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  Name Eastern Connecticut State University
  Motto Connecticut's Public Liberal Arts University
  Established 1889
  Type Public
  Head Label President <!-- change as needed old template said President -->
  Head Michael Pernal
  City Willimantic
  State Connecticut
  Country USA
  Campus Rural
  Undergrad 5,113
  Faculty 400
  Mascot Warrior
  Website wwweasternctedu


Eastern Connecticut State University is a public university in Willimantic, Connecticut . It was founded in 1889 .

Institution: Coeducational, residential University founded in 1889

2 Accreditation: New England Association Of Schools And Colleges

3 President: Michael Pernal

4 Location: Willimantic, Connecticut . 30 minutes from Hartford , 45 minutes from Providence , and midway between Boston and New York

5 Campus: Wooded 178 acres

6 Buildings: 50 administrative, instructional and residential buildings

7 New Facilities: Child and Family Development Resource Center, Future Fine Arts Center, Future Public Safety Building, South Residentail Village, Track

8 Total Fall 2005 Enrollment: 5,113

9 Fall 2005 admissions profile: applications for full-time admission - 3,678; students offered admission - 71%; freshmen offered admission - 71%; mean SAT - 1021; total number of new full-time students enrolled - 1,236; freshmen living on campus - 88%

10 Diversity: In 2005, students of color accounted for 15% of all undergraduates.

11 Average Class Size: 24 students

12 Student/Teacher Ratio: 16 to 1

13 Instruction: 72% taught by full-time faculty

14 Professors: 93% hold terminal degrees

15 Degree Programs: Master Of Science ; Bachelor Of Arts ; Bachelor Of Science ; Bachelor Of General Studies ; Associate Of Science

16 Undergraduate majors: 31

17 Teacher Certification Programs: Early Childhood; Elementary; Secondary; Physical Education.

18 Graduate Programs: Accounting; Education; Organizational Management

19 Athletics: 17 varsity teams; National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC); Little East Conference (LEC)

20 Financial Aid: 70% of full-time undergraduates received financial aid in 2004-2005

21 Job Placement: 92% of recent graduates

22 Undergraduate Minors: 46

23 Intramural, Clubs, and Activities: Over 50 organizations

24 2005 Graduating Class: 870 undergraduates

25 Alumni: More than 20,000


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