
Instructional Faculty, Fall 2009 (Source: Human Resources)
219 are Full-time
349 are Part-time (129 = full-time equivalent)
85% of full-time faculty have doctorates and other approved terminal degrees
Full-Time Instructional Faculty by School, Fall 2009 (Source: Human Resources)
42 = Ancell School of Business
109 = School of Arts and Sciences
45 = School of Professional Studies
23 = School of Visual and Performing Arts
Student to Faculty Ratio, Fall 2009
15.6 to 1 (Total Student FTE divided by Total Faculty FTE)
Employment (Source: Human Resources)
WestConn's Total Workforce is 976 (584 full-time and 392 part-time; excluding student workers)
* 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.
