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University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·hartford.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
-13.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
6,015
peer median 6,610
Avg net price
$29,558
-$5.1k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
12,221
12,221 candidates competed
Admitted
11,701
95.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,174
10.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
54%-13.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
57%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
45%
Non-Pell
55%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 110 Title IV programs, 42 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 68 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
110
Passing
42
38.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

110programs
  • Passing42 · 38.2%
  • No Data68 · 61.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
8
Safe
33
No data
68

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.

42
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+5.7%
$38,589 vs $36,491
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+13.5%
$54,836 vs $48,304
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+14.3%
$53,014 vs $46,391
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+18.7%
$57,727 vs $48,653
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+19.8%
$43,700 vs $36,491
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.3%
$43,884 vs $36,491
Architecture
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+20.4%
$76,853 vs $63,816
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+22.1%
$44,550 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

36
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
131%
$141,839 debt · $108,192 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
71%
$61,500 debt · $86,906 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
62%
$27,000 debt · $43,700 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
60%
$27,000 debt · $44,735 earn
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
58%
$25,711 debt · $44,550 earn
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,243 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,642 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
54%
$27,000 debt · $50,178 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1961Next review Jun 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 15

Action history · 13

  1. Sep 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  4. Aug 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Feb 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$25,641
$30–48k$24,564
$48–75k$26,720
$75–110k$30,873
$110k+$33,759

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,558
-$5,061vs Doctoral/Professional median $34,619
Federal loans
64.4%
In-state tuition
$47,647
Out-of-state
$47,647

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,592 students received $9.4M in Pell grants, alongside $49.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,592
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.4M
$9,382,203 total
Direct Loans
$49.9M
6,275 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.9M
2,108 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.2M
2,564 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$13.4M
803 loan awards
Parent PLUS$15.1M
651 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.3M
149 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.

Of 1,549 borrowers who entered repayment, 36 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,549
Defaulted
36
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.4%
2017
7.3%
2018
5.1%
2019
2.3%
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 Hartford

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs114
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,495 total completions
01Business
44930.0%
02Health Professions
21914.6%
03Visual/Performing Arts
18812.6%
04Psychology
17711.8%
05Education
15510.4%
06Engineering
1228.2%
07Liberal Arts
604.0%
08Social Sciences
523.5%
09Engineering Tech
372.5%
10Communication
362.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,015
12-mo unduplicated
6,922
Undergraduate
4,412
Graduate
2,510

Gender split

Men
41%2,820
Women
59%4,102

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.1%
Hispanic
17.3%
Black
16.4%
Unknown
5.3%
Asian
3.9%
Non-resident
3.4%
Two or more
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
314
179 M · 135 W
Women athletes
43.0%
Athletic aid
$1.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$311K
$766K
Recruiting expense
$25K
$27K
Head-coach salaries
$74K
$82K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
92 M · 86 W
$493K
Lacrosse
41 M · 20 W
$586K
Soccer
27 M · 22 W
$682K
Baseball
46 M ·
$430K
Basketball
13 M · 15 W
$675K
Golf
11 M · 9 W
$487K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.14
18 offenses · 5,732 students

3-year trend

5.392 yrs ago2.541 yr ago3.14Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
68
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
34
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
21

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
9
Burglary
5
Aggravated assault
2
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

18total
  • On campus17
  • Public property1

Includes 13 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
13
Dating violence
6
Stalking
22 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs256
Liquor017

Residence-hall fires

  • A Complex-Andrew1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99
  • Hawk Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Park River1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Village Apartment 31 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • C Complex-Willard1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99
  • C Complex- Malcom X1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99
  • C Complex-Dubois1 fire
    Open flamesDamage $0-$99
  • D Complex-Smith1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99
  • F Complex-Webster1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
330

University of Hartford vs Peer comparison

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

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 Hartford
54%6,015$29,558Doctoral/Professional
Fairfield University
84%33.3%6,864$46,274Doctoral/Professional
University of Bridgeport
41%83.0%3,838$24,786Doctoral/Professional
Quinnipiac University
76%72.2%9,424$39,207Doctoral/Professional
Sacred Heart University
73%65.4%11,022$45,459Doctoral/Professional
Suffolk University
61%82.3%6,356$30,031Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median67%72.2%6,610$34,619

Frequently asked questions about University of Hartford

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

What is the graduation rate at University of Hartford?

University of Hartford reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Hartford?

University of Hartford reports a total enrollment of 6,015 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Hartford?

The average net price at University of Hartford is $29,558 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Hartford?

University of Hartford's yield rate is 10.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Hartford located?

University of Hartford is located in West Hartford, Connecticut 06117-1599.

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