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University of

New Haven

By: Larissa Maccario


Location:
- The University of New Haven is
located in West Haven,
Connecticut
- Closest big city is New Haven (12
minute drive, 4.3 miles)
- UNH is roughly 3,000 miles away
- 45 hour drive
- 11 hour 20 minute flight
- EST which puts them 3 hours
ahead of us
Size:
- This year (2020-2021) there are 4,912 students enrolled at UNH
- The campus is about 82 acres on top of a hill that has a beautiful view of
New Haven skyline with views of Long Island Sound

(Long Island Sound is the part of the


Atlantic Ocean that’s between
Connecticut and New York.)
Environment:
- Private University
- Located in a suburban hillside
community
- Co-ed school
- 56% women
- 44% men
- Average age of 20
Admission Requirements:
- SAT Score → Not required for admission, only used for placement
- ACT Score → Not required
- Minimum GPA → 3.5
- Average GPA on campus→ 3.44
- Acceptance rate → 83.9%
- Application fee→ $25
Academics:
- My majors that are offered:
- Criminal Justice (bachelors, masters, and PhD)
- Forensic science (masters and bachelors)
- Investigations (online) (masters)
- Student to faculty ratio → 16:1
- Typical class size → 20 students
College Expenses:
Tuition $41,654/ year

Room & Board $16,860/ year

Books & Supplies $1,000/ year

Total: Approx. $60,000/ year

(Cost is the same for in-state and


out of state students)
Financial Aid:
- Application deadline → opens September 1st and
ends January 1st
- % of students that receive financial aid → 93%
- Scholarships available:
- Sports
- Dean scholarships
- Honors
- Presidential
- etc
- Types of financial aid offered→ many programs,
can be grants as well
Housing:
- Types of housing available:
- Residence halls
- Graduate student housing
- Living learning communities
- First year students
- No requirements for housing (no pets
allowed)
- Food plan:
- Charger pride meal plan required for first year
students (most expensive)
- $3,050/semester
- 7 meal plans with all different prices and accessibility
- Ranging from $725-$3,050/semester
Facilities:
- Academic:
- Bergami center for science,
technology, and innovation
- Recreational:
- David A. Beckerman recreation center
- Fitness studios/centers
- Many courts
Unique Advantages:
- Personally, I like how they have the living-learning communities because it
can be very beneficial for students to live with other people that are
interested in your studies, and are taking similar classes
- Clubs:
- Yearbook
- Marching band
- Model united nations
- Sports (division 2):
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Volleyball
Is this university fit for me?
- This is my top pick school (tied with another)
- Great criminal justice programs
- Love the learning community concepts
- Living-learning communities
- Fun to live on opposite coast
- Living in complete different environment
- Only things I don’t like:
- Cost
- Distance from home (long time to travel
MLA Work Cited Page:
“University of New Haven: UNH: The College Board.” University of New Haven | UNH | The College Board,

bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/university-of-new-haven.

University of New Haven, www.newhaven.edu/.

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