| Screen last updated on: September 1, 2007 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2006-07 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
Lee H. Melvin,
Director of Admissions |
| Contacting the office: |
860 486-3137
860 486-1476 (fax)
beahusky@uconn.edu |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Final filing date for fall: |
February 1 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
yes |
| Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall: |
1% |
| Application fee: |
$70 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
no |
| Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: |
no |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Rank in top third of secondary school class and minimum 3.2 GPA recommended. |
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| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
required |
| Campus visit is: |
recommended |
| Interview is: |
required of some |
| Off-campus interview: |
not available |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT I or ACT required, SAT II not used |
| School's test preference: |
no preference |
| Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: |
counseling, placement |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
February 1 for SAT I/ACT |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required |
| Foreign language: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Lab: |
2 required |
| Math: |
3 required |
| Science: |
2 required |
| Social studies: |
2 required |
| Academic electives: |
3 required |
| Total: |
16 required |
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| Special requirements for admission to specific programs: |
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- Portfolio required of art program applicants.
- Audition required of music program applicants.
- Audition required of theatre program applicants.
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| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
Center for Academic Programs |
| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
yes |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
no |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report very important
- class rank very important
- recommendations important
- standardized test scores very important
- essay important
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview not considered
- extracurricular activities important
- particular talent/ability very important
- character/personal qualities important
- alumni/ae relationship considered
- geographical residence considered
- state residency considered
- religious affiliation/commitment not considered
- minority affiliation important
- volunteer work important
- work experience considered
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| Admissions is need blind: |
yes |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
90% |
| Percent of student body in each high school class rank: |
Top tenth: 38%
Top quarter: 81%
Top half: 98%
Bottom half: 2% |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
68% |
| Average SAT I: |
585 verbal, 610 math, 1140 combined |
| Combined SAT I middle 50% range: |
1050 - 1220 |
| Average ACT: |
25 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
23 - 27 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT I |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: |
98% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
13% |
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| Notification of admission: |
on a rolling basis |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
19,778 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
10,102 (51%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
3,241 (32%) |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
yes |
| Number of students put on waiting list: |
3,250 |
| Number accepting place on waiting list: |
1,660 (51%) |
| Number of those on waiting list who were enrolled: |
381 (23%) |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
31% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$150, nonrefundable; $150 tuition/room deposit, nonrefundable. |
| Room deposit amount: |
$150, refundable ? |
| Admission may be deferred: |
yes, up to 1 year |
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| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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The University of Connecticut is the state's flagship institution of higher learning. Founded in 1881, the University of Connecticut has grown to include 13 Schools and Colleges at its main campus in Storrs, separate Schools of Law and Social Work in Hartford, five regional campuses throughout the state and Schools of Medicine and Dentistry at the UConn Health Center in Farmington.
UConn is a Land Grant and Sea Grant College and a Space Grant Consortium institution. The University spans 4,104 acres at its main campus and five regional campuses, and an additional 162 acres at the UConn Health Center in Farmington.
Under the leadership of President Philip E. Austin, the University is undergoing an amazing transformation. UConn is renewing, rebuilding and enhancing its campuses through an unprecedented $2.3 billion, 20-year state investment in the University’s infrastructure. State-of-the-art facilities grace every campus.
The University of Connecticut is a school of choice for academically talented students. UConn has stood as the top public university in New England, for the sixth consecutive year. Since 1995, freshman applications have increased 79 percent and the University recently welcomed nearly 100 high school valedictorians and salutatorians to UConn’s Class of 2008.
Designated a Carnegie Foundation Research University-Extensive, a distinction shared by fewer than four percent of America’s higher education institutions, UConn has more than 70 focused research centers where faculty, graduate students and undergraduates explore everything from improving human health to enhancing public education and protecting the country’s natural resources.
UConn’s strides in higher education stretch throughout the state of Connecticut and beyond. |
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