Back to Colleges

University of Connecticut

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Storrs, CT

Population 350,000

Website http://www.uconn.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,147

Men / Women 45% / 55%

White 51%

Hispanic 14%

Asian 10%

International 7%

Black 6%

Mixed 4%

Native American 0%

From State 53%

From Region 25%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 28%

Business & Economics 22%

Life & Natural Sciences 13%

Engineering 11%

Health Sciences 11%

Computer Science 5%

Arts 4%

Physical Sciences & Math 4%

Education 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $21,044

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $43,712

Est. In-State Cost $27,223

Est. Out-of-State Cost $56,546

10-Year ROI $223,000

ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%

4-Year Graduation Rate 73%

6-Year Graduation Rate 83%

Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)

Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)

Days Without Precipitation 235 (24%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 54%

Yield (Unbound) 15%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$41M	#38
Engineering, Computing & Math	$95M	#66
Life & Natural Sciences	$277M	#69

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	119	#43
Life & Natural Sciences	387	#61
Humanities & Social Sciences	277	#83

Honors College

Name Honors Program

Students 2,300 (12%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 41%

SAT Range 1250 – 1390

SAT Math Range 600 – 730

SAT RW Range 610 – 710

ACT Range 28 – 33

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources	568	26% / 74%	2%	$70,280		96%
Agriculture	12 +1	33% / 67%	0%	$54,986	40	—
Animal Science	81 —	9% / 91%	1%	$60,947	56	95%
Dietetics	5 —	0% / 100%	0%	$59,665	53	—
Environmental Studies	24 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$53,791	36	96%
Natural Resources	21 +1	43% / 57%	5%	$53,791	36	96%
Nutritional Sciences	54 —	24% / 76%	7%	$54,730	39	95%
Pathobiology	26 +2	31% / 69%	0%	$68,655	72	96%
Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems	24 —	58% / 42%	0%	$55,374	41	95%
Allied Health Sciences	242 —	20% / 80%	1%	$83,413	88	96%
Clinical Laboratory Sciences	10 —	20% / 80%	0%	$76,897	83	—
Diagnostic Genetic Sciences	16 —	25% / 75%	6%	$61,582	58	100%
Agriculture and Natural Resources	32 —	69% / 31%	3%	$62,175	59	94%
Health Administration	5 —	0% / 100%	0%	$99,290	96	100%
Landscape Architecture	16 —	56% / 44%	19%	$69,254	73	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering	919	75% / 25%	4%	$105,442		97%
Biomedical Engineering	89 —	48% / 52%	4%	$94,444	94	97%
Chemical Engineering	62 —	63% / 37%	0%	$92,965	94	96%
Civil Engineering	70 +4	81% / 19%	4%	$90,694	92	100%
Computer Engineering	82 —	88% / 12%	2%	$108,654	98	94%
Electrical Engineering	41 +2	88% / 12%	5%	$99,424	96	98%
Engineering	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$124,526	99	97%
Engineering Physics	5 —	100% / 0%	20%	$99,487	96	—
Environmental Engineering	29 —	52% / 48%	0%	$81,627	87	100%
Industrial Engineering	45 —	69% / 31%	9%	$109,439	98	96%
Materials Science and Engineering	13 —	54% / 46%	23%	$86,829	90	97%
Mechanical Engineering	200 —	81% / 19%	2%	$93,562	94	96%
Computer Science	195 —	87% / 13%	8%	$128,072	99	100%
Information Technology	86 —	62% / 38%	2%	$122,606	99	97%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	2,781	43% / 57%	10%	$68,273		95%
Applied Mathematical Sciences	47 +2	64% / 36%	43%	$102,365	97	100%
Applied Physics	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$72,401	77	100%
Chemistry	35 —	54% / 46%	6%	$72,122	77	100%
Earth Sciences	8 —	38% / 62%	0%	$68,218	71	94%
Financial Mathematics	11 —	82% / 18%	18%	$102,365	97	100%
Mathematics	43 —	63% / 37%	12%	$65,438	66	97%
Physics	16 —	69% / 31%	6%	$72,401	77	100%
Statistics	83 +9	65% / 35%	24%	$76,845	83	100%
Biology	167 —	31% / 69%	5%	$71,208	76	96%
Biophysics	8 —	62% / 38%	0%	$69,880	74	—
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	25 +1	32% / 68%	0%	$48,118	20	96%
Marine Sciences	10 —	60% / 40%	0%	$48,118	20	95%
Molecular and Cell Biology	164 +7	40% / 60%	2%	$85,476	89	93%
Physiology and Neurobiology	109 +2	32% / 68%	1%	$73,079	78	89%
American Sign Language (ASL)	4 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$59,459	52	—
