University of Connecticut

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 350,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (24%)

Honors College

Name Honors Program
Students 2,300 (12%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,949
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 53%
From Region 25%
Athletes 589 (3.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Hispanic 17%
Asian 12%
Black 8%
International 7%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources 563 23% 57% 11% 5% 20% 2% $75,215 58 +0.66 74 97%
Pathobiology 31 +4 23% 48% 23% 3% 13% 3% $80,636 85 +1.00 80 100% — — — —
Agriculture 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,160 24 -0.49 31 — — — — —
Agriculture and Natural Resources 18 +3 67% 56% 6% 6% 22% 0% $86,356 93 +1.10 85 96% — — — —
Animal Science 70 +1 19% 61% 7% 4% 23% 1% $57,554 60 +0.31 34 92% — — — —
Dietetics 6 — 17% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $71,970 81 +0.76 69 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 23 +5 35% 83% 0% 4% 4% 4% $59,920 59 +0.16 41 95% — — — —
Natural Resources 32 — 53% 78% 0% 3% 16% 0% $59,920 59 +0.16 41 95% — — — —
Nutritional Sciences 32 — 28% 62% 12% 3% 12% 6% $58,891 26 -0.48 38 97% — — — —
Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems 15 — 33% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $53,972 17 -0.69 25 95% — — — —
Allied Health Sciences 275 — 17% 48% 13% 6% 24% 3% $84,662 93 +1.11 84 98% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 13 — 0% 69% 8% 0% 23% 0% $78,026 54 +0.03 77 — — — — —
Diagnostic Genetic Sciences 12 — 0% 75% 8% 0% 0% 0% $60,068 4 -1.64 41 100% — — — —
Health Administration 14 — 14% 50% 29% 7% 14% 0% $96,850 98 +1.57 92 100% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 15 — 53% 47% 13% 7% 33% 0% $71,705 70 +0.42 68 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 873 76% 50% 24% 3% 13% 4% $105,272 96 -0.25 95 97% 3.3%
Biomedical Engineering 69 — 43% 46% 32% 1% 14% 1% $97,618 47 -0.10 92 97% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 45 +1 80% 51% 13% 0% 22% 4% $94,194 12 -1.16 90 99% — — — —
Civil Engineering 63 +4 73% 57% 11% 6% 17% 3% $88,147 26 -0.60 87 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 68 +7 82% 41% 24% 10% 13% 4% $118,722 65 +0.08 98 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $118,722 65 +0.08 98 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 65 +3 88% 58% 18% 3% 12% 5% $99,164 10 -0.84 93 97% — — — —
Engineering 7 — 43% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $121,247 94 +1.73 99 97% — — — —
Engineering Physics 7 — 86% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $103,232 70 +0.36 95 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 22 — 45% 82% 9% 0% 5% 0% $89,085 75 +0.51 87 100% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 29 — 72% 41% 21% 3% 10% 7% $107,677 38 -0.39 96 100% — — — —
Materials Science and Engineering 21 — 67% 48% 19% 0% 10% 10% $102,217 81 +0.87 94 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 187 +1 84% 63% 18% 2% 11% 2% $93,051 18 -0.77 90 99% — — — —
Robotics Engineering 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $103,427 76 +0.53 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 205 — 83% 37% 38% 4% 10% 4% $122,709 57 -0.07 99 94% — — — —
Information Technology 81 — 72% 41% 30% 1% 20% 4% $111,796 76 +0.66 97 94% 3.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2,853 43% 50% 11% 9% 17% 7% $70,100 44 +0.24 65 95%
Applied Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $83,965 5 -1.45 83 94% — — — —
Data Science 9 +1 67% 56% 0% 11% 0% 11% $105,654 29 -0.25 96 — — — — —
Applied Mathematical Sciences 23 — 61% 43% 4% 4% 9% 30% $120,195 76 +0.36 98 88% — — — —
Chemistry 36 — 39% 50% 17% 6% 8% 6% $76,218 77 +0.45 75 96% — — — —
Earth Sciences 15 +1 40% 73% 7% 7% 13% 0% $66,675 61 +0.14 58 94% — — — —
Financial Mathematics 23 — 70% 61% 17% 0% 4% 9% $120,195 76 +0.36 98 88% — — — —
Mathematics 21 +1 57% 48% 19% 5% 0% 24% $73,826 41 -0.43 72 100% — — — —
Physics 28 — 75% 64% 4% 4% 18% 7% $83,965 55 +0.03 83 94% — — — —
Statistics 72 +7 53% 50% 14% 1% 12% 17% $85,362 22 -0.74 85 89% — — — —
Biology 152 — 36% 44% 14% 14% 18% 3% $74,247 87 +0.90 72 95% — — — —
Biophysics 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $73,368 60 +0.17 71 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 30 +1 37% 67% 13% 0% 17% 3% $57,510 58 +0.13 34 94% — — — —
Molecular and Cell Biology 172 +3 36% 42% 31% 5% 12% 2% $72,695 56 +0.11 70 93% — — — —
Physiology and Neurobiology 116 +1 31% 44% 29% 8% 15% 2% $70,746 66 +0.33 66 98% — — — —
Marine Sciences 26 — 65% 92% 0% 0% 0% 4% $57,510 59 +0.30 34 94% — — — —
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 +2 0% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $60,877 42 -0.16 44 — — — — —
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 66 — 8% 68% 5% 11% 14% 0% $31,604 0 -3.96 2 85% — — — —
Applied Economics 14 +1 71% 57% 7% 0% 21% 7% $84,495 34 -0.51 84 97% — — — —
Economics 378 +14 75% 43% 11% 8% 15% 19% $84,495 34 -0.51 84 97% — — — —
Economics 52 — 71% 52% 23% 4% 6% 12% $84,495 34 -0.51 84 97% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,942 55 -0.02 38 91% — — — —
American Studies 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,915 6 -1.06 9 89% — — — —
Arabic 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,553 81 +0.76 58 — — — — —
Chinese 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $65,731 77 +0.69 56 — — — — —
Classical Languages 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,484 81 +0.75 58 — — — — —
English 101 +8 27% 64% 6% 5% 16% 2% $56,416 74 +0.49 31 96% — — — —
French 6 +1 17% 50% 17% 17% 17% 0% $63,606 70 +0.50 51 97% — — — —
General Studies 118 — 60% 48% 5% 24% 15% 3% $67,375 91 +0.96 60 96% — — — —
German 7 +2 71% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $92,236 100 +3.05 89 90% — — — —
History 66 +4 68% 76% 8% 5% 8% 2% $56,555 57 -0.04 32 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 31 +5 32% 39% 16% 13% 13% 6% $75,537 95 +1.75 74 91% — — — —
Italian 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,606 70 +0.50 51 97% — — — —
Latin American Studies — +1 — — — — — — $51,555 25 -0.61 19 — — — — —
Linguistics 10 +2 30% 50% 20% 10% 10% 0% $65,414 77 +0.66 55 — — — — —
Philosophy 14 +5 50% 57% 7% 7% 7% 14% $60,823 56 -0.05 43 — — — — —
Spanish 12 +3 33% 50% 0% 8% 42% 0% $63,606 70 +0.50 51 97% — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3 +3 0% 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% $58,942 67 +0.33 38 91% — — — —
Anthropology 25 +8 36% 76% 4% 4% 4% 4% $53,361 41 -0.32 23 93% — — — —
Cognitive Science 26 +1 23% 54% 15% 4% 15% 4% $72,288 30 -0.44 69 100% — — — —
Communication 279 +15 43% 54% 6% 6% 22% 8% $72,790 87 +1.02 70 97% — — — —
Environmental Science and Policy 30 — 40% 73% 7% 3% 13% 3% $59,920 48 -0.12 41 95% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 14 +2 100% 36% 14% 29% 14% 0% $73,347 91 +1.29 71 100% — — — —
Geography 1 +6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,347 91 +1.29 71 100% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 117 +19 8% 43% 9% 15% 29% 1% $60,585 92 +0.87 43 96% — — — —
International Policy Analysis 9 +11 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $66,008 35 -0.35 57 95% — — — —
Journalism 23 +13 43% 61% 0% 22% 9% 4% $67,493 76 +0.58 60 96% — — — —
Political Science 192 +31 45% 57% 9% 11% 17% 3% $69,740 45 -0.18 65 96% — — — —
Psychology 449 +21 25% 43% 9% 11% 24% 5% $60,031 80 +0.75 41 95% — — — —
Sociology 57 +12 32% 40% 9% 19% 18% 11% $65,325 90 +0.77 55 96% — — — —
Urban and Community Studies 12 +2 50% 58% 0% 8% 17% 0% $69,250 92 +1.12 64 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing 258 22% 58% 10% 9% 16% 1% $90,383 90 -0.18 88 94%
Nursing 149 — 22% 58% 10% 8% 17% 0% $90,383 50 -0.18 88 94% — — — —
Nursing Practice 109 — 21% 58% 11% 10% 14% 2% $90,383 50 -0.18 88 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Neag School of Education 189 40% 72% 4% 2% 12% 5% $62,495 17 +0.71 48 98%
Sport Management 44 — 70% 57% 2% 2% 14% 18% $74,939 89 +1.44 73 100% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,140 74 +0.23 42 96% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,140 74 +0.23 42 96% — — — —
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,140 74 +0.23 42 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 38 — 8% 84% 0% 5% 8% 0% $55,588 78 +0.49 29 100% — — — —
English Education 14 — 0% 43% 21% 7% 29% 0% $60,140 78 +0.66 42 96% — — — —
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,140 78 +0.66 42 96% — — — —
French Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,140 78 +0.66 42 96% — — — —
History Teacher Education 11 — 73% 73% 0% 0% 18% 0% $60,140 82 +0.76 42 96% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 14 — 43% 79% 7% 0% 7% 0% $60,140 74 +0.23 42 96% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 40 — 48% 80% 8% 0% 8% 2% $60,140 65 +0.30 42 95% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,140 74 +0.23 42 96% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,140 78 +0.66 42 96% — — — —
Special Education 12 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,385 61 +0.22 34 100% — — — —
Music Education 9 — 56% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,140 97 +1.44 42 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 706 59% 58% 11% 4% 15% 7% $101,449 95 +0.61 94 97%
Accounting 100 — 49% 59% 10% 8% 16% 3% $109,080 91 +1.43 97 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science 52 — 67% 50% 13% 4% 6% 23% $95,271 42 -0.14 91 96% — — — —
Business Administration 44 — 80% 43% 23% 0% 11% 7% $85,690 77 +0.42 85 93% — — — —
Business Analytics 24 — 46% 29% 8% 8% 33% 8% $95,271 61 +0.16 91 96% — — — —
Finance 228 — 74% 67% 9% 2% 10% 7% $111,879 80 +0.44 97 98% — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 58 — 64% 28% 12% 7% 40% 10% $111,879 80 +0.44 97 98% — — — —
General Business 18 — 61% 50% 11% 6% 33% 0% $75,674 61 -0.10 74 97% — — — —
Management 61 — 56% 67% 8% 7% 11% 5% $85,690 77 +0.42 85 93% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $99,796 71 +0.42 93 — — — — —
Marketing 113 — 29% 65% 12% 1% 12% 5% $91,550 83 +1.09 89 97% — — — —
Real Estate 8 — 62% 62% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,601 52 +0.04 92 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Fine Arts 154 46% 55% 10% 8% 18% 3% $64,021 23 +1.11 52 98%
Acting 5 — 40% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $55,708 97 +1.69 29 96% — — — —
Art History 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,453 75 +0.28 29 96% — — — —
Digital Media and Design 75 — 52% 53% 11% 11% 21% 3% $72,509 87 +1.14 70 100% — — — —
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft — — — — — — — — $55,708 97 +1.69 29 96% — — — —
Music 31 — 55% 71% 3% 3% 6% 0% $56,654 93 +1.06 32 96% — — — —
Studio Art 34 — 32% 44% 15% 6% 18% 6% $55,453 88 +0.92 29 96% — — — —
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $55,708 97 +1.69 29 96% — — — —
Theatre 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,708 97 +1.69 29 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 73 26% 63% 18% 4% 5% 5% $134,395 100 +0.56 99 98%
Pharmacy 73 — 26% 63% 18% 4% 5% 5% $134,395 64 +0.56 99 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Work 24 4% 46% 0% 17% 25% 4% $65,865 31 +1.49 56 96%
Social Work 24 — 4% 46% 0% 17% 25% 4% $65,865 99 +1.49 56 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $22,109
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $46,503
Est. In-State Cost $28,600
Est. Out-of-State Cost $60,156
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 22.1% 1,258 32% 50% 8% 11% 21% 5% $65,289 75 +0.63 55 96% —
Business & Economics 21.2% 1,208 65% 53% 11% 5% 14% 12% $94,199 80 +0.24 90 97% —
Health Sciences 12.4% 704 18% 56% 11% 7% 17% 2% $86,163 79 +0.02 85 95% —
Engineering 10.3% 589 75% 55% 19% 3% 13% 4% $98,234 34 -0.44 93 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 502 34% 45% 24% 8% 15% 2% $72,299 74 +0.46 69 95% —
Humanities 6.6% 376 47% 57% 7% 13% 14% 3% $62,999 86 +0.68 49 96% —
Computer Science 5.2% 295 79% 38% 34% 4% 13% 4% $119,192 63 +0.13 98 94% 3.3%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 229 36% 72% 5% 3% 14% 2% $60,668 51 +0.14 43 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.8% 218 56% 54% 12% 3% 10% 14% $88,626 74 -0.12 87 92% —
Arts 3.1% 178 47% 56% 10% 7% 18% 2% $64,472 93 +1.07 53 98% —
Education 2.4% 136 29% 76% 5% 2% 12% 1% $58,625 80 +0.42 38 97% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $115M #49 62% $1.6M 42 #64 373 92
Health Sciences $102M #61 61% $3.6M 20 #90 138 19
Engineering $84.5M #57 60% $4.0M 84 #43 622 25
Humanities & Social Sciences $50.3M #37 53% $0.2M 85 #56 373 17
Physical Sciences & Math $34.5M #94 65% $0.6M 85 #32 462 42
Agriculture & Food Science $26.4M #50 41% $0.5M 13 #42 103 18
Computer Science $7.8M #105 52% $0.6M — — — —
Business & Economics $5.3M #96 39% $0.0M 28 #37 50 2
Education $3.2M #138 56% $0 19 #218 — —
Total $430M #74 59% $11.1M 376 #58 2,121 215

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 113 $20.5M $20.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 83 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 42 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Soccer 31 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Ice Hockey 28 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Basketball 13 $20.2M $20.2M $0
Golf 12 $678K $678K $0
Total 283 $50.1M $50.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 120 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Rowing 45 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Lacrosse 36 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 31 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Swimming & Diving 30 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Ice Hockey 25 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Field Hockey 24 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 19 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 14 $12.6M $12.6M $0
Tennis 8 $781K $781K $0
Total 306 $28.1M $28.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 203 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Football 113 $20.5M $20.5M $0
Soccer 62 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Ice Hockey 53 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Rowing 45 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 42 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Lacrosse 36 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 30 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 27 $32.8M $32.8M $0
Field Hockey 24 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 19 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Golf 12 $678K $678K $0
Tennis 8 $781K $781K $0
Total 589 $97.1M $97.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 54%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 41% 59% 64%
Early Decision 35% 50% 55%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 1260 – 1420
SAT Math Range 620 – 720
SAT RW Range 630 – 720