University of Connecticut Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Storrs, Connecticut (Northeast) · 20,056 undergrads · ~35 avg class size · 16:1 student-faculty · $21,044/yr sticker
public Tier 4
Storrs flagship. Strong nursing, education, business, and basketball. Honors college pulls top in-state applicants.
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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.
Acceptance rate
52.4%
most recent reported cycle
By application round
Early Decision65.0%
Early Action57.0%
Regular Decision54.0%
State residency
In-state66.0%
Out-of-state49.0%
GPA range
3.59–3.92
middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)
SAT mid-50%
1220–1420
middle 50% admitted SAT score
ACT mid-50%
28–33
middle 50% admitted ACT score
Median earnings (10-yr)
$73K
Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined
≈ 2.1 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance
Career outcomes · 10 sources
Median graduate earnings · 2.1 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $425K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
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Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Insurance and risk management: Hartford, 20 mins away, major hub for Aetna, CIGNA, The Hartford
- Finance and accounting: Boston market 90 mins north, strong regional bank and PE recruiting pipelines
- Engineering: UTC Aerospace Systems (Pratt & Whitney) in East Hartford, solid manufacturing/defense contractor recruiting
- Finance: NYC market 2 hours south, but recruit fewer UConn grads than Yale, Princeton, Columbia
- Tech: Limited direct pipeline; mostly regional Connecticut firms or bootcamp-style pivots to larger hubs