The University of Connecticut
Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at UConn
By Gender
| Males | C |
| Females | C- |
By Major
| Animal Studies | B- |
| Anthropology | D- |
| Art & Design Department | F |
| Biology | C- |
| Business - Management and Administration | D+ |
| Chemical Engineering | D+ |
| Chemistry | C+ |
| Civil Engineering | C- |
| Communications | D- |
| Computer Science | C |
| Economics | C+ |
| Education | D |
| Electrical Engineering | C |
| Engineering Department | C+ |
| English | C- |
| Finance | B- |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | C- |
| Journalism | C+ |
| Language - French/Spanish/etc. | D- |
| Math | D+ |
| Mechanical Engineering | C |
| Music Education | C- |
| Natural Resources | A |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | F |
| Nursing | C |
| Other | D+ |
| Physics | D- |
| Political Science | B- |
| PreMed and Medical | C- |
| Psychology | D+ |
| Public Health | B- |
| Public Policy | B |
| Social Work | C |
| Sociology | D |
| Undecided | F |
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Surrounding City
“... There are always people to hang out with and even though the campus isn't in the city, there are still multiple bars and there are always places ...Read full comment
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The cohort model was an atrocity, by the way ...Read full comment
“I just completed by freshman year on the UConn Storrs campus. I thoroughly loved it and look forward to returning in the Fall. I live in Connecticut b...Read full comment
“... The fact that there is no town or city near UConn really doesn't matter as the University is a small city in itself ...Read full comment
“... If you are looking to come to a school with a great city life, it is not here ...Read full comment
“... Because UConn is in such a rural area, it becomes its own city and the sense of community and pride among UConn students is very strong despite i...Read full comment
“... yeah it's in the middle of nowhere but you forget about that--the campus is so self-contained it feels like it's own city and you really have no r...Read full comment
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Campus & surrounding town: Beautiful rural area that becomes a mini-city when you're in the center of campus ...Read full comment
“... The campus is absolutely GORGEOUS if you're into hiking/more rural areas, which I am (I'm not a city girl AT ALL), though right now they are doin...Read full comment
“... I was looking at private, city-schools with a strong focus in political science and international relations ...Read full comment
“... As for the surrounding city, there isn't one ...Read full comment
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