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University of Connecticut

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $15,193 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $39,426.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $73,997 ten years after entering, the 94th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 83% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1881
Enrollment, 2023
29,512
Website
uconn.edu
Campus of University of Connecticut

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AboutPublic university in Storrs, Connecticut, US. Wikipedia ↗

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The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university system with its main campus in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two benefactors. In 1893, the school became a public land grant college, then took its current name in 1939. Over the following decade, social work, nursing, and graduate programs were established. During the 1960s, UConn Health was established for new medical and dental schools. UConn is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Connecticut”, revision 1362801145, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $39,426 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $15,193 and $33,797 a year depending on income at University of Connecticut.

Statement of cost · University of Connecticut

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$39,426
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$15,193
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$25,097
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$21,044

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $15,193; $30–48k: $16,339; $48–75k: $20,608; $75–110k: $28,285; over $110k: $33,797. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$15,193
$30k–$48k$16,339
$48k–$75k$20,608
$75k–$110k$28,285
Over $110k$33,797

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $73,997; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$63,322
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$69,005
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
94th percentile among public 4-years
$73,997
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
68th percentile among public 4-years
$21,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$18,610

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $63,322; 8 yrs after entry: $69,005; 10 yrs after entry: $73,997. Median graduate debt: $21,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$63,322
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$69,005
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$73,997
Median graduate debt$21,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Connecticut
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree414$61,059$23,500
EconomicsBachelor's Degree390$80,530$22,907
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree308$122,828not reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree267$104,878$20,399
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree254$68,876$24,068
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree250$93,828$27,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesBachelor's Degree199$83,413$22,500
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree181$74,491$22,375
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree172$93,562$23,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree161$71,208$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree154$152,409not reported
LawFirst Professional Degree153$122,585not reported
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree148$85,476$24,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree145$56,312$23,059
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree143$57,793$22,000
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree138$128,072$25,000
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree135$60,722not reported
Social WorkMaster's Degree130$67,471not reported
Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's Degree125$73,079$23,750
Public HealthGraduate/Professional Certificate119not reportednot reported
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's Degree13not reportednot reported
DentistryFirst Professional Degree49$165,479not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree3$140,320not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree55$133,296not reported
Engineering, GeneralMaster's Degree46$124,526not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree77$139,585$27,000
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree29not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Connecticut: 19,835 undergraduates; 25% of students receive Pell grants; 52% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

52%

11th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

19,835

87th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

25%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

29th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

83%

finish within 150% of normal time

96th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

27%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$67,737

90th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k20%
  • $30k–$48k13%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110k16%
  • Over $110k37%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k20%
$30k–$48k13%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110k16%
Over $110k37%

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 2,622 people who studied at University of Connecticut, most often in science & academia (49%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 49% (1,107 people); medicine 1.0% (23 people); law 1.6% (36 people); politics & gov 4.4% (99 people); business 1.5% (33 people); engineering & tech 1.8% (40 people); writing & journalism 3.3% (75 people); film & stage 2.0% (45 people); music 1.0% (22 people); visual arts 1.5% (34 people); sports 33% (743 people); religion 0.1% (3 people); military 0.5% (12 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,10748.7%
medicine231.0%
law361.6%
politics & gov994.4%
business331.5%
engineering & tech401.8%
writing & journalism753.3%
film & stage452.0%
music221.0%
visual arts341.5%
sports74332.7%
religion30.1%
military120.5%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (795) · basketball player (552) · university teacher (164) · politician (88) · association football player (83) · academic (57) · statistician (46) · writer (45)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 20% for the 1900s to 40% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 1 decade is marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1880s11not reported
1890snot reported1not reported
1900s2820%
1910s51229%
1920s73517%
1930s116315%
1940s298326%
1950s2910222%
1960s255830%
1970s236825%
1980s3811425%
1990s438733%
2000s213140%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 79,643 in 2024-04.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0626,270
2026-0510,612
2026-0431,220
2026-0331,642
2026-0211,433
2026-0112,432
2025-1214,530
2025-1114,154
2025-1013,365
2025-0912,901
2025-0812,375
2025-0710,755
2025-0611,235
2025-0512,391
2025-0427,543
2025-0338,015
2025-0215,948
2025-0118,556
2024-1218,243
2024-1119,419
2024-1017,601
2024-0918,048
2024-0816,974
2024-0714,239
2024-0617,464
2024-0515,627
2024-0479,643
2024-0349,317
2024-0221,590
2024-0122,098
2023-1218,650
2023-1118,483
2023-1019,148
2023-0918,996
2023-0819,655
2023-0715,977
2023-0615,969
2023-0516,895
2023-0469,688
2023-0346,371
2023-0218,414
2023-0117,341
2022-1216,219
2022-1131,202
2022-1023,260
2022-0918,975
2022-0818,151
2022-0714,247
2022-0613,367
2022-0517,054
2022-0427,977
2022-0325,076
2022-0215,438
2022-0115,643
2021-1215,429
2021-1116,245
2021-1016,626
2021-0917,640
2021-0816,416
2021-0714,714
2021-0610,608
2021-0512,971
2021-0416,173
2021-0324,710
2021-0216,205
2021-0115,675
2020-1214,651
2020-1115,235
2020-1013,602
2020-0911,968
2020-0813,333
2020-0711,430
2020-0611,067
2020-0516,512
2020-0417,241
2020-0318,559
2020-0219,540
2020-0122,224
2019-1219,090
2019-1119,415
2019-1019,413
2019-0917,568
2019-0816,277
2019-0715,258
2019-0616,775
2019-0515,580
2019-0422,773
2019-0322,825
2019-0215,409
2019-0120,325
2018-1219,180
2018-1121,133
2018-1022,139
2018-0919,727
2018-0819,753
2018-0716,665
2018-0615,321
2018-0517,075
2018-0419,770
2018-0327,488
2018-0215,976
2018-0115,946
2017-1215,325
2017-1116,806
2017-1016,952
2017-0915,263
2017-0814,873
2017-0713,155
2017-0612,868
2017-0514,520
2017-0421,573
2017-0327,309
2017-0218,303
2017-0116,802
2016-1216,199
2016-1116,664
2016-1018,806
2016-0917,602
2016-0814,999
2016-0713,265
2016-0613,454
2016-0514,384
2016-0423,403
2016-0327,678
2016-0216,146
2016-0117,030
2015-1215,711
2015-1116,224
2015-1019,795
2015-0916,709
2015-0814,735
2015-0713,062

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • David Lee Physics 1996

The portrait wall

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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