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University of Connecticut

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Storrs, CT
Population 350,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,147
Men / Women 45% / 55%
White 51%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 10%
International 7%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Life & Natural Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 20%
Arts 4%
Education 2%

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 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (24th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 49%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Early Decision 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 #70
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 119 #43
Life & Natural Sciences 387 #71
Humanities & Social Sciences 277 #84

Honors College

Name Honors Program
Students 2,300 (12%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1,210 – 1,440
ACT Range 28 – 33

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources 568 26% / 74% 2% $68,622
Agriculture 12 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Allied Health Sciences 242 20% / 80% 1% $80,205
Animal Science 81 9% / 91% 1% $58,603
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 10 20% / 80% 0%
Diagnostic Genetic Sciences 16 25% / 75% 6% $59,213
Dietetics 5 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Studies 24 +1 25% / 75% 0% $51,722
Natural Resources 21 +1 43% / 57% 5% $51,722
Nutritional Sciences 54 24% / 76% 7% $52,625
Pathobiology 26 +2 31% / 69% 0% $66,014
Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems 24 58% / 42% 0%
Agriculture and Natural Resources 32 69% / 31% 3% $59,784
Health Administration 5 0% / 100% 0% $95,471
Landscape Architecture 16 56% / 44% 19%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 919 75% / 25% 4% $103,780
Biomedical Engineering 89 48% / 52% 4% $105,752
Chemical Engineering 62 63% / 37% 0% $89,389
Civil Engineering 70 +4 81% / 19% 4% $89,513
Computer Engineering 82 88% / 12% 2% $104,475
Computer Science 195 87% / 13% 8% $123,146
Electrical Engineering 41 +2 88% / 12% 5% $95,600
Engineering 2 50% / 50% 0% $119,737
Engineering Physics 5 100% / 0% 20%
Environmental Engineering 29 52% / 48% 0%
Industrial Engineering 45 69% / 31% 9%
Information Technology 86 62% / 38% 2% $117,890
Materials Science and Engineering 13 54% / 46% 23% $83,489
Mechanical Engineering 200 81% / 19% 2% $89,963
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2,781 43% / 57% 10% $69,595
Applied Mathematical Sciences 47 +2 64% / 36% 43%
Applied Physics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Financial Mathematics 11 82% / 18% 18%
Mathematics 43 63% / 37% 12% $62,921
Physics 16 69% / 31% 6%
Statistics 83 +9 65% / 35% 24% $73,889
American Sign Language (ASL) 4 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 167 31% / 69% 5% $68,469
Biophysics 8 62% / 38% 0%
Chemistry 35 54% / 46% 6% $69,348
Earth Sciences 8 38% / 62% 0%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 25 +1 32% / 68% 0% $46,267
Marine Sciences 10 60% / 40% 0% $46,267
Molecular and Cell Biology 164 +7 40% / 60% 2% $82,188
Physiology and Neurobiology 109 +2 32% / 68% 1% $70,268
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 75 4% / 96% 0% $77,469
Applied Economics 3 67% / 33% 0% $77,433
Economics 360 +20 71% / 29% 32% $77,433
Economics 47 +1 74% / 26% 11% $77,433
African American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
American Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
Anthropology 17 +3 65% / 35% 0% $48,197
Arabic 1 100% / 0% 0%
Chinese 10 +1 40% / 60% 10%
Classical Languages 3 0% / 100% 0%
Cognitive Science 22 +2 18% / 82% 0%
Communication 271 +17 45% / 55% 12% $66,227
English 105 +8 32% / 68% 1% $54,479
Environmental Science and Policy 22 +1 27% / 73% 5% $51,722
French 10 +1 30% / 70% 0% $56,573
General Studies 119 53% / 47% 4% $55,570
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 18 +2 78% / 22% 6%
Geography 4 75% / 25% 25%
German 11 +3 82% / 18% 0%
History 62 +5 53% / 47% 0% $53,877
Human Development and Family Studies 120 +13 11% / 89% 2% $54,146
Interdisciplinary Studies 47 +10 40% / 60% 9% $60,355
International Policy Analysis 9 +16 11% / 89% 0%
Italian
Journalism 28 +8 29% / 71% 4% $63,711
Latin American Studies
Linguistics 5 +1 60% / 40% 0%
Philosophy 10 +5 80% / 20% 0%
Political Science 183 +25 46% / 54% 2% $71,626
Psychology 399 +11 25% / 75% 6% $79,787
Sociology 46 +18 26% / 74% 13% $58,617
Spanish 18 +1 39% / 61% 0% $56,573
Urban and Community Studies 15 +4 47% / 53% 7% $55,376
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 6 +9 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing 238 17% / 83% 1% $109,194
Nursing 107 27% / 73% 2% $109,194
Nursing Practice 131 8% / 92% 0% $109,194
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Neag School of Education 219 36% / 64% 5% $56,882
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 43 +1 49% / 51% 0% $57,261
Sport Management 56 62% / 38% 16% $57,376
Biology Teacher Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $57,261
Elementary Education 42 2% / 98% 2% $53,547
English Education 14 21% / 79% 0% $57,261
French Language Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,261
History Teacher Education 6 50% / 50% 0% $57,261
Mathematics Teacher Education 13 38% / 62% 8% $57,261
Spanish Language Teacher Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $57,261
Special Education 18 0% / 100% 6% $60,962
Music Education 18 39% / 61% 0% $57,261
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business 731 56% / 44% 10% $99,919
Accounting 104 59% / 41% 4% $97,669
Actuarial Science 52 38% / 62% 50% $108,722
Business Administration 31 71% / 29% 10% $112,659
Business Analytics 30 33% / 67% 3% $108,722
Finance 252 69% / 31% 10% $100,844
Financial Planning and Services 44 64% / 36% 0% $100,844
General Business 18 67% / 33% 6% $65,927
Management 82 52% / 48% 7% $112,659
Management Information Systems
Marketing 110 30% / 70% 6% $85,473
Real Estate 8 88% / 12% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Fine Arts 200 38% / 62% 3% $55,569
Acting 6 50% / 50% 0% $28,697
Art History 3 0% / 100% 0% $52,821
Digital Media and Design 95 43% / 57% 2% $65,807
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 1 0% / 100% 100% $28,697
Music 45 40% / 60% 2% $44,590
Studio Art 44 32% / 68% 5% $52,821
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 3 0% / 100% 0% $28,697
Theatre 3 0% / 100% 0% $28,697
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 67 30% / 70% 0% $134,569
Pharmacy 67 30% / 70% 0% $134,569
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Social Work 16 12% / 88% 0% $64,876
Social Work 16 12% / 88% 0% $64,876

Rankings

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
String Theorists
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
Embedded and Exhausted
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Pragmatic Plug-and-Players
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Field Station
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Lab Partners
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Mortar & Pestle
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Back 40
Jocks R'US Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
The Training Room

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors

Humanities & Social Sciences

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Grassroots
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
Existential Crisis Club
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Cubicle Whisperers
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Morpheme Masters

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers