Basic Information

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

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 3.6%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources 563 23% / 77% 2% $70,573 74 96%
Pathobiology 31 +4 23% / 77% 3% $66,554 67 96%
Agriculture 7 14% / 86% 0% $54,971 37
Agriculture and Natural Resources 18 +3 67% / 33% 0% $60,241 52 94%
Animal Science 70 +1 19% / 81% 1% $59,052 49 95%
Dietetics 6 17% / 83% 0% $59,027 49
Environmental Studies 23 +5 35% / 65% 4% $51,990 28 96%
Natural Resources 32 53% / 47% 0% $51,990 28 96%
Nutritional Sciences 32 28% / 72% 6% $53,264 32 95%
Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems 15 33% / 67% 0% $53,652 33 95%
Allied Health Sciences 275 17% / 83% 3% $80,848 85 96%
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 13 0% / 100% 0% $80,861 85
Diagnostic Genetic Sciences 12 0% / 100% 0% $59,688 51 100%
Health Administration 14 14% / 86% 0% $96,237 95 100%
Landscape Architecture 15 53% / 47% 0% $66,418 66
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 873 76% / 24% 4% $102,938 97 97%
Biomedical Engineering 69 43% / 57% 1% $91,392 92 97%
Chemical Engineering 45 +1 80% / 20% 4% $89,961 91 96%
Civil Engineering 63 +4 73% / 27% 3% $87,764 90 100%
Computer Engineering 2 50% / 50% 50%
Computer Engineering 68 +7 82% / 18% 4% $105,143 97 94%
Electrical Engineering 65 +3 88% / 12% 5% $96,212 95 98%
Engineering 7 43% / 57% 0% $120,502 99 97%
Engineering Physics 7 86% / 14% 0% $99,507 96
Environmental Engineering 22 45% / 55% 0% $78,990 83 100%
Industrial Engineering 29 72% / 28% 7% $105,903 98 96%
Materials Science and Engineering 21 67% / 33% 10% $84,023 87 97%
Mechanical Engineering 187 +1 84% / 16% 2% $90,539 92 95%
Robotics Engineering 2 100% / 0% 50%
Computer Science 205 83% / 17% 4% $124,309 99 100%
Information Technology 81 72% / 28% 4% $119,004 99 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2,853 43% / 57% 7% $66,042 66 95%
Data Science 9 +1 67% / 33% 11%
Applied Mathematical Sciences 23 61% / 39% 30% $98,962 96 100%
Applied Physics 2 100% / 0% 50% $70,358 73 100%
Chemistry 36 39% / 61% 6% $70,087 73 100%
Earth Sciences 15 +1 40% / 60% 0% $66,293 66 94%
Financial Mathematics 23 70% / 30% 9% $98,962 96 100%
Mathematics 21 +1 57% / 43% 24% $63,262 60 97%
Physics 28 75% / 25% 7% $70,358 73 100%
Statistics 72 +7 53% / 47% 17% $74,290 79 100%
Biology 152 36% / 64% 3% $69,029 71 96%
Biophysics 1 100% / 0% 0% $68,878 71
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 30 +1 37% / 63% 3% $46,645 15 96%
Molecular and Cell Biology 172 +3 36% / 64% 2% $82,860 87 93%
Physiology and Neurobiology 116 +1 31% / 69% 2% $70,843 74 89%
Marine Sciences 26 65% / 35% 4% $46,645 15 96%
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 +2 0% / 100% 0% $59,977 52
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 66 8% / 92% 0% $31,404 2 85%
Applied Economics 14 +1 71% / 29% 7% $77,977 83 96%
Economics 378 +14 75% / 25% 19% $77,977 83 96%
Economics 52 71% / 29% 12% $77,977 83 96%
African American Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $46,359 14 94%
American Studies 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $45,678 13 89%
Anthropology 25 +8 36% / 64% 4% $48,536 19 96%
Arabic 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,421 44
Chinese 2 +1 50% / 50% 50% $56,986 43
Classical Languages 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,283 44
Cognitive Science 26 +1 23% / 77% 4% $76,759 81 100%
Communication 279 +15 43% / 57% 8% $66,651 67 98%
English 101 +8 27% / 73% 2% $54,821 36 95%
Environmental Science and Policy 30 40% / 60% 3% $51,990 28 96%
French 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $57,053 43 96%
General Studies 118 60% / 40% 3% $55,944 40 90%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 14 +2 100% / 0% 0% $72,926 77 100%
Geography 1 +6 100% / 0% 0% $72,926 77 100%
German 7 +2 71% / 29% 0% $56,785 42
History 66 +4 68% / 32% 2% $54,269 35 91%
Human Development and Family Studies 117 +19 8% / 92% 1% $54,492 35 97%
Interdisciplinary Studies 31 +5 32% / 68% 6% $61,088 54 98%
International Policy Analysis 9 +11 0% / 100% 0% $61,479 55 100%
Italian 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $57,053 43
Journalism 23 +13 43% / 57% 4% $64,119 62 93%
Latin American Studies +1 $47,672 17
Linguistics 10 +2 30% / 70% 0% $56,621 42
Philosophy 14 +5 50% / 50% 14% $53,325 32
Political Science 192 +31 45% / 55% 3% $72,129 76 95%
Psychology 449 +21 25% / 75% 5% $59,135 49 96%
Sociology 57 +12 32% / 68% 11% $59,029 49 100%
Spanish 12 +3 33% / 67% 0% $57,053 43 96%
Urban and Community Studies 12 +2 50% / 50% 0% $55,765 39 100%
