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University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut·Public, 4-year or above·New England·uconn.edu
6-yr Graduation
83%
+8.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
28,306
peer median 30,016
Avg net price
$25,097
+$2.0k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
55,479
55,479 candidates competed
Admitted
29,065
52.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
4,478
15.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
83%+8.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
73%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
83%
Full-time retention
92%

Pell equity

7.9pp gap
Pell recipients
77%585 of 759
Non-Pell (all)
85%2520 of 2969
Subsidized loan, no Pell
84%596 of 710
No Federal Aid
85%1924 of 2259

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 294 Title IV programs, 89 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 205 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
294
Passing
89
30.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

294programs
  • Passing89 · 30.3%
  • No Data205 · 69.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
87
No data
205

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

89
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.2%
$66,931 vs $61,854
Accounting and Related Services
Graduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+19.5%
$79,962 vs $66,899
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+25.3%
$60,973 vs $48,653
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+29.1%
$59,913 vs $46,391
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+30.4%
$47,577 vs $36,491
Area Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
+31.8%
$48,093 vs $36,491
Ethnic Cultural Minority Gender and Group Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
+33.8%
$48,810 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Graduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+35.2%
$90,423 vs $66,899

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

74
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
112%
$118,479 debt · $105,383 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
112%
$97,626 debt · $87,149 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
97%
$85,202 debt · $88,326 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
76%
$90,981 debt · $120,178 earn
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
69%
$132,469 debt · $190,797 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
67%
$45,000 debt · $66,931 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
61%
$37,400 debt · $60,973 earn
Ethnic Cultural Minority Gender and Group Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
55%
$26,935 debt · $48,810 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1931Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 21

Action history · 25

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  4. Jun 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. May 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,193
$30–48k$16,339
$48–75k$20,608
$75–110k$28,285
$110k+$33,797

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$25,097
+$2,003vs R1 Research median $23,094
Federal loans
41.6%
In-state tuition
$21,044
Out-of-state
$43,712

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 8,611 students received $54.1M in Pell grants, alongside $190.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
8,611
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$54.1M
$54,050,713 total
Direct Loans
$190.9M
21,927 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

7k
’20
7k
’21
7k
’22
8k
’23
9k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$32.4M
7,605 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$34.7M
9,117 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$48.9M
2,204 loan awards
Parent PLUS$61.7M
2,427 loan awards
Grad PLUS$13.2M
574 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 5,273 borrowers who entered repayment, 51 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
5,273
Defaulted
51
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.3%
2017
2.6%
2018
2.0%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of Connecticut

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs245
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

6,673 total completions
01Health Professions
1,24118.6%
02Business
1,03315.5%
03Social Sciences
88913.3%
04Engineering
86212.9%
05Biological Sciences
6499.7%
06Psychology
5708.5%
07Communication
4226.3%
08Education
3805.7%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
3415.1%
10Computer Sciences
2864.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
28,306
12-mo unduplicated
51,273
Undergraduate
42,027
Graduate
9,246

Gender split

Men
43%22,303
Women
57%28,970

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.6%
Hispanic
16.7%
Asian
12.6%
Black
7.6%
Non-resident
7.0%
Two or more
4.8%
Unknown
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
589
283 M · 306 W
Women athletes
52.0%
Athletic aid
$14.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$97.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$7.4M
$7.0M
Recruiting expense
$1.4M
$619K
Head-coach salaries
$1.2M
$497K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
83 M · 120 W
$3.1M
Football
113 M · —
$20.5M
Soccer
31 M · 31 W
$3.5M
Ice Hockey
28 M · 25 W
$5.1M
Rowing
— · 45 W
$1.8M
Baseball
42 M · —
$2.8M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.53
42 offenses · 27,364 students

3-year trend

1.562 yrs ago1.741 yr ago1.53Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
131
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
47
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
20

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
27
Rape
8
Arson
2
Fondling
2
Aggravated assault
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

42total
  • On campus42

Includes 36 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

14
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
15 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs10
Liquor264

Residence-hall fires

  • NorthwoodApt.Bldg.4(1039)1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Brown CT (00464)1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Hough MA(00466)1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Werth Tower – Peter J Werth2 fires
    Ordinary Combustibles (paper & plastic) FireDamage $0-$99
  • Werth Tower – Peter J Werth2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
2,180

University of Connecticut vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Connecticut selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Connecticut
83%—28,306$25,097R1 Research
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
83%59.7%31,726$22,383R1 Research
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
76%88.2%13,554$23,805R1 Research
University of Maine
55%96.6%12,029$17,510R1 Research
University of Colorado Boulder
74%78.1%38,799$25,346R1 Research
George Mason University
68%87.5%39,766$17,915R1 Research
Peer group median75%87.5%30,016$23,094

Institutions like University of Connecticut

Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Connecticut's comparison group.

IPEDS

Campuses

The 4 campuses that make up University of Connecticut.

IPEDS

University of Connecticut Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Budget, Planning and Institutional Research
Email
BPIR [at] uconn.edu
Phone
860.486.6288
Address
Budds Building, First Floor, 343 Mansfield Rd, Storrs, CT 06269-1135

Institutional Research (IR) within Budget, Planning and Institutional Research, proactively supports UConn's mission of becoming a top flagship university by providing timely official data and analysis for planning, institutional effectiveness, and decision making.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Lauren Jorgensen
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Sam Post
    Institutional Research Specialist
  • Laura Yahn
    Senior Institutional Research Analyst --- Student Data and Enrollment, SERU
  • Yizhi (Yi) Zhu
    Research and Planning Analyst II

Common Data Set

University of Connecticut's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Student–faculty ratio
17 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$18,268
after avg need-based grant
01

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$39,012
Tuition
$17,01044%
Fees
$4,32611%
Room & board
$14,77638%
Books
$9903%
Other
$1,9105%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $39,012 (2025-2026).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$39,012
Net (aided)
$18,268
Avg need grant
$20,744

Sticker $39,012 → about $18,268 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($20,744); 62% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Institutional64.6%
Federal24.3%
External scholarships/grants6.3%
State4.8%

65% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
49%
Avg debt
$28,506

49% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $28,506 on average.

02

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students354
10-19 students879
20-29 students374
30-39 students212
40-49 students124
50-99 students216
100+ students178

53% of classes have under 20 students; 17% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
17 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
82%
Women faculty
48%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Business/marketing12.7%
Social sciences12.1%
Health professions and related programs11.5%
Engineering11.1%
Biological/life sciences8.9%
Psychology7.3%
Communication/journalism6.9%
Computer and information sciences4.9%

STEM-dominant: ~29% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

03

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
2,455
Admitted
1,626
Enrolled
754

2,455 transfer applicants → 1,626 admitted (66.3%) → 754 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about University of Connecticut

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Connecticut.

What is the graduation rate at University of Connecticut?

University of Connecticut reports a 6-year graduation rate of 83% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Connecticut?

University of Connecticut reports a total enrollment of 28,306 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Connecticut?

The average net price at University of Connecticut is $25,097 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Connecticut?

University of Connecticut's yield rate is 15.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Connecticut located?

University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut 06269.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Connecticut?

University of Connecticut's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Budget, Planning and Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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