University of Hartford

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

University of Hartford operates as a private nonprofit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 4,146 students of which 4,412 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 Hartford is categorized as “17” 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 95.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,219 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,282, with published in-state tuition of $49,075 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.9%. Graduates earn a median of $60,823 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,581 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 253500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.3% 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.