Selectivity
53%
Total Students
29,499
UG 20,152
PG 9,347
Satisfaction Index
92%
Salary After Attending
$54,000
BASIC
| Web Site | uconn.edu/ |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | Storrs |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 20,152 |
| Women | 10,055 (49.9%) |
| Men | 10,097 (50.1%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 9,347 |
| Women | 4,787 (51.21%) |
| Men | 4,560 (48.79%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 53% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 51,794 |
| Graduation Rate | 83% |
| Retention Rate | 92 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | admissions.uconn.edu/ |
| Online Application URL | admissions.uconn.edu/content/apply |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 53 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | No |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 50% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 51% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 48% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 24% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 22% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 27% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | - |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 550 | 650 |
| SAT - Maths | 580 | 580 |
| ACT - Composite | 26 | 31 |
| ACT - Writing | - | - |
| ACT - English | - | - |
| ACT - Maths | - | - |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://financialaid.uconn.edu/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://financialaid.uconn.edu/pricecalc/ |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$35,858 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,436 |
Books and Supplies |
$850 |
Other Expenses |
$2,650 |
| Total | $51,794 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$37,032 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,436 |
Books and Supplies |
$850 |
Other Expenses |
$2,650 |
| Total | $52,968 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | - |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | - |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | - |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | - |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, General. | |||
| Agricultural Economics. | 43 | 30 | 1 |
| Agronomy and Crop Science. | 6 | - | - |
| Animal Sciences, General. | 68 | 5 | 2 |
| Horticultural Science. | 12 | - | - |
| Plant Sciences, General. | - | 6 | 1 |
| Category total | 129 | 41 | 4 |
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES. | |||
| Landscape Architecture. | 10 | - | - |
| Category total | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| African-American/Black Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization. | 9 | - | - |
| Area Studies, Other. | - | 8 | - |
| Latin American Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Women's Studies. | 7 | - | - |
| Category total | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Animal Physiology. | 80 | - | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 236 | - | - |
| Biomedical Sciences, General. | - | 11 | 21 |
| Biophysics. | 3 | - | - |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. | 110 | 9 | 11 |
| Conservation Biology. | - | 4 | - |
| Ecology. | 23 | 5 | 7 |
| Genetics, General. | - | 12 | - |
| Genome Sciences/Genomics. | - | - | 5 |
| Human/Medical Genetics. | - | 2 | - |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. | 12 | - | - |
| Microbiology, General. | - | 2 | - |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology. | 14 | 1 | - |
| Physiology, General. | - | 5 | 4 |
| Category total | 478 | 51 | 48 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 150 | 96 | 1 |
| Actuarial Science. | 46 | - | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 112 | 245 | 2 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 61 | - | - |
| Finance, General. | 173 | - | 2 |
| Financial Planning and Services. | 23 | - | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. | - | 20 | - |
| Management Information Systems, General. | - | - | 2 |
| Management Science. | - | 145 | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. | 1 | - | - |
| Marketing, Other. | - | - | 6 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | 97 | - | 1 |
| Real Estate. | 13 | - | - |
| Category total | 676 | 506 | 14 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. | 36 | 8 | - |
| Journalism. | 44 | - | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | 270 | 2 | - |
| Category total | 350 | 10 | 0 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer Science. | 47 | - | - |
| Information Technology. | 39 | - | - |
| Category total | 86 | 0 | 0 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching. | - | 3 | 2 |
| Biology Teacher Education. | 5 | - | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | - | 170 | 3 |
| Earth Science Teacher Education. | 2 | - | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | - | 3 |
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods. | - | 3 | 2 |
| Educational/Instructional Technology. | - | 15 | 1 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | 41 | - | - |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education. | 8 | - | - |
| French Language Teacher Education. | 3 | - | - |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. | - | 19 | - |
| History Teacher Education. | 11 | - | - |
| Mathematics Teacher Education. | 16 | - | - |
| Music Teacher Education. | 6 | - | - |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. | 50 | - | - |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. | 1 | - | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | 18 | 27 | 2 |
| Category total | 161 | 237 | 13 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 67 | 35 | 9 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 67 | 5 | 5 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 74 | 17 | 5 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 70 | 22 | 15 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 58 | 29 | 13 |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. | 4 | - | - |
| Engineering, General. | - | 22 | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 19 | - | - |
| Materials Engineering. | 36 | 2 | 10 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 124 | 25 | 10 |
| Category total | 537 | 161 | 70 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| English Language and Literature, General. | 123 | 6 | 16 |
| Category total | 123 | 6 | 16 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Family Systems. | - | - | 9 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General. | 209 | 9 | - |
| Category total | 209 | 9 | 9 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | - | - |
| Comparative Literature. | - | 12 | 2 |
| French Language and Literature. | 13 | - | - |
| German Language and Literature. | 15 | 1 | - |
| Italian Language and Literature. | 5 | - | 1 |
| Linguistics. | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 16 | - | 1 |
| Category total | 59 | 16 | 9 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other. | 194 | - | - |
| Athletic Training/Trainer. | 11 | - | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. | 70 | 15 | 2 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. | 5 | - | - |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General. | - | 17 | - |
| Dietetics/Dietitian. | 11 | - | - |
| Gene/Genetic Therapy. | 11 | - | - |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management. | 23 | 12 | - |
| Medical Scientist. | - | 6 | - |
| Nursing Practice. | - | 49 | - |
| Nursing Science. | - | - | 5 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. | - | 1 | 8 |
| Pharmacy. | 97 | - | - |
| Public Health, General. | - | 18 | 6 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 237 | - | - |
| Category total | 659 | 118 | 21 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 84 | 3 | 4 |
| Category total | 84 | 3 | 4 |
| HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES. | |||
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | - | 3 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| International Policy Analysis. | 1 | - | - |
| Public Administration. | - | 42 | - |
| Social Work. | - | 135 | 4 |
| Category total | 1 | 177 | 4 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | |||
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. | - | 18 | 1 |
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence. | - | 25 | - |
| Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law. | - | 1 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| General Studies. | 186 | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | 4 | - | - |
| Category total | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | 16 | 13 | - |
| Financial Mathematics. | 13 | 125 | - |
| Mathematics, General. | 36 | 29 | 6 |
| Statistics, General. | 36 | 34 | 7 |
| Category total | 101 | 201 | 13 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | - | 1 | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 33 | - | - |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 65 | 3 | 5 |
| Category total | 98 | 4 | 6 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Science. | 26 | - | - |
| Environmental Studies. | 20 | - | - |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy. | - | - | 2 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General. | 36 | 4 | - |
| Category total | 82 | 4 | 2 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science. | - | 25 | 9 |
| Category total | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Jewish/Judaic Studies. | - | 1 | - |
| Philosophy. | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Category total | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Chemistry, General. | 28 | 7 | 20 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 12 | 5 | - |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. | - | 10 | 4 |
| Physics, General. | 18 | 9 | 10 |
| Polymer Chemistry. | - | 2 | 2 |
| Category total | 58 | 33 | 36 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. | 15 | - | 4 |
| Developmental and Child Psychology. | - | 3 | 2 |
| Educational Psychology. | - | 46 | 5 |
| Experimental Psychology. | - | 2 | - |
| Personality Psychology. | - | 2 | 4 |
| Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology. | - | 1 | 4 |
| Psychology, General. | 393 | 10 | - |
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology. | - | - | 3 |
| Social Psychology. | - | 2 | 6 |
| Category total | 408 | 66 | 28 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 23 | 5 | 7 |
| Economics, General. | 298 | 16 | 7 |
| Geography. | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 177 | 5 | 3 |
| Political Science and Government, Other. | - | 11 | - |
| Sociology. | 43 | 4 | 1 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 19 | - | - |
| Category total | 570 | 45 | 23 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Acting. | 8 | - | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 5 | - | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 2 | 9 | - |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other. | 1 | - | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | 31 | 7 | - |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory. | - | 1 | - |
| Music Performance, General. | - | - | 2 |
| Music, General. | 35 | 5 | 1 |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. | 9 | - | - |
| Category total | 91 | 22 | 3 |
| Grand total | 5185 | 1794 | 336 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 17% of classes 10-19 students: 36% of classes 20-29 students: 14% of classes 30-39 students: 12% of classes 40-49 students: 5% of classes 50-99 students: 8% of classes Over 100 students: 8% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, married student apartments, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 20,152 |
| Women (% of total) | 10,055 (49.9%) |
| Men (% of total) | 10,097 (50.1%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.16 % Asian - 10.1 % Black/African-American - 6 % Hispanic/Latino - 9.18 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 2.76 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.05 % White - 59.49 % Unknown - 6.34 % International Students - 5.91 % |
| All Graduate Students | 9,347 |
| Women (% of total) | 4,787 (51%) |
| Men (% of total) | 4,560 (49%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.14 % Asian - 6.13 % Black/African-American - 5.27 % Hispanic/Latino - 5.02 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.53 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.06 % White - 51.26 % Unknown - 6.79 % International Students - 23.79 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 92 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
83 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | 82% |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | 30.0% |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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