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Western Connecticut State University

Western Connecticut State University
181 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810-6885

Official telephone: (203) 837-8200
Fax number: (203) 837-8320
Website: https://www.wcsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,641
Full-time undergraduates: 3,794
Part-time undergraduates: 847
Total graduate students: 606
Full-time graduate students: 68
Part-time graduate students: 538
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
22.5% Hispanic/Latino
57.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 340 acres
Nearest major city: New York City

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 91%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 30%
Percent of students who live off campus: 70%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1052
Other computer facilities/services: online payment
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Criminology Club; Jazz Club; American Marketing Club; Meteorology

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; basketball; baseball; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; swimming and diving; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: LaGuardia

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