University of Connecticut
UConn publishes 54% (Fall 2025). International applicants got in at 64%; in-state at 41%.
- Acceptance rate
- 52%
- College Scorecard, latest cycle
- SAT middle 50%
- 1210–1440
- Section 25th–75th, summed
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–33
- Avg. HS GPA
- Not published
- Test policy
- Test-Optional
- 2026-27
- Regular deadline
- Jan 15, 2027
More detail: SAT and ACT requirements · Majors and earnings · What they look for · Merit and financial aid · AP credit
Acceptance rate
What UConn's 54% is made of
The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits UConn reports itself.
Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.
Testing
Test-Optional for 2026-27
- Policy
UConn states it is 'a test-optional institution for the foreseeable future' — no end date given. Deadline dates come from UConn's page still labeled for fall 2026; UConn has not yet republished for fall 2027 — the pattern is historically stable, but verify once updated.
- SAT middle 50%
- 1210–1440sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–33
- Average HS GPA
- Not published by the school
Applying
Deadlines, essays and AI policy
- Early deadlines
- Nov 1, 2026 (ED)
- Regular decision
- Jan 15, 2027Source
Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 19,835
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $43,712
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- uconn.edu
Sources
- UConn test policy (2026-27)
- UConn deadlines
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-09-14.
Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.
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