What SAT score do you need for UConn? (Middle 50%: 1220–1420)
First-year students at UConn who sent an SAT scored 1220–1420, with a median of 1340 (Common Data Set 2024–25). UConn admits 52% of applicants.
Where your score lands at UConn
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1220–1420, median 1340
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier UConn is for you and whether to send your score.
UConn by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 52%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1220–1420
- Median SAT
- 1340
- About on the ACT
- 25–32
- Sent an SAT
- 36%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS
UConn admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 59%, from 34,978 in 2015 to 55,479 in 2024, and UConn's admit rate went from 53% to 52%.
- 53%
- 52%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55,479 | 29,065 | 52% |
| 2023 | 46,645 | 25,164 | 54% |
| 2022 | 40,894 | 22,293 | 55% |
| 2021 | 36,753 | 20,433 | 56% |
| 2020 | 34,437 | 19,316 | 56% |
| 2019 | 35,096 | 17,346 | 49% |
| 2018 | 34,886 | 17,015 | 49% |
| 2017 | 34,198 | 16,360 | 48% |
| 2016 | 35,980 | 17,560 | 49% |
| 2015 | 34,978 | 18,598 | 53% |
In fall 2024, 4,478 of the 29,065 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at UConn
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1170Far reachHold
- 1170–1210ReachHold
- 1220–1330TargetHold
- 1340–1410TargetSend
- 1420 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
UConn SAT sections, ACT and class rank
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 600 | 670 | 730 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 610 | 670 | 710 |
| SAT total | 1220 | 1340 | 1420 |
| ACT composite | 28 | 31 | 33 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 36% sent an SAT and 5% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.
- Top 10% of their class
- 47%
- of new students who reported a rank
UConn waitlist
Waitlist
2,438 applicants were offered a spot, 642 took it, and 28 were admitted from it.
4.4%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2024–25.
UConn cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $25,097
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 83%
- Median earnings
- $73,997
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 42,027
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like UConn
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY · 54% admitted1285–1385, median 1345
- PurdueWest Lafayette, IN · 50% admitted1220–1470, median 1360
- BentleyWaltham, MA · 45% admitted1290–1403, median 1340
- Penn StateUniversity Park, PA · 61% admitted1280–1410, median 1340
- Bennington CollegeBennington, VT · 45% admitted1308–1375, median 1335
- The College of WoosterWooster, OH · 60% admitted1250–1420, median 1350
More colleges in Connecticut
Sources
- UConn Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- UConn website
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