University of Connecticut-Stamford

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

University of Connecticut-Stamford operates as a public institution located in Stamford, Connecticut (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 2,432 students of which 2,510 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-Stamford is categorized as “-2” 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 83.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,094 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,798, with published in-state tuition of $18,150 and a Pell grant recipient share of 50.7%. 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 56.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.6%. 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.