The University of Connecticut
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Former names
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Storrs Agricultural School Storrs Agricultural College Connecticut Agricultural College Connecticut State College |
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| Type |
Public flagship land-grant sea-grant space-grant |
| Established | 1881 |
| Endowment | $436.9 million |
| President | Susan Herbst |
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Academic staff
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University System: 4,624 Health Center: 5,248 |
| Students | 32,027 |
| Undergraduates | 23,630 (fall 2016) 19,324 - Storrs 4,306 - Regional |
| Postgraduates | 8,397 (fall 2016) |
| Location | Storrs, Mansfield, Connecticut, United States |
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Urban, suburban, and rural Storrs, 4,400 acres UConn Health, 205 acres |
| Colors | Navy blue, white and gray |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS – The American, Hockey East |
| Nickname | Huskies |
| Mascot | Jonathan the Husky |
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| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| ARWU | 99-119 |
| Forbes | 147 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 60 |
| Washington Monthly | 63 |
| Global | |
| ARWU | 301-400 |
| QS | 421-430 |
| Times | 301-350 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 283 |
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a land grant public research university in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881, and is a sea-grant university and a member of the Space Grant Consortium. The university serves more than 32,000 students on its five campuses, including more than 8,000 graduate students in multiple programs.
UConn is one of the founding institutions of the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts regional economic and cultural partnership alliance known as New England's Knowledge Corridor. UConn is a member of Universitas 21, a global network of 24 research-intensive universities, who work together to foster global citizenship. UConn is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
UConn was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two brothers who donated the land for the school. In 1893, the school became a land grant college. In 1939, the name was changed to the University of Connecticut. Over the next decade, social work, nursing, and graduate programs were established, and the schools of law and pharmacy were absorbed into the university. During the 1960s, UConn Health was established for new medical and dental schools. John Dempsey Hospital opened in Farmington in 1975.
Competing in the American Athletic Conference as the Huskies, UConn has been particularly successful in their men's and women's basketball programs. The Huskies have won 21 NCAA championships.
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