University of New Haven

The University of New Haven was founded in 1920 as the New Haven Junior College, a division of Northeastern University , which shared buildings, laboratories, and faculty members on the campus of Yale University for nearly 40 years. [ 3 ]

Quick facts Academic rankings, Regional ... Academic rankings Regional U.S. News & World Report [ 4 ] 87 Close The University of New Haven has 109 undergraduate programs and 116 graduate programs. The university is accredited by the New 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 from AACSB 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" by U.S. News & World Report . [ 7 ]

The University of New Haven currently houses 48 campus buildings, [ 8 ] including the Henry 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 ] Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science was dedicated on October 15, 2010. 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 ]