University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, CT · Public · 1,525 undergrads (small, city) · website ↗

Test scores required
$80 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$9,625
$30,000 – $48,000	$10,403
$48,000 – $75,000	$14,702
$75,000 – $110,000	$19,306
Over $110,000	$23,777
All incomes (average)	$16,403

Sticker tuition and fees: $18,130 in-state, $40,798 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,674
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$18,002
Books and supplies	$990
Other expenses, on campus	$4,330
Other expenses, off campus	$4,330

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (606 of them) in 2022–23; 81% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	68%	$13,557
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	45%	$5,475
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	66%	$9,659
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	41%	$5,084

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1073
Median ACT: 19
Students with Pell grants: 46%
Graduation rate (6yr): 65%
Freshman retention: 84%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $73,997
Median debt at graduation: $21,500
International undergrads: 25 (1.7%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Required
Application fee: $80
Students per faculty member: 26 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 68%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 470–610
SAT Math: 460–610
ACT composite: 21–27

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 2,804
Admitted: 2,424
Enrolled: 545

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Social Sciences13%

Health & Nursing13%

Business12%

Engineering10%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Psychology8%

Communications & Media7%

Computer Science5%

Agriculture3%

Education3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (66)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	4	$38,749	$57,961national $50,706	$19,000
Economics	4	$58,268	$81,881national $82,686	$18,500
Communication and Media Studies	2	$44,213	$68,542national $56,359	$18,350
Finance and Financial Management Services	2	$73,532	$102,286national $83,343	$18,250
Computer Science	1	$88,145	$108,934national $107,009	$19,500
Mechanical Engineering	1	$78,973	$90,261national $92,135	$21,406
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	1	$39,329	$57,888national $48,568	$18,688
Biology, General	1	$40,100	$71,160national $57,214	$21,500
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	1	$46,814	$73,120national $66,697	$20,000
Political Science and Government	1	$39,933	$63,902national $63,293	$19,361
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	1	$38,020	$79,657national $68,559	$19,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	1	$89,311	$92,601national $88,910	$20,313
Agricultural Business and Management	0	$51,918	$65,882national $66,647	$15,000
Agricultural Production Operations	0	—	—national $53,588	$20,219
Animal Sciences	0	$40,023	$47,577national $49,634	$21,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	0	$40,695	$57,384national $55,012	$19,550
Area Studies	0	—	$48,093national $56,625	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	0	$37,887	$48,810national $51,710	$13,883
Journalism	0	$44,185	$59,604national $56,278	$20,628
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	0	$47,637	$65,892national $50,497	$22,875
Computer and Information Sciences, General	0	$82,324	$117,412national $92,374	$15,750
Special Education and Teaching	0	—	$61,066national $50,499	$21,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	0	—	$56,268national $47,382	$19,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	—	$62,630national $51,389	$20,901
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	0	$78,605	$95,682national $93,451	$21,966
Chemical Engineering	0	$78,528	$87,267national $98,158	$21,750
Civil Engineering	0	$73,952	$87,883national $86,517	$21,594
Computer Engineering	0	$85,913	$115,117national $109,015	$19,438
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	0	$82,641	$94,722national $100,647	$24,346
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	0	$68,424	$83,293national $81,171	$25,101
Materials Engineering	0	$74,178	$93,464national $91,449	—
Industrial Engineering	0	$77,753	$111,672national $98,442	$20,824
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	0	$49,954	$63,733national $55,000	$19,250
English Language and Literature, General	0	$29,962	$55,376national $48,590	$19,474
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	0	$44,077	$60,092national $53,072	$17,497
Zoology/Animal Biology	0	$35,530	$69,471national $44,055	$20,500
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	0	$41,966	—national $62,172	$14,822
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	0	—	$52,766national $48,842	$21,499
Mathematics	0	$62,727	$68,325national $69,562	$20,500
Applied Mathematics	0	$63,684	$104,454national $91,532	$20,717
Statistics	0	$59,799	$76,556national $92,425	$17,500
Nutrition Sciences	0	$33,972	$63,292national $60,053	$16,735
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	0	$52,708	$71,283national $55,693	$18,354
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	0	$44,031	$73,289national $54,562	$21,000
Chemistry	0	$52,672	$84,609national $65,120	$17,875
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	0	—	$69,610national $60,190	—
Physics	0	—	$73,879national $76,786	$19,500
Research and Experimental Psychology	0	$39,952	$80,873national $55,695	—
Public Policy Analysis	0	$42,304	$64,389national $73,721	$19,000
Social Work	0	—	—national $51,790	$15,500
Anthropology	0	$28,210	$54,907national $46,676	—
Geography and Cartography	0	—	$76,851national $57,853	$21,312
Sociology	0	$44,664	$59,684national $52,657	$18,500
Urban Studies/Affairs	0	$43,859	$57,342national $62,532	$27,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	0	$23,929	—national $39,775	$15,214
Fine and Studio Arts	0	$30,166	$50,952national $41,367	$21,888
Music	0	—	$56,104national $42,892	$23,875
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	0	$33,606	—national $58,928	$21,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	0	—	$80,191national $70,786	—
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	0	—	$122,474national $116,539	$22,419
Business/Commerce, General	0	$51,194	$73,789national $68,407	$23,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations	0	$67,817	$78,542national $68,257	$17,100
Accounting and Related Services	0	$79,778	$106,959national $76,194	$18,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	$70,881	$91,446national $86,176	$17,612
Marketing	0	$59,320	$89,208national $69,303	$20,500
History	0	$34,725	$56,937national $50,680	$18,615

