University of Connecticut, Storrs


Continente:
North America
Country:
United States of America United States of America
Address:
University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
Web Site:
www.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut, Storrs


About University of Connecticut, Storrs:

The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land grant, National Sea Grant and National Space Grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, Connecticut, approximately a half hour's drive from Hartford and 90 minutes from Boston. 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, while the schools of law and pharmacy were also 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. Students at UConn can pursue over 100 majors, eight undergraduate degrees, 17 graduate degrees and five professional degree programs. Students choose from 87 different minors at UConn, including areas of study not offered as formalized majors.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 109 146 271 303 323 305 306 327 317 304 334 327 350 387 353 368 373

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 85 119 198 169 142 192 194 192 191 200 195 201 201 198 201 206
Engineering 133 172 189 211 175 179 196 179 177 232 208 245 273 279 351-400 163
Life Sciences 100 262 287 - - 284 - - - 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 351-400 351-400 351-400
Medicine 146 - - - - - - - - 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 401-450 401-450
Natural Sciences 220 255 258 291 291 - - - - 351-400 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 301-350
Social Sciences 61 109 96 86 89 92 103 99 100 109 119 128 150 153 175 190

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 170 142 150 167 179 184 171 177 164 175 222 224 282
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - 271
Chemistry 260 230 238 281 272 260 279 247 255 260 260 301-350 138
Chemical Engineering 116 74 96 116 105 106 144 144 154 214 239 233 72
Civil Engineering 290 - 291 250 244 271 256 244 277 278 290 260 178
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500
Computer Science 262 242 - - 296 - 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 234
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - 140 - 249 263
Electrical Engineering 272 272 231 205 201 233 256 296 286 301-350 276 301-350 137
Environment / Ecology 124 141 153 148 134 143 150 146 153 162 - 136 150
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - 273 237
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science 219 203 211 245 252 252 261 239 270 268 282 301-350 173
Mathematics 145 162 162 201 202 195 231 238 237 208 220 235 139
Mechanical Engineering 202 138 132 167 181 134 137 168 171 211 244 245 100
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 297 - - - 253
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 188 165 218 238 206 202 197 223 226 241 273 288
Physics 287 - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450
Plant & Animal Science 286 293 287 - - - 286 292 301-350 283 284 243 289
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 109 123 - 118 130
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - - - 139 155 168
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 241 131
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 291 289 130
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -