University of Connecticut | By The Numbers

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General Information

Address:

University of Connecticut
2131 Hillside Rd.
Storrs, CT 06269-3088

Control:

Public

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Religious Affiliation:

None

Founded:

1881

Web Site:

www.uconn.edu

Main Phone:

(860) 486-2000

Admissions Phone:

(860) 486-3137

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

14,843

Part-Time Undergraduates:

908

Total Male Undergraduates:

7,547

Total Female Undergraduates:

8,204

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

50%

Early Action Acceptance Rate:

69%

Total Applicants:

18,466

Total Acceptances:

9,319

Freshman Enrollment:

3,247

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):

35%

Early Decision Available?

No

Early Action Available?

Yes

Early Action Deadline:

December 1

Early Action Notification:

January 1

Regular Decision Deadline:

February 1

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1 or, if notified of acceptance later than May 1, within two weeks.

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

2,734

Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:

1,112

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

33

Transfer Applications Received:

1,928

Transfer Students Accepted:

969

Transfer Students Enrolled:

622

Transfer Acceptance Rate:

50%

Common Application Accepted?

No

Supplemental Forms?

No

Admissions E-Mail:

beahusky@uconn.edu

Admissions Web Site:

www.admissions.uconn.edu

SAT I or ACT Required?

Either

First-Year Students Submitting SAT Scores:

98%

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1080–1270

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

530–630

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

550–640

SAT II Requirements:

Not considered

Retention Rate:

89%

Top 10% of High School Class:

35%

Application Fee:

$70

Financial Information

In-State Tuition:

$7,912

Out-of-State Tuition:

$20,416

Room and Board:

$7,848

Books and Supplies:

$725

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package:

$8,604

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

68%

Students Who Received Aid:

49%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

March 1

Financial Aid Phone:

(860) 486-2819

Financial Aid E-Mail:

financialaid@uconn.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwfaid