Western Facts & Figures
[ Updated Oct. 23, 2018 ]
Campuses
Western has two campuses in Danbury: a 34-acre main campus in downtown Danbury called Midtown, and a 364-acre campus, about three miles from the main campus, called Westside.
Schools
The Ancell School of Business
The Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Professional Studies
The School of Visual and Performing Arts
Student Headcounts in Fall 2018
4,181 = Full-time 4,128 = Full-time Undergraduate 53 = Full-time Graduate
1,461 = Part-time 900 = Part-time Undergraduate 561 = Part-time Graduate
5,642 = Total 5,028 = Undergraduate 614 = Graduate
Student Headcount Enrollment in Fall 2018
Undergraduate Enrollment by School
1,441 = Ancell School of Business
1,902 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
979 = School of Professional Studies
550 = School of Visual and Performing Arts
156 = Undergraduate Nondegree Students
Graduate Enrollment
506 = Graduate Students in Degree and Certificate Programs
108 = Graduate-level Nondegree Students
Undergraduate Admissions, Fall 2018
6,579 = New Applications for Full-time Enrollment (including 1,204 transfers)
5,073 = Accepted by the Admissions office (including 814 transfers)
1,256 = Enrolled as New Full-Time Students (including 376 transfers)
Profile of First-Time Full-Time Students Entering in Fall 2018 (as a percentage of 881)
Women comprise 50.8% of the entering class, and members of historically-underrepresented racial and ethnic groups comprise 35.6% of the entering class.
Geographic Origin of Undergraduates, Fall 2018 (as a percentage of 5,028 students)
17.6% = Danbury 5.7% = New Milford
4.8% = Bethel 4.6% = Brookfield
4.2% = New Fairfield 4.2% = Newtown
44.2% = Other Connecticut 13.4% = New York State
1.3% = Other States and Countries
SAT Scores in Fall 2018
The mean SAT composite score for all first-time full-time students is 1112 (Mathematics 547 plus Evidence-Based Reading 565).
Degrees Conferred from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018
| 11 = Doctorate | 136 = Master | 5 = Post-Master’s Certificates |
| 936 = Bachelor | 10 = Associate |
Degree and Certificate Programs
Undergraduate programs = 43 Graduate programs = 22
Teaching Faculty, Fall 2018 (Source: Human Resources)
223 are Full-time
391 are Part-time (155.2 = full-time equivalent)
91% of full-time faculty have doctorates and other approved terminal degrees
Full-Time Teaching Faculty by School, Fall 2018
42 = Ancell School of Business
103 = Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences
50 = School of Professional Studies
28 = School of Visual and Performing Arts
Student to Faculty Ratio, Fall 2018
13 to 1 (Total Student FTE divided by Total Faculty FTE)
* Note: The source of all student statistics is the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, unless otherwise specified.