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Acceptance Rate 52.39%
Yield 15.41%
SAT Score 1,340
ACT Score 31
Applicants 55,479

Connecticut Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 52.39% at University of Connecticut. Total 55,479 students applied and 29,065 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,340 and the average ACT score is 31.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$80
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationadmissions.uconn.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.uconn.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate52.39%
Average Test Scores1,340 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 52.39%. A total of 55,479 students (23,683 men and 31,772 women) have applied to and 29,065 (11,403 men and 17,652 women) students admitted to University of Connecticut.
Among them, 1,758 male and 2,720 female students have enrolled into Connecticut and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.41%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Connecticut
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants55,47923,68331,772240
Admitted29,06511,40317,652100
Enrolled4,4781,7582,72000
Acceptance Rate 52.39% 48.15% 55.56% 41.67% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.41% 15.42% 15.41% - -
[Chart] University of Connecticut Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Connecticut, 1,613 applicants (36% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 214 applicants (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,340 at Connecticut. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,440 and 25th percentile score is 1,210.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 28.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Connecticut. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Connecticut with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Connecticut
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total121013401440
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing610670710
Math600670730
ACT Composite283133
Math262832
English293235
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Connecticut, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Connecticut
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Connecticut

The calendar system at University of Connecticut is Semester. University of Connecticut accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Connecticut accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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