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 3 +3 0% / 100% 0% $46,359 14 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing 258 22% / 78% 1% $90,943 92 96%
Nursing 149 22% / 78% 0% $90,943 92 96%
Nursing Practice 109 21% / 79% 2% $90,943 92 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Neag School of Education 189 40% / 60% 5% $60,032 52 99%
Sport Management 44 70% / 30% 18% $69,542 72 100%
Biology Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,757 45 100%
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Earth Science Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 38 8% / 92% 0% $54,011 34 97%
English Education 14 0% / 100% 0% $57,757 45 100%
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
French Language Teacher Education $57,757 45 100%
History Teacher Education 11 73% / 27% 0% $57,757 45 100%
Mathematics Teacher Education 14 43% / 57% 0% $57,757 45 100%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 40 48% / 52% 2% $57,757 45 100%
Science Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,757 45 100%
Special Education 12 25% / 75% 0% $61,491 55 94%
Music Education 9 56% / 44% 0% $57,757 45 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 706 59% / 41% 7% $93,061 93 95%
Accounting 100 49% / 51% 3% $91,593 92 98%
Actuarial Science 52 67% / 33% 23% $99,798 96 91%
Business Administration 44 80% / 20% 7% $79,133 84 96%
Business Analytics 24 46% / 54% 8% $99,798 96 91%
Finance 228 74% / 26% 7% $101,309 96 94%
Financial Planning and Services 58 64% / 36% 10% $101,309 96 94%
General Business 18 61% / 39% 0% $66,231 66 92%
Management 61 56% / 44% 5% $79,133 84 96%
Management Information Systems $94,493 94
Marketing 113 29% / 71% 5% $85,867 89 98%
Real Estate 8 62% / 38% 0% $97,356 95
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Fine Arts 154 46% / 54% 3% $55,943 40 96%
Acting 5 40% / 60% 0% $28,855 2 97%
Art History 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,113 31 97%
Digital Media and Design 75 52% / 48% 3% $66,228 66 96%
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $28,855 2 97%
Music 31 55% / 45% 0% $44,836 12 93%
Studio Art 34 32% / 68% 6% $53,113 31 97%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 5 40% / 60% 0% $28,855 2 97%
Theatre 2 0% / 100% 0% $28,855 2 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 73 26% / 74% 5% $135,293 100 96%
Pharmacy 73 26% / 74% 5% $135,293 100 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Work 24 4% / 96% 4% $65,737 65 96%
Social Work 24 4% / 96% 4% $65,737 65 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 82th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.7% 1,634 35% / 65% 5% $61,070 54 96%
Business & Economics 21.2% 1,208 65% / 35% 12% $86,697 89 95%
Health Sciences 12.4% 704 18% / 82% 2% $84,990 88 95%
Engineering 10.3% 587 75% / 25% 4% $93,193 93 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 502 34% / 66% 2% $72,696 77 93%
Computer Science 5.2% 295 79% / 21% 4% $122,807 99 99%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 229 36% / 64% 2% $54,753 36 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.9% 220 56% / 44% 14% $76,627 81 99%
Arts 3.1% 178 47% / 53% 2% $56,918 43 96%
Education 2.4% 136 29% / 71% 1% $57,018 43 99%

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 #219
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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 54%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 60% 48% 45%
Early Decision 70% 58% 52%

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1210 – 1440
SAT Math Range 600 – 730
SAT RW Range 610 – 710

Rankings

Engineering

It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Lab Partners

Agriculture & Food Science

Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Field Station
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Back 40

Health Sciences

Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Mortar & Pestle
Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
The Training Room

Business & Economics

The House Always Wins Actuarial Science
We Don't Predict the Future, We Charge You for It
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors

Humanities & Social Sciences

I Think, Therefore I Major Cognitive Science
The Academic Anarchists
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Grassroots
Nosy for a Living Journalism
Reliable Sources (Allegedly)
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
Existential Crisis Club
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Corporate Compliance Consultants
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Morpheme Masters

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers
Gym Class Heroes Physical Education
Dodgeball Dynasty