University of Connecticut: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #134 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #78 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #69 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 28 | In Connecticut |
| #51 of 1,000 | For Human Rights Law |
| Top100 | For 24 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 55%
- Undergraduates
- 18,983
- Graduates
- 8,020
- Male:Female Ratio
- 46:54
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- uconn.edu
University of Connecticut Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Connecticut has an acceptance rate of 55% and is among the top 18% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 55% | 48% | 59% |
| Applicants | 40,894 | 17,820 | 23,074 |
| Admissions | 22,293 | 8,603 | 13,690 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 4,061 | 1,726 | 2,335 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 8 | 5 | 3 |
7,061 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,436 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,798 or 44%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1220
or below
75% of them
had 1440
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Connecticut are 1220-1440 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
247 or 6%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 28
or below
75% of them
had 33
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Connecticut are 28-33 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT/ACT | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 13721 (51%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 3512 (13%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 3464 (13%) |
| Asian | 3074 (11%) |
| Black or African American | 1790 (7%) |
| Two or more races | 1014 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 392 (1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 (0%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 8 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $14,678
- Students receiving aid
- 89%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $15,672 | $18,174 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,672 | $18,174 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $38,340 | $40,086 |
| Fee in-district | $3,762 | $3,088 |
| Fee in-state | $3,762 | $3,088 |
| Fee out-of-state | $3,762 | $3,088 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 11,921 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $13,622 |
| Room charge | $7,436 |
| Meal charge | $6,186 |
University of Connecticut majors
University of Connecticut has granted 5,390 bachelor's degrees across 104 programs, 1,736 master's across 91 programs, and 735 doctorate degrees across 71 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Connecticut.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | 382 | |||
| Economics, General | 366 | 1 | 10 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 60 | 193 | 1 | |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 238 | |||
| Finance, General | 228 | 1 | ||
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other | 228 | |||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 219 | 2 | 4 | |
| Accounting | 125 | 87 | 3 | |
| Management Science | 197 | 2 | ||
| Social Work | 14 | 178 | 4 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 188 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 176 | 9 | 2 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 173 | 10 | 4 | |
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 158 | 10 | 9 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 146 | 4 | 4 | |
| Law | 151 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 144 | 2 | ||
| Pharmacy | 60 | 82 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 103 | 9 | 11 | |
| Computer Science | 108 | |||
| Animal Physiology | 106 | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 74 | 21 | 11 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 19 | 87 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 106 | |||
| General Studies | 105 | |||
| Computer Engineering, General | 77 | 15 | 10 | |
| Medicine | 101 | |||
| Animal Sciences, General | 15 | 68 | 7 | 3 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 75 | 12 | 4 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 75 | 6 | 6 | |
| Statistics, General | 70 | 6 | 8 | |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 58 | 25 | ||
| Nursing Practice | 65 | 18 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 65 | 3 | 11 | |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 61 | 13 | 2 | |
| Information Technology | 74 | |||
| Public Administration | 73 | |||
| Actuarial Science | 72 | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 64 | 6 | ||
| History, General | 58 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chemistry, General | 36 | 7 | 18 | |
| Sociology, General | 52 | 2 | 7 | |
| Mathematics, General | 40 | 11 | 7 | |
| Agricultural Economics | 49 | 3 | 4 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 12 | 39 | 1 | |
| Engineering, General | 50 | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 45 | 5 | ||
| Dentistry | 49 | |||
| Industrial Engineering | 47 | |||
| Materials Engineering | 24 | 7 | 14 | |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 45 | |||
| Nutrition Sciences | 39 | 3 | 1 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 32 | 3 | 6 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 38 | |||
| Music, General | 35 | 1 | 1 | |
| Business & Commerce, General | 36 | |||
| Ecology | 29 | 1 | 5 | |
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 35 | |||
| Environmental Studies | 34 | |||
| Physics, General | 20 | 7 | 6 | |
| Public Health, General | 29 | 2 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 16 | 14 | ||
| Financial Planning and Services | 29 | |||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 29 | |||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 28 | |||
| Environmental Science | 27 | |||
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 26 | |||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 26 | |||
| Anthropology, General | 20 | 1 | 4 | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 23 | 2 | ||
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 19 | 5 | 1 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 25 | |||
| Journalism | 23 | |||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 23 | |||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 22 | |||
| Philosophy | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 5 | 16 | ||
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 18 | 3 | ||
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 16 | 1 | 3 | |
| Personality Psychology | 9 | 10 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 14 | 4 | ||
| Real Estate | 18 | |||
| American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence | 17 | |||
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 17 | |||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 17 | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 17 | |||
| Music Teacher Education | 16 | |||
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 15 | |||
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | 15 | |||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 15 | |||
