University of Connecticut Description:
Admissions Data (2008):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 54%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 540 / 630
- SAT Math: 570 / 660
- SAT Writing: 550 / 640
- ACT Composite: 24 / 28
- ACT English: - / -
- ACT Math: - / -
Enrollment (2008):
- Total Enrollment: 24,273 (16,765 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 50% Male / 50% Female
- 96% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $9,338 (in-state); $24,050 (out-of-state)
- Books: $800
- Room and Board: $9,504
- Other Expenses: $2,740
- Total Cost: $22,382 (in-state); $37,094 (out-of-state)
University of Connecticut Financial Aid (2007 - 08):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 77%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 52%
- Loans: 52%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $11,405
- Loans: $5,566
Most Popular Majors:
Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 93%
- Transfer Out Rate: 17%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 56%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 76%
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University of Connecticut Mission Statement:
"The University of Connecticut is dedicated to excellence demonstrated through national and international recognition. As Connecticut's public research university, through freedom of academic inquiry and expression, we create and disseminate knowledge by means of scholarly and creative achievements, graduate and professional education, and outreach. Through our focus on teaching and learning, the University helps every student grow intellectually and become a contributing member of the state, national, and world communities. Through research, teaching, service, and outreach, we embrace diversity and cultivate leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. As our state's flagship public university, and as a land and sea grant institution, we promote the health and well-being of Connecticut's citizens through enhancing the social, economic, cultural and natural environments of the state and beyond."