Master's degrees (20)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	2	$110,188	$150,756national $103,485	$51,311
Social Work	1	$59,566	$68,882national $65,123	$41,000
Curriculum and Instruction	0	$54,711	$59,913national $63,399	$20,500
Educational Administration and Supervision	0	$52,064	$71,827national $71,685	—
Engineering, General	0	$106,769	$125,712national $120,215	—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	0	$90,849	$113,487national $106,375	—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	0	$85,664	—national $73,229	$41,000
Applied Mathematics	0	$101,431	—national $116,060	$25,199
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	0	$55,745	—national $62,033	—
Psychology, General	0	—	$81,683national $64,711	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	0	$56,652	$60,973national $65,184	$36,209
Public Administration	0	$65,964	$86,879national $81,408	$28,238
Public Policy Analysis	0	$65,213	$96,919national $93,020	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	0	$69,163	$66,931national $67,030	$36,549
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	0	—	$201,547national $235,700	—
Public Health	0	$65,274	$89,596national $82,751	$41,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	$132,624	$133,363national $120,193	$30,612
Accounting and Related Services	0	$89,616	$113,488national $95,833	$20,500
Human Resources Management and Services	0	$84,695	$117,844national $83,558	$41,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	$102,795	$150,106national $124,807	—

First professional degrees (3)

Field of study	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	$79,653	$120,178national $107,773	$76,500
Dentistry	$88,262	$190,797national $170,812	$196,161
Medicine	$69,542	$105,383national $112,460	—

Doctoral degrees (5)

Field of study	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Biology, General	$71,864	—national $92,983	—
Psychology, General	$64,581	$94,835national $98,707	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$87,183	$88,326national $88,343	—
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$92,972	$143,512national $136,696	$66,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$160,739	—national $138,131	—

Graduate certificates (5)

Field of study	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	$91,783	$109,763national $86,288	$36,479
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	—	$82,013national $65,509	—
Public Health	$69,987	—national $88,684	$175,038
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,755	$90,423national $94,506	—
Accounting and Related Services	—	$79,962national $82,363	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 215 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 5 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 10 Prospect Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (959) 200-3500
Institutional accreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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