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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)
Undergraduate	Arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate	Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
Enrollment	High undergraduate
Size & Setting	Large four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Title IV Eligibility	Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition
Religious Affiliation	N/A
Congressional District	902

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Connecticut?
420th for total cost of attendance
	In District	In State	Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition	$7,632	$7,632	$23,232
FT Undergraduate Required Fees	$2,254	$2,254	$2,254
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour	$318	$318	$968

FT Graduate Tuition	$9,450	$9,450	$24,534
FT Graduate Required Fees	$1,776	$1,776	$1,776
PT Graduate per Credit Hour	$525	$525	$1,363

Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus	$23,546	$23,546	$39,146
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family	$23,546	$23,546	$39,146
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family	$13,086	$13,086	$28,686

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$8,852↓ $9,338	$8,852↓ $9,338	$22,796↓ $24,050

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies	$726↓ $800
On-Campus – Room & Board	$8,850↓ $9,504
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$2,226↓ $2,740
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	$8,850↓ $9,504
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	$2,226↓ $2,740
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	$2,000↓ $2,400

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee Required	N/A
Undergraduate Application Fee	$70
Graduate Application Fee	$55
First Professional Application Fee	N/A

Applicants	21,999 (10,076 male / 11,923 female)
Admitted	10,931 (5,052 male / 5,879 female)
Admission rate	50%

First-time Enrollment	3,221 (1,565 male / 1,656 female)
FT Enrollment	3,221 (1,565 male / 1,656 female)
PT Enrollment	N/A (N/A male / N/A female)
Total Enrollment	25,029

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Connecticut use for admissions?
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ /
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Connecticut accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships	NCAA
NCAA Football Conference	Big East Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference	Big East Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference	Big East Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference	Big East Conference

ACT Test Admission

140th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results	24%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	/
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	/
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	24 / 29

SAT Test Admission

202nd for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results	96%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	550 / 640
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	570 / 670
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	1120 / 1310

