University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut
- Public
- Town
- 19,835 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 52%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $24,342per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 83%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $82,09810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
UConn's Special Program in Medicine links undergraduate study with four years of medical education, resulting in dual degrees from UConn: a BA/BS and an MD.
Source: Special Program in Medicine | Undergraduate Admissions
All UConn undergraduates are automatically enrolled in the Husky Book Bundle textbook program.
Source: Home | Husky Book Bundle | University of Connecticut
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 52%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1210–1440Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 28–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Connecticut's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2024–25, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 52%29,065 admitted of 55,479 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 4%28 admitted of 642 who stayed on the wait list (2,438 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1220–142036% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 28–335% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 47%83% were in the top quarter. Based on the 35% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Essay
Important
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Volunteer work
Considered
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Connecticut Common Data Set 2024–25. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $24,342full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $40,744sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $21,334Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $44,002Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 83%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $82,09810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,313federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 19,835Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 28%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 27%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Delaware Newark, DE — admits 71%
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
- Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH — admits 75%
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
Also worth a look
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA — admits 60%
- Auburn University Auburn, AL — admits 46%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA — admits 55%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA — admits 58%
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
- Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY — admits 49%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Connecticut, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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