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University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, Connecticut · Midsize city

#5 best value in Connecticut

88.3%
Admit rate: $16,403
Avg net price: 65%
Graduation rate: $73,997
Median earnings

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Hartford, Connecticut (midsize city setting), enrolling 1,525 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 1,525 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 88% admitCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus's admitted students.

Admit rate: 88.3%
SAT (mid 50%): 930–1220
Avg GPA (est.): 3.08

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About Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The first Europeans known to have explored the area were the Dutch under Adriaen Block, who sailed up the Connecticut in 1614. Dutch fur traders from New Amsterdam returned in 1623 with a mission to establish a trading post and fortify the area for the Dutch West India Company. The first American cookbook was American Cookery, The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables by Amelia Simmons, published in Hartford by Hudson & Goodwin in 1796. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: Hartford, CT
To the ocean: 31 miles
Nearest airport: 12 miles to Bradley (BDL) · major hub

How University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus compares

Selectivity88.3%

More selective than 28% · #20 most selective of 24 in Connecticut

SAT average1073

Higher than 21%

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 69% · #12 of 26 in Connecticut

First-year retention84%

Higher than 72%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$73,997

Higher than 87% · #7 of 25 in Connecticut

Average net price$16,403

Cheaper than 67% · #5 cheapest of 26 in Connecticut

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 63%

Student–faculty ratio26 : 1

Lower than 3%

Undergraduate enrollment1,525

Larger than 50%

Percentiles compare University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Connecticut.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women81053%
Men71547%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White40%
Black14%
Hispanic21%
Asian17%
Other or multiracial8.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,525
Student–faculty ratio: 26 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 46%
First-generation students: 27%
Students over 25: 5%
Median family income: $67,737
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $158,157
Endowment: $5,542,658

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 545 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Connecticut99%
Other U.S. states0.9%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus draws overwhelmingly from Connecticut.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate: 88.3%
Test scores: Required
SAT range (25th–75th %): 930–1220
SAT average: 1073
SAT reading: 470–610
SAT math: 460–610
ACT composite: 21–27
Average GPA (estimated): 3.08

Cost

In-state tuition: $18,130
Out-of-state tuition: $40,798
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $990
Total cost of attendance: $26,946
Average net price: $16,403

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 65%
Graduated on time (4 years): 45%
First-year retention: 84%
Transferred to another college: 17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $63,322
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $73,997
Median debt at graduation: $21,500
Students with federal loans: 38%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 74%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

45%

Low-income (Pell)

70%

First-generation

70%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $80

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$9,625

$30–48k

$10,403

$48–75k

$14,702

$75–110k

$19,306

$110k+

$23,777

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$65,666

$14,702/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

66%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$9,659

average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 66% — get grant money from University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus itself, averaging $9,659, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 606 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $73,997
Typical debt at graduation: $21,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 29%
Out-earn a HS grad: 77%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$69,163

Men

$80,548

Men out-earn women by $11,385 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 85°F
Winter low: 20°F
Annual rain: 42.8″
Annual snow: 51.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartford Brainard Fld, CT US station (2.1 mi from campus).

What University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus graduates study — and earn

Psychology, General

3 grads$34k 1 yr$61k 5 yr$24k debt

3$33,521$61,059$23,500 Economics

3 grads$52k 1 yr$81k 5 yr$23k debt

3$52,227$80,530$22,907 Communication and Media Studies

2 grads$40k 1 yr$69k 5 yr$24k debt

2$40,473$68,876$24,068 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

2 grads$85k 1 yr$94k 5 yr$27k debt

2$84,969$93,828$27,000 Computer Science

1 grads$80k 1 yr$128k 5 yr$25k debt

1$79,605$128,072$25,000 Mechanical Engineering

1 grads$75k 1 yr$94k 5 yr$23k debt

1$74,869$93,562$23,000 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

1 grads$32k 1 yr$56k 5 yr$23k debt

1$31,642$56,312$23,059 Biology, General

1 grads$33k 1 yr$71k 5 yr$25k debt

1$33,189$71,208$25,000 Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

1 grads$35k 1 yr$85k 5 yr$25k debt

1$35,393$85,476$24,500 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

1 grads$33k 1 yr$83k 5 yr$23k debt

1$32,919$83,413$22,500 Finance and Financial Management Services

1 grads$67k 1 yr$105k 5 yr$20k debt

1$67,009$104,878$20,399 Agricultural Business and Management

0 grads$45k 1 yr$62k 5 yr$23k debt

0$45,435$62,175$23,000

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Students: 2,432
Admission: 83%
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SAT: 1094
GPA: 3.1
Earnings: $74k

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Admission: 95%
Net price: $18k
SAT: 1105
GPA: 3.2
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University of Pittsburgh-Bradford

Public

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Students: 995
Admission: 89%
Net price: $15k
SAT: 1125
GPA: 3.2
Earnings: $66k

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Public

Waterbury, Connecticut · Midsize city · 18 mi to New Haven

Students: 733
Admission: 87%
Net price: $11k
SAT: 1060
GPA: 3.0
Earnings: $74k

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

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Groton, Connecticut · Midsize suburb · 44 mi to Hartford

Students: 454
Admission: 88%
Net price: $14k
SAT: 1090
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Oregon Institute of Technology

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Klamath Falls, Oregon · Remote town · 140 mi to Eugene

Students: 2,892
Admission: 95%
Net price: $16k
SAT: 1150
GPA: 3.3
Earnings: $72k

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< 1 mi

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1 mi

Trinity College

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1 mi

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Hartford, CT · Private nonprofit · Graduate

2 mi

Goodwin University

East Hartford, CT · Private nonprofit · Associate · 2,693 students

2 mi

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American Institute-West Hartford

West Hartford, CT · Private for-profit · Certificate · 402 students

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.