The student-faculty ratio at University of Connecticut is 16:1, and the school has 52.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Connecticut include: Psychology, General; Economics, General; Speech Communication and Rhetoric; Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; and Biology/Biological Sciences, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 93 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Student-faculty ratio
16:1
Total faculty
1,221 full time
294 part time
Minority
21% full time
10% part time
International
7% full time
15% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
93%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
14%
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
Classes with fewer than 20 students52.4%
20-4931.8%
50 or more15.8%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Computer literacy
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Philosophy
Foreign languages
Sciences (biological or physical)
History
Social science
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Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
93%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
93%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
78%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
84%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
87%
6-year graduation rate of international students
76%
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
299
Post-master's certificates
51
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
384
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
316
Doctoral degrees - other
0
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
0.3%
Employed in temporary/contract work
0.8%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
0.6%
Graduates reporting salaries
8%
Graduates reporting bonuses
2%
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
0%
Employed in temporary/contract work
1%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
0.3%
Graduates reporting salaries
1%
Graduates reporting bonuses
0%
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
1%
Enlisted in the military
0.3%
Enrolled in continuing education
15.4%
Attended a graduate education program
0%
Attended a graduate engineering program
0.1%
Attended medical school
0.6%
Attended a graduate nursing program
0%
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
Boston College
Boston University
George Washington University
Harvard University
New York University
Seeking continuing education
-
Not seeking employment
0.6%
No information provided by graduate
30.7%
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Randall Nardone 77 (CLAS), Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Principal and Director Fortress Investment Group, Joseph Papa, Jr., CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
Majors
General Information
Declare major deadline
when applying
Credits apply to multiple majors
always
Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Psychology, General 7%
Economics, General 7%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 5%
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 4%
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 4%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Architecture and Related Services
Landscape Architecture$50,900
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.$55,000
Biology$47,800
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$47,400
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$43,600
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Management Information Systems (MIS)$70,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$69,000
Finance$65,300
Accounting$62,300
Real Estate$61,200
Marketing$58,300
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,800
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Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Communication and Media Studies$48,700
Journalism$47,700
Engineering
Computer Engineering (CE)$75,200
Chemical Engineering$72,300
Electrical Engineering (EE)$71,100
Biomedical Engineering$69,600
Mechanical Engineering (ME)$69,500
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature$48,000
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$45,800
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Health Professions and Related Programs
Nursing$69,100
Health and Medical Administrative Services$66,100
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$56,200
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and General Studies$52,400
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics$71,800
Mathematics & Statistics$59,600
Applied Mathematics$54,700
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Nutrition Sciences$55,000
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Health and Physical Education/Fitness$42,600
Social Sciences
Economics$55,700
Sociology$52,400
Political Science and Government$48,900
Visual and Performing Arts
Music$79,300
Fine and Studio Arts$44,200
Design and Applied Arts$38,700
Majors Offered at This School
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
Animal Sciences, General
Architecture and Related Services
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Latin American Studies
Women's Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Physiology
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biophysics
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Ecology
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
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Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting
Actuarial Science
Business Administration and Management, General
Business/Commerce, General
Finance, General
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Journalism
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer Science
Information Technology
Education
Agricultural Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Earth Science Teacher Education
Elementary Education and Teaching
Engineering
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Computer Engineering, General
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Human Development and Family Studies, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Chinese Language and Literature
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Linguistics
Spanish Language and Literature
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Health Professions and Related Programs
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other
Athletic Training/Trainer
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Dietetics/Dietitian
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics, General
Financial Mathematics
Mathematics, General
Statistics, General
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Nutrition Sciences
Natural Resources and Conservation
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Natural Resources/Conservation, General
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Geology/Earth Science, General
Physics, General
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Psychology, General
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
International Policy Analysis
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Economics, General
Geography
Political Science and Government, General
Sociology
Urban Studies/Affairs
Visual and Performing Arts
Acting
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Music, General
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
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Minors
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Psychology, General
Natural Resources and Conservation
Environmental Studies
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Adult Development and Aging
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Economics, General
Geography
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
Urban Studies/Affairs
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English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business/Commerce, General
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics, General
Statistics, General
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African Studies
African-American/Black Studies
American Indian/Native American Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Asian-American Studies
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Agricultural Business and Management, General
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services, Other
Animal Sciences, General
Aquaculture
Architecture and Related Services
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Animal Physiology
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
Biotechnology
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
Ecology
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
American Sign Language, Other
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Linguistics
Spanish Language and Literature
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Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Music, General
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer Science
Information Technology
Health Professions and Related Programs
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
Engineering
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other
Engineering, Other
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Materials Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
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Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Geology/Earth Science, General
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Physics, General
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Associate, Transfer, terminal-associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs
Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS)
BS/MS in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering
EUROTECH Program: BS in Engineering/BA in German
5-Year Dual Degree in Biomedical Engineering and French, German, Italian, or Spanish
BS/MA Teacher Education Programs
Student participation in special study options
External degree program
Teacher certificate program
Honors program
Accelerated program
Independent study
Student participation in special academic programs
Learning communities
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Writing in the disciplines
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
Service learning
First-year experiences
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
Yes
Pre-professional programs
Pre-law, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy
Cooperative education programs
Agriculture, Art, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Health Professions, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social/Behavioral Science
Teacher certification is offered in
Special education, elementary, secondary, bilingual/bicultural
Subject areas offering education certification
14
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
religious
veteran student
international students
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
2,228
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
-
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
Yes
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
Sea Semester
Student exchange programs offered with
Indiana University-Purdue University--Fort Wayne
Indiana University-Purdue University--Fort Wayne
Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
American Samoa
American Samoa
Argentina
Argentina
Armenia
Armenia
Australia
Australia
Belgium
Belgium
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
-
Consortia
Consortia
Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute a
New England Medieval Studies Consortium
University and College Consortium for Human Rights Education
WebCT Consortium
Workers Rights Consortium
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
