Student Body
As of the fall of 2011, WestConn has approximately 4,763 full-time undergraduates and 1,562 part-time students and 82 graduate students.
5,196 students (including 1,039 transfer applicants) applied to the university. 3,391 (including 798 transfers) were accepted. Of those 1,307 enrolled in the fall semester.
Most of the students at WestConn come from the Tri State Area of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Nearly all commuter students come from western Connecticut, Putnam, Dutchess and Westchester Counties in New York.
According to the university, students claiming Connecticut residency come from 99 of the state's 169 municipalities.
Women comprise 52.7% of the entering class (462 of 876), and members of traditionally underrepresented groups comprise 24.5% of the entering class (215 of 876).
The Student to Faculty ratio for fall 2011 is 15.9 to 1 (Total Student FTE divided by Total Faculty FTE).
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