University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut · Public · 19,835 undergraduates · uconn.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
54%
of 59,553 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1260 to 1420
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$43,560Est.Estimate
$67,090 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Connecticut
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
54% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$67,090
a year in 2027-28, from a $67,090 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1350
Send your score
About 62% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1210, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: First-Year Applicants | Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
- May1Other deadline · May 1, 2027
Who gets in
54%
of applicants were admitted: 32,369 of 59,553 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 47% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
4,365 students were offered a spot; 85 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 35% of them sent SAT scores and 4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1260 to 1420
Reading and Writing 630 to 720
Math 620 to 720
ACT composite 29 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160034%
- 1200 to 139951%
- 1000 to 119911%
- 800 to 9994%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$43,560
a year, in state
$67,090
a year, out of state (tuition $41,030)
- Tuition (in state)$17,500
- Fees$4,700
- Food and housing$15,620
- Books and supplies$1,050
- Transportation and other$4,690
University of Connecticut published $42,332 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$13,649
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,415
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,169
- $75,001 to $110,000$26,207
- Over $110,000$36,552
Financial aid
63%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$21,494
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
27%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $11,221 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: February 15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Connecticut programs for residents
Roberta B. Willis Scholarship - Need-Based/Merit (Need and Merit-Based) Award
$4,650 to $5,250 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Need-merit award (rank or test pathway); Financial need: SAI at or below OHE cutoff for the award year; HS counselor submits application on student's behalf and FAFSA filed by Feb 15
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
1 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,750Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART/Studio 1000-level |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART/Studio 1000-level |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | AFRA 91000 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARTH 1137 and 1138 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1107 & 1108 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 1131Q |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 1131Q |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 1131Q & 1132Q |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1127Q & 1128Q |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 1114 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 1202 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSE 1010 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 1030 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 1011 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 1011 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | NRE 1000 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 1400 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FREN 3267 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 0 | Placement into 2000-level course |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | GERM 3233 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOG 1000E |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ILCS 3239 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | CAMS 2000-level |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 1202 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 1201 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUSI 1011 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1201Q |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1202Q |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1502Q |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1501Q |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MATH 1060Q |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 1000-level |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 3178 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | Spanish Literature 2000-level |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | STAT 1100Q |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 1602 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 1502 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 1201 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
84%
Come back for a second year
92%
Typical earnings
$82,098
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Connecticut$74,835
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 61 majors here have earnings data.
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