University of Connecticut

Acceptance Rate

The University of Connecticut's acceptance rate stands at 56% making it a moderately competitive university to get into. Storrs is a sleepy town about 30 minutes from Hartford, 60 minutes from Providence, R.I., and 90 minutes from Boston. Without many activities off campus, students can get involved in more than 450 clubs and organisations on campus, including more than 30 of both the men's and women's basketball programs at UConn, known as the fraternities and sororities. They can also watch a movie in the on-campus movie theatre and skate for free on the school's ice rink.

Entry Requirements

When we talk about the University of Connecticut entry requirements; over 32,000 students attend the university, along with 9,620 faculty and staff members. Of these, 12% of the staff and 14% of the students are international. We have further explained in detail the undergraduate and graduate entry requisites below.

Undergraduate Entry Requirements

• Application process through the online portal
• An application fee of 80 USD
• Official transcripts
• Two LORs (optional)
• Personal Essay
• Immigration status documents
• English proficiency test scores
• TOEFL PBT: 550
• TOEFL iBT: 79
• IELTS: 6.5
• Duolingo: 100

Graduate Entry Requirements

• Application process through the online portal
• An application fee of 75 USD
• A baccalaureate degree or equivalent
• Official transcripts with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0
• SOP
• Immigration status documents
• GRE & GMAT Scores (it depends on the course chosen by the student)

Fees

The University of Connecticut fees differ from one course to another. International students when compared to national students have to pay a little extra. Although this does not mean that students have to miss the chance of going abroad and continuing their education. There are multiple sources of funding that students can acquire that will help them fund their studies abroad. Education loans are the most common way of funding where students attain loans that comes with full coverage of all their costs that will incur during their time in the destination country. Similarly, students with high merit and a strong academic background can choose scholarships that are provided by the federal government as well as many private institutions. We have listed down some of the popular courses and their fees to give students an idea of what they will have to pay while studying at U of C. 

• M.Sc Business Analytics and Project Management: $35,301
• M.S Molecular and Cell Biology - Microbiology: $35,301
• M.B.A: $41,766
• B.S Computer Science and Engineering: $40,644
• B.S Management: $40,644
• B. A Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies: $40,644

Placements

With the help of the University of Connecticut placement department, 60.7% of the university graduates were employed after 6 months of graduation. Whereas 25.1% of students continued their education. The mean starting salary for full-time employment of UConn graduates is $54,800 yearly whereas the median salary is $58,000. UConn graduates accept positions from various enterprises and firms from all over the world. 

The top employers where the students have reported pursuing their careers are listed below.

• PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
• General Dynamics Electric Boat
• Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Company (RTX)
• Travelers
• Hartford Hospital
• Yale New Haven Hospital
• Aetna