University of Connecticut
CT · Public · Northeast · National university · Top 100 tier · 20,834 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~14% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2020–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Official scores required when you apply
Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.
School’s words: “UConn requires official scores sent directly from the testing agency.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2020–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2020–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2020-21 | 19,316 | 56.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 100% | 88% | 17% | Not reported | 27-32 | ||
| 2021-22 | 20,433 | 55.6% | Not reported | Not reported | 49.4% | 42.9% | 6.5% | Not reported | 27-33 | ||
| 2022-23 | 22,293 | 54.5% | Not reported | Not reported | 50.3% | 44.2% | 6.1% | Not reported | 28-33 | ||
| 2023-24 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | 29,065 | 52.4% | Not reported | Not reported | 41% | 36% | 5% | 1220-1420 | 28-33 | ||
| 2025-26 ↗ | 32,369 | 54.4% | 46.6% | Not reported | 39% | 35% | 4% | 1260-1420 | 29-32 | ||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 7%
- 2024: 4%
- 2021: 7%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 CDS not available2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2022; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2022; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2021; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2021 CDS not available2019-20 CDS