Public · Storrs, Connecticut
University of Connecticut
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The total cost of attendance at University of Connecticut was $39,426 for 2024–25 (in-state), according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $25,097, and $15,193 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 620 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $17,282.
Admit rate (2024–25)
52%
SAT / ACT middle 50%
1210–1440 · 28–33
Your fit indicator
Target
Based only on admit rate 52% (add an SAT/ACT score for a better indicator)
Cost of attendance (2024–25)
$39,426
Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)
Net price (average)
$25,097
Federal-aid recipients; not for international students
Graduation rate
83%
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$73,997
Median debt
$21,500
Your real cost
Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay
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Published cost of attendance: $39,426 per year (2024-25)
- Tuition & fees (out-of-state)
- $43,034
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $20,366
- Housing & food (on campus)
- $13,996
- Books & supplies
- $990
- Other expenses
- $4,330
Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.
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U.S. students: average net price by family income
- $0–30,000
- $15,193
- $30,001–48,000
- $16,339
- $48,001–75,000
- $20,608
- $75,001–110,000
- $28,285
- $110,001+
- $33,797
Average for all aided students: $25,097. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).
Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.
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International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals
Cost for a non-resident: $62,350. In 2024-25, 620 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $17,282.
For those aided students, that leaves about $45,068 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.
Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF (PDF copy from the College Transitions CDS repository), 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF
International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.
How students pay here
Need-based aid
We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).
Merit (non-need) aid
No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.
All first-year aid (federal data)
- Got any financial aid
- 83%
- Got a grant from the school
- 75%
- Average $14,790 (need + merit)
- Got a Pell Grant
- 25%
- Average $5,638
- Got a state grant
- 5%
- Average $4,782
- Took a federal student loan
- 46%
- Average $5,214
International students
See “Your real cost” above for this school's reported aid to internationals.
Forms & deadlines
- FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
- CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
- Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.
Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).
Living here
Storrs · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Cost of living about the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $1,532 · transit commute share 2.7%
Est. monthly student budget
$1,691
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.