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WestConn Facts & Figures

Campuses
Western 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
The Ancell School of Business
The Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Professional Studies
The School of Visual and Performing Arts

Student Headcounts in Fall 2024

3,253 = Full-time 3,181 = Full-time Undergraduate7  72= Full-time Graduate
916 = Part-time 386 = Part-time Undergraduate  530= Part-time Graduate
4,169 = Total 3,567 = Undergraduate  5602 = Graduate

Student Headcount Enrollment in Fall 2024

Undergraduate Enrollment by School
914 = Ancell School of Business
891 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
1045 = School of Professional Studies
661 = School of Visual and Performing Arts
56 = Undergraduate Nondegree Students

Graduate Enrollment
570 = Graduate Students in Degree and Certificate Programs
32 = Graduate-level Nondegree Students

Undergraduate Admissions, Fall 2024
6,980 = New Applications for Full-time Enrollment (including 1,070 transfers)
5,697 = Accepted by the Admissions office (including 555 transfers)
1,081 = Enrolled as New Full-Time Students (including 233 transfers)

Profile of First-Time Full-Time Students Entering in Fall 2024 (as a percentage of 848)
Women comprise 46.5% of the entering class, and members of historically-underrepresented racial and ethnic groups comprise 57% of the entering class.
 

Geographic Origin of Undergraduates, Fall 2024 (as a percentage of 3,567 students)

19.2% = Danbury 6.2% = New Milford
5.5% = Bethel 4.1% = Brookfield
4.65% = New Fairfield 3.0% = Newtown
33.1% = Other Connecticut 22.1% = New York State
2.2% = Other States and Countries

Degrees Conferred from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024

9
 = Doctorates 153 = Masters
777 = Bachelors 6 = Associates

Degree and Certificate Programs
Undergraduate programs = 48               Graduate programs = 23

Teaching Faculty, Fall 2024   (Source: Human Resources)
180 are Full-time
375 are Part-time (130.26 = full-time equivalent)
91% of full-time faculty have doctorates and other approved terminal degrees

Full-Time Teaching Faculty by School, Fall 2023
29 = Ancell School of Business
64 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
49 = School of Professional Studies
38 = School of Visual and Performing Arts

Student to Faculty Ratio, Fall 2019
11.7 to 1 (Total Student FTE divided by Total Faculty FTE)

WestConn Tuition & Fees

* Note: The source of all student statistics is the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, unless otherwise specified.

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