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Former names | New Haven Junior College (1920–1926) New Haven College (1926–1970) |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1920 |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
| Endowment | $94 million |
| President | Jens Frederiksen |
Academic staff | 522 |
| Students | 9,229[1] |
| Undergraduates | 4,903[2] |
| Postgraduates | 4,326[2] |
| Location | , United States 41°17′31″N72°57′44″W / 41.2919°N 72.9622°W /41.2919; -72.9622 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | Chargers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I –Northeast |
| Mascot | Charlie the Charger |
| Website | www |
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TheUniversity of New Haven (UNH) is aprivate university inWest Haven, Connecticut, United States.
The University of New Haven was founded in 1920 as the New Haven Junior College, a division ofNortheastern University, which shared buildings, laboratories, and faculty members on the campus ofYale University for nearly 40 years.[3]
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| U.S. News & World Report[4] | 87 |
The University of New Haven has 109 undergraduate programs and 116 graduate programs.
The university isaccredited by theNew England Commission of Higher Education, a successor of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and has been since 1948.[5]
In 2015, the University of New Haven's College of Business received accreditation fromAACSB International, and in 2020 that accreditation was renewed through the 2024–2025 academic year.[6]
In 2024, the university was ranked No. 87 among "Regional Universities North" byU.S. News & World Report.[7]
The University of New Haven currently houses 48 campus buildings,[8] including theHenry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science – and the newest building, the Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation.[9] This includes 14 on- and off-campus, university-sponsored residence halls.[10]
The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science opened on the campus of the University of New Haven in the fall of 1998.[11] The institute was dedicated on October 15, 2010, and consists of a crime scene center, crisis management center, museum, laboratories, classrooms, and a 104-seat lecture hall.[12]
TheNew Haven Chargers, the university's intercollegiate athletic teams, will begin competing inNCAA Division I as members of theNortheast Conference (NEC) on July 1, 2025. The school accepted an invitation to the NEC on May 6, 2025.[13]
The Chargers field 20 athletics teams, 8 for men and 12 for women. New Haven will begin its transition to NCAA Division I and the NEC during the 2025–26 academic year. The Chargers will attain full Division I membership in 2028–29 following the NCAA-mandated reclassification period.
The school previously competed inNCAA Division II and was a member of theNortheast-10 Conference since 2008.[14]
In 2022–23, athletic highlights included 140 combined wins across the 20 varsity sports, 37 All-Conference honorees, 18 All-Region athletes, four major conference awards, three All-Americans, seven Academic All-Conference honorees, two Sport Excellence winners, and more than 320 student-athletes named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll following the fall semester.[15]
The University of New Haven had 199 clubs and organizations as of September 2023.[16]
Several recognized and unrecognized fraternities and sororities are at the university.
The University of New Haven has two student-run governing bodies: the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA), and the Graduate Student Council (GSC). Student organizations offices are located on the top floor of Bartels Hall, the university's student center.[17]
TheCharger Bulletin is the official, student-runnewspaper at the University of New Haven since 1938. It is published weekly in a quarter-folded tabloid format. Both undergraduate and graduate students write for the paper. TheBulletin comes out weekly on Tuesdays while classes are in session. The paper version of theBulletin is distributed for free throughout the campus of UNH, and is also published online.[18]
The University of New Haven Chargers Marching Band has around 300 members.[19]
The university's noncommercial radio station,WNHU-FM, first signed onto the air at 16:00 EDT on July 4, 1973. The WNHU studios moved to their current home on Ruden Street into the Lois Evalyn Bergami Broadcast Media Center in 2015.[20] Its location on Ruden Street includes a production space for live and recorded programming, a server room, staff offices, and a student lounge. WNHU is managed by a 10-person student leadership team. Positions include station manager, promotions director, aircheck director, WNHU program director, director of fundraising, program/music director, and productions director. The University of New Haven's communications department started to work with the radio station for students to have access to the station. The station operates as a laboratory for student learning, and as a source of culturally diverse programming for the communities served.[21] WNHU is broadcast on 88.7 FM; it is considered the best college radio station in Connecticut according to theNew Haven Advocate, which has awarded the station "Best College Radio Station" for over six consecutive years.[22]
WNHU is known for eclectic programming, with shows ranging from new music, rock, gospel, funk, and talk shows to specialty formats such as polka and Irish music.[23] Unlike many college or community radio stations where DJs change frequently, some WNHU personalities have hosted shows for years, many of whom are UNH alumni.[24]
Bucknall Theater, named in honor of William L. Bucknall, Jr., has about two productions a semester, and holds several functions for the university throughout the academic year. The space also doubles as a learning space for many of the classes pertaining to the Arts Department, more specifically theatre minors. It is used as a lecture hall and is equipped with pull-out desks on each of the 250 seats.[25]
On April 22, 2023, the BSU celebrated its 50th anniversary during the annual Sankofa Ball held during the university's Black and Latino Alumni Weekend.[26]
The University of New Haven has about 64,000 alumni.[27] Among its notable alumni are:
The student-to-faculty ratio is roughly 16:1, with an average class size of 20 students. The university has nearly 510 staff members and 278 full-time faculty members in addition to part-time and adjunct professors. Of full-time faculty, 84.9% hold the highest degree in their field.[29]
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