Student Life

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Student Life

Embrace the moment. Connect with peers, explore your passions, and make memories that will shape your college experience and future.

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Thrive Beyond the Classroom

Our 200-acre campus, overlooking Long Island Sound, is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful campuses in the U.S. At �Ӱ�ԭ��, your options are limitless. From a wide array of living and dining options to D1 athletics (Go Stags!), recreation, arts programming, and student clubs and organizations, your life on campus can be as big and busy as you want it to be.

Our location affords our students that tight-knit college-town experience with access to the beautiful Connecticut beaches and the geographic advantages of an easy commute to NYC or a day trip to Boston. Life at �Ӱ�ԭ�� gives you the best of all worlds.

From the shores of the Long Island Sound to the city blocks of Manhattan, our surroundings make �Ӱ�ԭ�� University's idyllic location difficult to match elsewhere.

Housing Options

Review our residence halls, townhouses, apartment complexes, and living communities.

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Dining on Campus

We cater to omnivores, vegans, and everyone in between.

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Around Town & Beyond

All the advantages of our coastal Connecticut location, easy access to NYC, and more.

Explore Our Location

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Take advantage of �Ӱ�ԭ��’s seaside location and join the Sailing Club.

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Try out a club sport to stay in shape and meet other Stags.

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Show off your Stag pride at a �Ӱ�ԭ�� Rugby game.

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Take advantage of �Ӱ�ԭ��’s beautiful downtown full of restaurants and locally-owned businesses.

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Choose from a wide selection of ways to wear your pride at the �Ӱ�ԭ�� Bookstore.

At �Ӱ�ԭ��, students have the chance to be in front of or behind the camera.

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Enjoy the New England weather firsthand from �Ӱ�ԭ��’s picturesque campus.

Stags are on the move. Get in on the action.

Athlete or spectator, student government, gamer, culinary wizard, film nerd — whatever your interests, Stags work together to make things happen.

Stag Traditions

Our community is close and our traditions bring us closer.
Campus Ministry

Welcoming all faiths, we explore the world through meaningful service.

Creativity Is Celebrated Here at �Ӱ�ԭ��

Feed your perpetual curiosity.

Explore �Ӱ�ԭ�� Arts & Minds

Our Health Center

We help you be proactive about health and wellness.
Counseling & Psychological Services

Your mental health matters to us. Let’s work together.
Campus Services

Parking questions, mail, Stagcards. We got you.

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Student Life

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Thrive Beyond the Classroom