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences	75 —	4% / 96%	0%	$32,400	2	85%
Applied Economics	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$80,530	86	96%
Economics	47 +1	74% / 26%	11%	$80,530	86	96%
Economics	360 +20	71% / 29%	32%	$80,530	86	96%
African American Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$47,834	19	94%
American Studies	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$47,131	18	89%
Anthropology	17 +3	65% / 35%	0%	$50,125	25	96%
Arabic	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$59,434	52	—
Chinese	10 +1	40% / 60%	10%	$58,806	51	—
Classical Languages	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$59,159	52	—
Cognitive Science	22 +2	18% / 82%	0%	$79,256	85	100%
Communication	271 +17	45% / 55%	12%	$68,876	72	98%
English	105 +8	32% / 68%	1%	$56,658	45	95%
Environmental Science and Policy	22 +1	27% / 73%	5%	$53,791	36	96%
French	10 +1	30% / 70%	0%	$58,836	51	95%
General Studies	119 —	53% / 47%	4%	$57,793	48	90%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	18 +2	78% / 22%	6%	$75,314	81	100%
Geography	4 —	75% / 25%	25%	$75,314	81	100%
German	11 +3	82% / 18%	0%	$57,837	48	—
History	62 +5	53% / 47%	0%	$56,032	43	91%
Human Development and Family Studies	120 +13	11% / 89%	2%	$56,312	43	97%
Interdisciplinary Studies	47 +10	40% / 60%	9%	$62,769	60	98%
International Policy Analysis	9 +16	11% / 89%	0%	$63,101	61	100%
Italian	— —	—	—	$58,999	51	—
Journalism	28 +8	29% / 71%	4%	$66,259	67	93%
Latin American Studies	— +1	—	—	$48,170	20	—
Linguistics	5 +1	60% / 40%	0%	$58,026	49	—
Philosophy	10 +5	80% / 20%	0%	$53,906	36	—
Political Science	183 +25	46% / 54%	2%	$74,491	80	95%
Psychology	399 +11	25% / 75%	6%	$61,059	57	96%
Sociology	46 +18	26% / 74%	13%	$60,962	56	100%
Spanish	18 +1	39% / 61%	0%	$58,836	51	95%
Urban and Community Studies	15 +4	47% / 53%	7%	$57,591	47	100%
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	6 +9	0% / 100%	0%	$47,834	19	94%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing	238	17% / 83%	1%	$93,828		96%
Nursing	107 —	27% / 73%	2%	$93,828	94	96%
Nursing Practice	131 —	8% / 92%	0%	$93,828	94	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Neag School of Education	219	36% / 64%	5%	$62,264		99%
Sport Management	56 —	62% / 38%	16%	$71,823	77	100%
Biology Teacher Education	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$59,551	53	100%
Elementary Education	42 —	2% / 98%	2%	$55,689	42	97%
English Education	14 —	21% / 79%	0%	$59,551	53	100%
French Language Teacher Education	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$59,551	53	100%
History Teacher Education	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$59,551	53	100%
Mathematics Teacher Education	13 —	38% / 62%	8%	$59,551	53	100%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	43 +1	49% / 51%	0%	$59,551	53	100%
Spanish Language Teacher Education	6 —	17% / 83%	0%	$59,551	53	100%
Special Education	18 —	0% / 100%	6%	$63,401	62	94%
Music Education	18 —	39% / 61%	0%	$59,551	53	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Business	731	56% / 44%	10%	$96,346		95%
Accounting	104 —	59% / 41%	4%	$94,820	95	98%
Actuarial Science	52 —	38% / 62%	50%	$103,314	97	91%
Business Administration	31 —	71% / 29%	10%	$81,921	87	96%
Business Analytics	30 —	33% / 67%	3%	$103,314	97	91%
Finance	252 —	69% / 31%	10%	$104,878	98	94%
Financial Planning and Services	44 —	64% / 36%	0%	$104,878	98	94%
General Business	18 —	67% / 33%	6%	$68,564	72	92%
Management	82 —	52% / 48%	7%	$81,921	87	96%
Management Information Systems	— —	—	—	$93,947	94	—
Marketing	110 —	30% / 70%	6%	$88,892	91	98%
Real Estate	8 —	88% / 12%	0%	$97,853	96	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Fine Arts	200	38% / 62%	3%	$57,792		96%
Acting	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$29,845	2	97%
Art History	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,934	39	97%
Digital Media and Design	95 —	43% / 57%	2%	$68,439	71	96%
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	1 —	0% / 100%	100%	$29,845	2	97%
Music	45 —	40% / 60%	2%	$46,374	16	93%
Studio Art	44 —	32% / 68%	5%	$54,934	39	97%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$29,845	2	97%
Theatre	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$29,845	2	97%