University of Connecticut is a public four-year institution based in Storrs, Connecticut. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 28,306 students in fall 2024, including 20,056 undergraduates and 8,250 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
University of Connecticut offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 245 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Economics, and Speech Communication and Rhetoric. It awarded 8,615 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 41 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
92% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
28,306
Students enrolled
92%
First-year retention
8,615
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
245
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 245
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
92%
First-year retention, part-time students
73%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
5,465
Associate degrees
32
Master's degrees
1,797
Doctoral degrees (research)
335
Professional doctorates
437
Postbaccalaureate certificates
509
Post-master's certificates
40
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
28,306
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,056
Graduate students, fall 2024
8,250
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
51,273
Undergraduates, 2024-25
42,027
Graduate students, 2024-25
9,246
Full-time, 2024-25
50%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
57%
Men
43%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
41
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Division I Independents; Big East Conference
President
Dr. Radenka Maric
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization