University of Connecticut: Statistics

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Acceptance rate

52%

Average SAT

1,325

Average ACT

31

Aid receiving

88%

Undergraduates

20,056

Graduates

8,250

Male:Female Ratio

44:56

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

University of Connecticut has an acceptance rate of 52% and is among the top 1% 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 52% 52% 52%
Applicants 55,479 23,683 31,772
Admissions 29,065 11,403 17,652
Freshmen enrolled full time 4,471 1,756 2,715

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

â–  White 50%
â–  Nonresident Alien 11%
â–  Asian 11%
â–  Hispanic 15%
â–  Black or African American 7%
â–  Two or more races 4%
â–  Unknown 1%

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Connecticut.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

University of Connecticut majors

University of Connecticut has granted 20 associate degrees across 3 programs, 5,739 bachelor's degrees across 107 programs, 1,858 master's across 94 programs, and 793 doctorate degrees across 67 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Connecticut.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Psychology, General - 399 - -
Business Administration and Management, General - 82 282 2
Economics, General - 360 - -
Speech Communication and Rhetoric - 271 3 5
Finance, General - 252 - 3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other - 242 - -
Mechanical Engineering - 200 12 5
Business Analytics - - 216 -
Nursing Practice - 131 65 14
Computer Science - 195 - -
Political Science and Government, General - 183 7 5
Accounting - 104 77 3
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology - 164 6 8
Biology & Biological Sciences, General - 167 - -
Social Work - 16 144 1
Law - - - 153
Human Development and Family Studies, General - 120 5 9
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering - 89 23 21
Pharmacy - 67 - 57
Curriculum and Instruction - - 120 1
English Language and Literature, General - 105 9 5
General Studies - 119 - -
Statistics, General - 83 2 30
Computer Engineering, General - 82 20 10
Marketing & Marketing Management, General - 110 - 1
Animal Physiology - 109 - -
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse - 107 - -
Animal Sciences, General 11 81 5 5
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia - 95 6 -
Medicine - - - 101
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist - 75 15 2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics - 47 22 18
Information Technology - 86 - -
Civil Engineering, General - 70 4 5
Financial Mathematics - 11 65 -
History, General - 62 1 6
Chemical Engineering - 62 2 3
Chemistry, General - 35 2 30
Electrical and Electronics Engineering - 41 7 18
Engineering, General - 2 63 -
Nutrition Sciences - 54 5 2
Mathematics, General - 43 8 5
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management - 56 - -
Special Education and Teaching, General - 18 32 4
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other - 30 23 -
Actuarial Science - 52 - -
Public Administration - - 52 -
Applied Mathematics, General - 47 4 -
Dentistry - - - 50
Sociology, General - 46 1 3
Fine & Studio Arts, General - 44 5 -
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - 47 - -
Music, General - 45 2 -
Industrial Engineering - 45 - -
Financial Planning and Services - 44 - -
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - 43 - -
Elementary Education and Teaching - 42 - -
Management Science - - 39 1
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General - - 39 -
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering - 29 3 6
Physics, General - 16 13 8
Ecology - 25 8 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - 31 3 -
Materials Engineering - 13 4 16
Agricultural Economics - 32 - -
Natural Resources & Conservation, General - 21 7 3
Pathology & Experimental Pathology - 26 4 1
Biomedical Sciences, General - - 3 27
Exercise Science and Kinesiology - - 21 9
Physical Therapy & Therapist - - - 30
Public Health, General - - 29 -
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General - - 28 -
Journalism - 28 - -
Public Policy Analysis, General - - 28 -
American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence - - 26 -
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture - 24 - -
Environmental Studies - 24 - -
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics - 22 - 1
Health & Health Care Administration & Management - 5 18 -
Environmental Science - 22 - -
Anthropology, General - 17 2 2
Business & Commerce, General - 18 - -
Geographic Information Science and Cartography - 18 - -
Linguistics - 5 5 8
Music Teacher Education - 18 - -
Philosophy - 10 3 5
Spanish Language and Literature - 18 - -
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General - - 16 -
Gene & Genetic Therapy - 16 - -
Landscape Architecture - 16 - -
Neurobiology and Anatomy - - 16 -
Programs for Foreign Lawyers - - 16 -
Geology & Earth Science, General - 8 4 3
Urban Studies & Affairs - 15 - -
Athletic Training & Trainer - - 14 -
Comparative Literature - - 8 6
English & Language Arts Teacher Education - 14 - -
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration - - 14 -
Educational & Instructional Technology - - 13 -
Mathematics Teacher Education - 13 - -
Agriculture, General - 12 - -
Audiology & Audiologist - - - 12
Educational Psychology - - 4 8
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical - - 7 5
Dental Clinical Sciences, General - - 11 -
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General - 3 8 -
Educational Statistics and Research Methods - - 8 3
German Language and Literature - 11 - -
Physiology, General - - 8 3
School Psychology - - 11 -
Behavioral Neuroscience - - 6 4
Chinese Language and Literature - 10 - -
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist - 10 - -
French Language and Literature - 10 - -
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography - 10 - -
Biostatistics - - 9 -
Data Science, General - - 9 -
International Policy Analysis - 9 - -
Biophysics - 8 - -
Personality Psychology - - 4 4
Real Estate - 8 - -
Horticultural Science 7 - - -
Human Nutrition - - 7 -
Manufacturing Engineering - - 7 -
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General - - 7 -
Acting - 6 - -
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services - - 6 -
History Teacher Education - 6 - -
Human & Medical Genetics - - 6 -
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design - - 1 5
Plant Sciences, General - - 3 3
Spanish Language Teacher Education - 6 - -
Women's Studies - 6 - -
Dietetics & Dietitian - 5 - -
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics - 5 - -
Experimental Psychology - - 4 1
Geography and Environmental Studies - - 1 4
Social Psychology - - 3 2
Survey Research & Methodology - - 5 -
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching - - - 4
American Sign Language (ASL) - 4 - -
Area Studies, Other - - 4 -
Developmental and Child Psychology - - 4 -
Education, Other - - - 4
Geography - 4 - -
Music Performance, General - - - 4
Nursing Science - - - 4
Polymer Chemistry - - - 4
Applied Economics - 3 - -
Art History, Criticism and Conservation - 3 - -
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - 3 - -
Educational Leadership and Administration, General - - - 3
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law - - 3 -
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other - - 3 -
Medical Science & Scientist - - 3 -
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology - 3 - -
American & United States Studies & Civilization - 2 - -
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General - - 2 -
Biology Teacher Education - 2 - -
Conservation Biology - - 2 -
Physics, Other - 2 - -
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology - - - 2
Urban Forestry 2 - - -
African-American & Black Studies - 1 - -
Arabic Language and Literature - 1 - -
Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other - 1 - -
French Language Teacher Education - 1 - -
Genetics, General - - 1 -
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other - - 1 -
Microbiology, General - - 1 -
Grand Total 20 5,739 1,858 793

Publications & Citations

University of Connecticut is a world-class research university with 110,420 scientific papers published and 3,821,632 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Psychology, and Quantum and Particle physics.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
62,231 / 2,523,544
Medicine
50,841 / 1,801,602
Chemistry
49,689 / 1,908,144
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
47,414 / 1,627,562
Engineering
46,689 / 1,656,494
Physics
44,736 / 1,610,307
Computer Science
41,905 / 1,641,872
Environmental Science
40,414 / 1,477,861
Psychology
30,903 / 1,330,925
Quantum and Particle physics
29,362 / 969,199
Biochemistry
29,140 / 1,222,222
Genetics
28,139 / 1,210,655
Organic chemistry
23,903 / 935,951
Political Science
23,635 / 700,986
Law
22,565 / 681,622
Geology
22,402 / 877,325
Materials Science
22,124 / 809,865
Mathematics
21,942 / 878,947
Philosophy
21,262 / 805,926
Sociology
20,505 / 779,112
Pathology
19,998 / 757,806
Geography and Cartography
19,746 / 680,813
Ecology
17,790 / 764,349
Statistics
17,052 / 757,692
Psychiatry
16,305 / 642,248
Business
16,091 / 557,735
Paleontology
14,594 / 600,498
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
14,367 / 553,311
Economics
13,758 / 428,684
History
13,232 / 395,727
Optics
11,971 / 436,551
Surgery
11,469 / 344,349
Archaeology
11,308 / 368,196
Neuroscience
10,879 / 476,034
Linguistics
10,468 / 350,859
Electrical Engineering
9,643 / 319,796
Social Psychology
9,029 / 530,757
Public Health
8,831 / 346,898
Botany
8,811 / 370,957
Metallurgy
8,521 / 323,863

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

100 Notable alumni

John McDonald

1. John McDonald

1974-. (aged 52)
baseball player
John Joseph McDonald is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim between 1999 and 2014. Primarily a shortstop, he was also a utility infielder, with the ability to also play...
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Amida Brimah

2. Amida Brimah

1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Amida Abiola Brimah is a Ghanaian professional basketball player for Covirán Granada of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.
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Crystal Dangerfield

3. Crystal Dangerfield

1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Crystal Simone Dangerfield is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. After a high school career that made her the nation's top-ranked point guard, she played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. Dangerfield was drafted in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft by Minnesota, where she was named WNBA Rookie of the Year after...
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Alex Karaban

4. Alex Karaban

2002-. (aged 24)
basketball player
Alex Karaban is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names UConn
Founded 1881
Colors blue, white
Academic calendar September to May (September - December; January-May). Also two Summer Sessions
Total staff 9,595
Classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Address 352 Mansfield Road Storrs, Connecticut, 06269 United States
City Population 16,000
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