University of Connecticut

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut operates as a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 19,835 students of which 38,552 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Connecticut is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 52.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,348 and an ACT midpoint of 30. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,097, with published in-state tuition of $21,044 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 83.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 92.5%. Graduates earn a median of $73,997 ten years after enrolling, compared with $63,322 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 765700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 78.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.