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	12,402
Meals per Week	N/A

Room Fee	$5,396
Board Fee	$4,724

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

Total	542	598	628	842	48	8,770	1,154	12,582
Accounting	2	10	10	36		416	24	498
Acting			2			14	2	18
Actuarial Science	2	4		24		40	10	80
Adult Development and Aging
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing						4		4
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching						4		4
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General (LL	8	2	2			12	10	34
African-American/Black Studies
Agricultural Economics	16	4		2		34	2	58
Agricultural Teacher Education
Agriculture, General						10		10
Agronomy and Crop Science						28	4	32
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other						6		6
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other		12	4	12		170	12	210
American/U	26		2			2	2	32
American/United States Studies/Civilization			2			24	2	28
Animal Genetics	2					2		4
Animal Physiology	12	8	6	14		50	8	98
Animal Sciences, General	10	4	4	4		80	18	120
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production						24	2	26
Anthropology		6	6	6	2	38	2	60
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General						10	2	12
Applied Mathematics				2		4		6
Applied Mathematics, Other	6			2		2		10
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other	10	2	4			4		20
Art History, Criticism and Conservation		2	2	2		18	8	32
Athletic Training/Trainer
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	2					36	2	40
Biochemistry	2			4		4		10
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	4	16	18	34	4	148	32	256
Biomedical Sciences, General	8							8
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	8	2	6	12		52	4	84
Biophysics	2			2		4	2	10
Biopsychology
Biotechnology	4					4		8
Botany/Plant Biology						2		2
Business Administration and Management, General		2	10	4		108	20	144
Business/Commerce, General	118	20	14	38		372	74	636
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology	8					6		14
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology		6	14	60	2	126	16	224
Chemical Engineering	6		4	8		54	8	80
Chemistry, General	12		4	8	2	54	4	84
Civil Engineering, General	2	2	12	6		116	8	146
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General						8	2	10
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	4	2	4	14		18	2	44
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other						4		4
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics						10	2	12
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	6	16	36	14	2	348	34	456
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Comparative Literature			2					2
Computer Engineering, General	12	4	2	16	4	42	14	94
Computer Science	2	2		8		40	4	56
Curriculum and Instruction	2	2	8	8		240	16	276
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)	8			4		10	2	24
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)		2	2			16	4	24
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	8					24	4	36
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other						4		4
Ecology				2		34		36
Economics, General	6	28	16	54	4	316	50	474
Education, General						44		44
Education, Other		4	4	4		158	8	178
Educational Psychology	2	2	8	4		90	8	114
Educational/Instructional Media Design		2	4			44		50
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	16	2	6	16		34	10	84
Elementary Education and Teaching		2	4	8		62	2	78
Engineering Physics						8		8
Engineering, General						2	2	4
English Language and Literature, General		14	28	22		404	80	548
Entomology
Environmental Studies			2			38	4	44
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	4		4	2	2	24		36
Finance, General	4	4	12	38		238	46	342
Fine/Studio Arts, General			4	2		70	8	84
French Language and Literature			4			12		16
Gene/Genetic Therapy			4	2		38		44
General Studies	50	56	44	22	4	420	18	614
Genetics, Other
Geography	2		2	6		36	6	52
Geology/Earth Science, General			2			8	2	12
German Language and Literature	10	2		2		12	4	30
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
Health/Health Care Administration/Management		2	2	2		28	6	40
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	2			2		26	4	34
History, General		10	4	18	2	230	36	300
Horticultural Science						18	2	20
Human Development and Family Studies, General	2	38	20	8		298	28	394
Human Resources Management and Services, Other		4				2	2	8
Industrial Engineering			2	2		22	2	28
Insurance						2	2	4
Italian Language and Literature						6		6
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Journalism	2	2	14	2	2	70	14	106
Kinesiology and Exercise Science		4	2			26	2	34
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)				2		32	4	38
Latin American Studies			2			2	2	6
Legal Professions and Studies, Other				2		12	8	22
Linguistics	4	2				6	4	16
Management Information Systems, General	4	6	22	22		114	24	192
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography				4		38	4	46
Marketing/Marketing Management, General		4	2	6	2	106	20	140
Materials Engineering			2			30	4	36
Materials Science	2					2		4
Mathematics, General	28	4		6		94	6	138
Mechanical Engineering	4		8	20		136	12	180
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	2	2		2		6		12
Medieval and Renaissance Studies						4	2	6
Metallurgical Engineering	6			4		6		16
Molecular Biology				2		10	2	14
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	4	10		6		60	6	86
Music Teacher Education			2	4		28		34
Music, General	6		2	8		60	12	88
Natural Resources/Conservation, General				2		40	14	56
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)	2			6		48	4	60
Nursing, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)		16	14	8	4	198	12	252
Nutrition Sciences	6	6	6	16	2	68	8	112
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	4	2				8		14
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management		4				26		30
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	2			2		34	2	40
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)	4							4
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Philosophy		2	2	4		28	2	38
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	2			4		76	2	84
Physical Therapy/Therapist				2	2	52	4	60
Physics, General	14		4			20	10	48
Plant Sciences, General						8		8
Political Science and Government, General	2	34	40	22	2	366	62	528
Political Science and Government, Other				2		6		8
Polymer Chemistry						2	2	4
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	2	8		44		146	20	220
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
Psychology, General	4	34	48	34	2	510	94	726
Public Administration	2	4		6	2	50	4	68
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)		8	8	4		40	4	64
Real Estate			2			32	2	36
Security and Protective Services, Other		2	2			18		22
Social Work	2	64	40	6	2	240	32	386
Sociology	6	48	22	18		182	30	306
Spanish Language and Literature	6	2	20	4		42	4	78
Special Education and Teaching, General			2			30		32
Statistics, General	12	6		2		10	2	32
Taxation		6	2	2		26	14	50
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology		2				10		12
Urban Studies/Affairs		14	4	4		36	2	60
Women's Studies		2				6	6	14
Zoology/Animal Biology

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Connecticut 101st for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$99,384 ($106,468 male / $87,420 female)
Number of FT Faculty	1,296 (814 male / 482 female)
Number of PT Faculty	180
FT Faculty Ratio	7 : 1
Total Benefits	$37,254,199

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