studio art at university of connecticut?

<p>has anyone heard or know about exceptionally good things from the art department at the university of connecticut?</p>

<p>even though i might prefer a liberal arts school, i was considering umass as a good university option, but i came across university of connecticut which is higher ranked and seems to be more selective... so, hopefully more intellecutal stimulating people there? can anyone compare/contrast these two universities?</p>

<p>the only problem is i just haven't heard any mention of fine art there. they seemed to have a really nice website for the art department, and the student work looked fairly good. i'd be majoring in painting, or if possible, a mix of different studio majors.</p>