30,000+ applications for 3,000 slots

[UCONNJACK]

Dez just tweeted that UConn received over 30,000 applications for 3,000 slots for the Class of 2016.
Pretty impressive.

 

[Adios]

I would imagine that the cost of a public school (compared to a private school) would make one more attractive now.

 

[BNich]

I would imagine that the cost of a public school (compared to a private school) would make one more attractive now.

I know about this all too well. I am huge uconn basketball and football fan. CT kid myself, but elected for Quinnipiac because it's smaller size and location. In hindsight I wouldn't have minded saving a lot of money by going to Uconn, but wouldn't exchange it for the 4 year experience I have had.

That is an impressive statistic.

 

[UConn4ever]

Wow!

 

[Excalibur]

What's Q running at now? $50k? $55?

 

[Adios]

I know about this all too well. I am huge uconn basketball and football fan. CT kid myself, but elected for Quinnipiac because it's smaller size and location. In hindsight I wouldn't have minded saving a lot of money by going to Uconn, but wouldn't exchange it for the 4 year experience I have had.

That is an impressive statistic.

I went to UConn in the early-mid 90s. Only school I applied to. Zero regrets going there. It was a total blast. Only problem was I partied too much.

 

[BNich]

What's Q running at now? $50k? $55?

Pretty close. I believe right around 48k. Only looked at my student loan numbers a couple of times and they are high enough already going into my last semester to make one lose sleep at night. Terrifying.

 

[UCONNJACK]

My youngest daughter graduates from Fairfield this May. Nearly $50,000 a year. Enrollment at Fairfeld was down nearly 200 students this past academic year.

 

[Adios]

Pretty close. I believe right around 48k. Only looked at my student loan numbers a couple of times and they are high enough already going into my last semester to make one lose sleep at night. Terrifying.

With inflation being inevitable, that may help make the loans easier to pay off.

 

[Adios]

My youngest daughter graduates from Fairfield this May. Nearly $50,000 a year. Enrollment at Fairfeld was down nearly 200 students this past academic year.

I went to Fairfield Prep. Cost $5K a year when I went. Now it's $16,400.a year.

 

[BNich]

With inflation being inevitable, that may help make the loans easier to pay off.

Anything to help me pay them off sooner rather than later I would be happy with. Luckily my parents have agreed to go 50/50 with me.

 

[BNich]

I went to Fairfield Prep. Cost $5K a year when I went. Now it's $16,400.a year.

I went to Xavier. Pretty similar situation but I graduated in 08' and I think the cost was right around 8k - 10k.

 

[Nostical]

These numbers are just what Susan Herbst was hoping for. Now she can be even more selective with SAT and GPA scores to further enhance UConn's standing.

 

[johnhuskies95]

That doesn't seem right. Only 3,000 slots?

 

[UCONNJACK]

That doesn't seem right. Only 3,000 slots?

Dez just confirmed it again on twitter. B10 numbers per Dez.

 

[Dann]

i went to fp. was 9k at start and ended just over 10k my 4 years there. but i had a nice little ship.
wneu was really good compared to the #'s from qu//shu thank god. it was where i could play baseball for me otherwise storrs was the pick.

what i want to know is what were the #'s for uconn the past couple years. how many more are there and if its a big move then the rankings prob get higher next year hugh? uconn on da rise...

 

[Adios]

Fairfield Prep's football program is legendary. Offensive captain of the first two Super Bowl winners (obviously the Packers) went there and the Giants used to hold camp at Fairfield University in the 60s.

I still can't believe Tisch didn't mention Connecticut in his post-game comments when he was thanking people. You played for two years in New Haven, Tisch! Oh wait, his family didn't own half of the team back then.

 

[Kgun7]

That doesn't seem right. Only 3,000 slots?

I agree ... 3,000 does seem a little low. 17,800 total undergrads on the main campus and they would only allow for 3000 next fall? I think the number should be closer to 5,000.

 

[UCONNJACK]

I agree ... 3,000 does seem a little low. 17,800 total undergrads on the main campus and they would only allow for 3000 next fall? I think the number should be closer to 5,000.

Class of 2015 for Storrs was 3,225 students.

 

[Dann]

why 3,000 then? seems weird for a big school. 4 years of that and there will be only 10k undergrads soon left. what am i missing?

 

[UCONNJACK]

why 3,000 then? seems weird for a big school. 4 years of that and there will be only 10k undergrads soon left. what am i missing?

Fifth year students and alot of transfers to the Storrs campus. Plus some majors are now five year programs. Pharm is a six year program.

 

[Dann]

Fifth year students and alot of transfers to the Storrs campus.

hmm, i'll take your word for it. i know the Kin program among others has 5/6 year kids. isn't law in hartford thou? but usually for every class if a thousand kids are let into a school like uconn. lets say 200 transfer out or leave, they will then let 100 come in for transfer so class #'s over time become smaller.(whatever the actual #'s are). so if uconn has 4 years in a row of 3k kids thats 12k. 5th year kids if all 3k were that makes 15 k and then 2+k in tansfers in without anyone leaving in order to get storrs #'s???

seems like they are trying to bring the number down to 15kish overall which will make thing smaller budget wise but also hurt the future brand and compared to other big publics we look small. uconn would be more selestive and still #1 in new england etc ups and downs of this...hard to sell more tix year after year with lesss and less kids to work with, no?

 

[UCONNJACK]

hmm, i'll take your word for it. i know the Kin program among others has 5/6 year kids. isn't law in hartford thou? but usually for every class if a thousand kids are let into a school like uconn. lets say 200 transfer out or leave, they will then let 100 come in for transfer so class #'s over time become smaller.(whatever the actual #'s are). so if uconn has 4 years in a row of 3k kids thats 12k. 5th year kids if all 3k were that makes 15 k and then 2+k in tansfers in without anyone leaving in order to get storrs #'s???

seems like they are trying to bring the number down to 15kish overall which will make thing smaller budget wise but also hurt the future brand and compared to other big publics we look small. uconn would be more selestive and still #1 in new england etc ups and downs of this...hard to sell more tix year after year with lesss and less kids to work with, no?

1,200 transfers from 4 year colleges to UConn last year per UConn Fast Facts.

 

[Dann]

Dez just confirmed it again on twitter. B10 numbers per Dez.

b10 #'s????
is that selective type stuff rankings wise maybe? minn/tosu/mich/msu/psu are all top 10 biggest in the country and are 40k+ enrollment. uconn is half that.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Applications are down or flat at just about every state college in CT except UCONN