University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury, Connecticut · Public · 733 undergraduates · waterbury.uconn.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
87%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
910 to 1200
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
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
87% 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
Not available
What to do with your 1060
Send your score
About 61% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 940, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
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 17, 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.
- May1Regular Decision · May 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
87%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 910 to 1200
Reading and Writing 480 to 600
Math 430 to 600
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
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$4,092
- $30,001 to $48,000$4,378
- $48,001 to $75,000$5,045
- $75,001 to $110,000$11,618
- Over $110,000$20,946
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.
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$82,098
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus$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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