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University of Connecticut Overview

University of Connecticut is a public institution situated in Storrs, Connecticut. Storrs is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is University of Connecticut Known For?

5,714 Undergraduate Awards
$44,764 Avg Cost After Aid
55% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UCONN.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 66% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UCONN bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $76,076 a year. That's about 86% more than their peers at other schools.
  • It takes the average UCONN student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of Connecticut?

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Contact details for UCONN are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 352 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-2000
Website: uconn.edu
Facebook: http://facebook.com/UConn
Twitter: http://twitter.com/uconn

How Do I Get Into UCONN?

You can apply to UCONN online at: https://admissions.uconn.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UCONN

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 1
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCONN?

55% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
44% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at UCONN is 55%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 48%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Average Test Scores

About 44% of students accepted to UCONN submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 710. Math scores were between 610 and 730.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Connecticut  ( 610 to 710 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Connecticut  ( 610 to 730 )
200
800
UCONN received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

ACT English Scores for University of Connecticut  ( 28 to 34 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Connecticut  ( 28 to 33 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Connecticut?

$44,764 Net Price
37% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UCONN is $44,764. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UCONN, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $7,838 a year. That adds up to $31,352 over four years for those students.

University of Connecticut Undergraduate Student Diversity

17,951 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 18,567 undergraduate students at UCONN, with 17,951 being full-time and 616 being part-time.

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There are also 8,309 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,951 full-time undergraduates at UCONN, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Connecticut students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,290
Black or African American 1,237
Hispanic or Latino 2,590
White 9,358
International Students 1,520
Other Races/Ethnicities 956

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at University of Connecticut. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 106 countries are represented at UCONN. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Connecticut

1,436 Took All Classes Online
8,497 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 8,497 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCONN has changed over the last few years.

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The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UCONN majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 3%
Adult & Continuing Education 42%
Educational Evaluation & Research 50%
Educational Psychology 28%
Engineering Technologies 30%
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy 58%
General Public Health 15%
Geographic Information Science 59%
Human/Medical Genetics 47%
Natural Resources & Conservation 4%
Nursing Practice 16%
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 38%
Palliative Care Nursing 50%
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 42%
Public Administration 23%
Public Administration & Social Service 14%
Visual & Performing Arts 2%

University of Connecticut Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Economics 0 396 0 10 10 416
General Psychology 0 408 0 0 0 408
Nursing 0 238 19 65 24 346
Business Administration & Management 0 86 33 193 1 313
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 99 9 197 2 307
Accounting 0 125 66 87 3 281
Finance & Financial Management 0 257 0 0 1 258
Communication & Media Studies 0 239 0 2 4 245
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 228 0 0 0 228
General Biology 0 190 2 5 16 213
Political Science & Government 0 192 0 16 4 212
Social Work 0 14 0 178 4 196
Mechanical Engineering 0 177 1 9 2 189
Applied Mathematics 0 86 0 93 0 179
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 159 0 10 9 178
Human Development & Family Studies 0 169 0 4 4 177
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 60 0 1 90 151
Law 0 0 0 0 151 151
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 2 144 2 148
General English Literature 0 115 0 9 11 135
Public Health 0 0 100 29 4 133
Computer Engineering 0 84 0 15 10 109
Computer Science 0 108 0 0 0 108
Zoology 0 107 0 0 0 107
Marketing 0 106 0 0 0 106
Biomedical Engineering 0 74 0 21 11 106
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 105 0 0 0 105
Medicine 0 0 0 0 101 101
Electrical Engineering 0 79 0 12 4 95
Animal Science 15 69 0 7 3 94
Statistics 0 79 0 6 8 93
Civil Engineering 0 75 1 6 6 88
Natural Resources Conservation 0 81 0 5 1 87
Communication Sciences 0 61 0 13 12 86
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 58 2 25 0 85
Public Administration 0 0 8 73 0 81
Chemical Engineering 0 65 0 3 11 79
Sociology 0 70 0 2 7 79
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 75 0 0 0 75
Computer Information Systems 0 74 0 0 0 74
History 0 69 0 2 3 74
Child Development & Psychology 0 18 8 25 20 71
Health & Physical Education 0 29 12 23 2 66
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 38 16 1 9 64
Chemistry 0 37 0 8 19 64
Mathematics 0 43 0 11 7 61
Special Education 0 12 7 39 1 59
Fine & Studio Arts 0 52 0 5 0 57
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 49 0 3 4 56
Educational Administration 0 0 35 17 4 56
Legal Research 0 0 23 33 0 56
Public Policy 0 31 7 17 0 55
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 53 0 0 0 53
Geography & Cartography 0 31 16 1 3 51
General Engineering 0 0 0 50 0 50
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 16 20 14 0 50
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 39 0 5 5 49
Dentistry 0 0 0 0 49 49
Materials Engineering 0 24 3 7 14 48
Industrial Engineering 0 47 0 0 0 47
Human Resource Management 0 0 8 35 0 43
Nutrition Science 0 39 0 3 1 43
Environmental Engineering 0 33 0 3 6 42
Music 0 35 2 3 1 41
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 27 10 3 40
Genetics 0 0 27 12 0 39
Natural Resource Management 0 0 21 17 0 38
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 12 4 14 7 37
General Business/Commerce 0 36 0 0 0 36
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 19 0 8 7 34
Journalism 0 34 0 0 0 34
Physics 0 21 0 7 6 34
Drama & Theater Arts 0 20 4 9 0 33
Anthropology 0 26 0 1 4 31
Philosophy 0 13 2 9 6 30
Urban Studies 0 30 0 0 0 30
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 28 28
Romance Languages 0 27 0 0 0 27
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 4 22 0 26
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 8 0 15 3 26
General Education 0 0 22 0 0 22
Ethnic Studies 0 17 5 0 0 22
Educational Assessment 0 0 6 9 4 19
Real Estate 0 18 0 0 0 18
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 18 0 0 18
Agricultural Production 0 16 0 0 0 16
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 0 15 0 15
Student Counseling 0 0 2 11 0 13
Landscape Architecture 0 12 0 0 0 12
Area Studies 0 8 1 3 0 12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 11 1 0 0 12
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 12 0 0 12
Plant Sciences 9 0 0 1 1 11
General Social Sciences 0 0 10 0 0 10
American Sign Language 0 9 0 0 0 9
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 8 0 8
Engineering Physics 0 8 0 0 0 8
Allied Health Professions 0 6 0 2 0 8
General Agriculture 0 7 0 0 0 7
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 7 0 0 7
Germanic Languages 0 7 0 0 0 7
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 7 0 0 0 7
Arts & Media Management 0 0 5 2 0 7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 6 0 0 0 6
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 6 0 6
Multilingual Education 0 0 5 0 0 5
East Asian Languages 0 5 0 0 0 5
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 4 0 4
Systems Engineering 0 0 4 0 0 4
Classical Languages & Literature 0 4 0 0 0 4
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 3 0 3
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 3 0 0 3
Other Education 0 0 1 0 1 2
Quality Control Technology 0 0 2 0 0 2
Medical Science 0 0 0 2 0 2
Cultural Studies & Analysis 0 0 2 0 0 2
Civil Engineering Technology 0 0 1 0 0 1
Data Science 0 0 1 0 0 1
Medieval Studies 0 0 0 0 1 1
Religious Studies 0 0 0 1 0 1
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Homeland Security 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 24 5,690 597 1,736 735 8,782

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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