| Linguistics | 11 | 3 | ||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 13 | 1 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 4 | 9 | ||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 9 | 4 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 13 | |||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 12 | |||
| Geography | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Landscape Architecture | 12 | |||
| Acting | 11 | |||
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 11 | |||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 11 | |||
| Physiology, General | 7 | 4 | ||
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 1 | 9 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist | 10 | |||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| History Teacher Education | 10 | |||
| Human & Medical Genetics | 10 | |||
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 8 | 1 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 9 | |||
| Horticultural Science | 9 | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 9 | |||
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 1 | 8 | ||
| Women's Studies | 9 | |||
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 8 | |||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 8 | |||
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 8 | |||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 8 | |||
| Agriculture, General | 7 | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 7 | |||
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 7 | |||
| Educational Psychology | 4 | 3 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 7 | |||
| Biophysics | 6 | |||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 6 | |||
| Gene & Genetic Therapy | 6 | |||
| Manufacturing Engineering | 6 | |||
| Nursing Science | 6 | |||
| Political Science and Government, Other | 6 | |||
| School Psychology | 6 | |||
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 5 | |||
| Biostatistics | 4 | |||
| Chinese Language and Literature | 4 | |||
| Conservation Biology | 4 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 4 | |||
| Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law | 4 | |||
| International Policy Analysis | 4 | |||
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | 2 | 2 | ||
| Social Psychology | 2 | 2 | ||
| Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology | 4 | |||
| Area Studies, Other | 3 | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | |||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 2 | 1 | ||
| Experimental Psychology | 2 | 1 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 3 | |||
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 3 | |||
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 3 | |||
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General | 2 | |||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 2 | |||
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 2 | |||
| French Language and Literature | 2 | |||
| Genetics, General | 2 | |||
| Italian Language and Literature | 2 | |||
| Medical Science & Scientist | 2 | |||
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 2 | |||
| Plant Sciences, General | 1 | 1 | ||
| Polymer Chemistry | 1 | 1 | ||
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 2 | |||
| Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other | 1 | |||
| Earth Science Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Education, Other | 1 | |||
| Jewish & Judaic Studies | 1 | |||
| Latin American Studies | 1 | |||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 | |||
| Physics, Other | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 24 | 5,390 | 1,736 | 735 |
University of Connecticut has a graduation rate of 83%, which is among the 10% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 83% | 80% | 86% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Connecticut is a world-class research university with 98,573 scientific papers published and 2,756,780 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Psychology, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 963 | 9970 |
| 1992 | 994 | 11008 |
| 1993 | 1037 | 11080 |
| 1994 | 1025 | 12132 |
| 1995 | 1126 | 13197 |
| 1996 | 1198 | 14914 |
| 1997 | 1235 | 15776 |
| 1998 | 1305 | 17588 |
| 1999 | 1297 | 19745 |
| 2000 | 1324 | 22506 |
| 2001 | 1433 | 25080 |
| 2002 | 2053 | 31269 |
| 2003 | 1962 | 33614 |
| 2004 | 2008 | 38246 |
| 2005 | 2219 | 45778 |
| 2006 | 2412 | 52362 |
| 2007 | 2329 | 59465 |
| 2008 | 2536 | 66314 |
| 2009 | 2583 | 74230 |
| 2010 | 2744 | 81500 |
| 2011 | 2770 | 91548 |
| 2012 | 3038 | 100665 |
| 2013 | 3208 | 110648 |
| 2014 | 3477 | 118142 |
| 2015 | 3723 | 125540 |
| 2016 | 3932 | 129596 |
| 2017 | 3841 | 134090 |
| 2018 | 4103 | 148172 |
| 2019 | 4252 | 163871 |
| 2020 | 5011 | 191215 |
| 2021 | 4716 | 211244 |
| 2022 | 4432 | 213669 |
| 2023 | 4379 | 211795 |
University of Connecticut alumni
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Meg Ryan
- Occupations
- voice actormodelactorfilm directortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, known profesionally as Meg Ryan, is an American actress. She made her acting debut in 1981 in the drama film Rich and Famous. She joined the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. In the 1980s, Ryan appeared in Top Gun, Promised Land, (1987) and the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination.
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Ray Allen
- Occupations
- actorbasketball player
- Biography
-
Walter Ray Allen Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2018. Allen is widely considered to be one of the greatest three-point shooters of all-time, and he held the record for most three-pointers made in a career from 2011 until 2021, when he was surpassed by Stephen Curry.
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Sue Bird
- Enrolled in the University of Connecticut
- Studied in 1998-2002
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
-
Suzanne Brigit Bird is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bird was drafted by the Storm first overall in the 2002 WNBA draft and is considered to be one of the greatest players in WNBA history. As of 2021, Bird is the only WNBA player to win titles in three different decades. She held a front office position for the NBA's Denver Nuggets as their Basketball Operations Associate. She has also played for three teams in Russia, and also has dual citizenship with both U.S. and Israel.
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John Fetterman
- Enrolled in the University of Connecticut
- In 1993 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politiciansocial worker
- Biography
-
John Karl Fetterman is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, from 2006 to 2019 and as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 2019 to 2023. Generally described as a progressive and a populist, Fetterman advocates healthcare as a right, criminal justice reform, abolishing capital punishment, raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, and legalizing cannabis.
General info
| Alternative names | UConn |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1881 |
| Colors | blue, white |
| Academic calendar | September to May (September - December; January-May). Also two Summer Sessions |
| Total FTE staff | 8,782 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 352 Mansfield Road Storrs, Connecticut, 06269 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 16,000 |
| Phone | 8604862000 |