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Western Connecticut State University

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 2006 *
4208 = Full-time
1878 = Part-time
6086 = Total
4131 = Full-time Undergraduate
77 = Full-time Graduate

Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment by School, Fall 2006
4732 = Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of all students enrolled for credit
4250 = FTE of Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
1250 = Ancell School of Business (Undergraduate)
2120 = School of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate, including 546 teacher education
also counted in Professional Studies)
1021 = School of Professional Studies (Undergraduate)
405 = School of Visual and Performing Arts (Undergraduate)
233 = Graduate Studies (degree-seeking)

Undergraduate Admissions, Fall 2006
4793 = New Applications for Full-time Enrollment (including 962 transfers)
2825 = Accepted by the Admissions office (including 644 transfers)
1262 = Enrolled as New Full-Time Students (including 407 transfers)

Profile of First-Time Full-Time Students Entering in Fall 2006
Women comprise 49.5% of the entering class (423 of 855), and members of traditionally underrepresented groups comprise 14.7% of the entering class (123 of 839).

Geographic Origin of Undergraduates, Fall 2006 (expressed as a percentage of 5384 students)
19.3% = Danbury
7.0% = New Milford
6.9% = Bethel
4.3% = Brookfield
4.3% = New Fairfield
4.2% = Newtown
44.6% = Other Connecticut
7.3% = New York State
2.1% = Other States and Countries

SAT Scores, Fall 2006
The mean SAT composite score for all first-time full-time students is 1000 (Mathematics 499 plus Verbal 501). The mean SAT Writing score is 492.

Degrees Conferred (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
731 = Bachelors
239 = Masters
9 = Associates

Academics
Total undergraduate programs of study: 38

Instructional Faculty, Fall 2006
200 are Full-time
318 are Part-time (70 = full-time equivalent)
88% of full-time faculty have doctorates and other approved terminal degrees

Full-Time Instructional Faculty by School, Fall 2006
36 = Ancell School of Business
100 = School of Arts and Sciences
41 = School of Professional Studies
23 = School of Visual and Performing Arts

Student to Faculty Ratio, Academic Year 2006-07
15.4 to 1 (Total Student FTE divided by Total Faculty FTE)

Employment (Source: IPEDS Human Resources, 11-06)
WestConn's Total Workforce is 914 (583 full-time and 331 part-time)

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