Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UConn is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.4% of undergraduate students being women and 47.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 18,567, with 9,723 women and 8,844 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UConn is slightly skewed towards women students, with 54.9% of undergraduate students being women and 45.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 8,309, with 4,565 women and 3,744 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 47.6% 8,844 students
- women 52.4% 9,723 students
Graduate Students
- men 45.1% 3,744 students
- women 54.9% 4,565 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 52.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 9,714 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 14.3% of the student body, with 2,662 students. Asian students represent 12.6% of the population, with 2,333 students, while African American students account for 6.9%, with 1,280 students. Mixed race students account for 3.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 711 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 6 students.
International students make up 8.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,582 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.4% of the population, totaling 265 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UConn.
Undergraduate Students
- White 52.4% 9,714 students
- Hispanic 14.3% 2,662 students
- Asian 12.6% 2,333 students
- International students 8.5% 1,582 students
- African American 6.9% 1,280 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 711 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 265 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 6 students
Graduate Students
- White 52.5% 4,360 students
- International students 20.6% 1,715 students
- Hispanic 8.8% 734 students
- Asian 7.1% 586 students
- African American 6.0% 500 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 207 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 201 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 3 students
Transfer Students
- White 65.8% 423 students
- Hispanic 10.7% 69 students
- African American 7.0% 45 students
- International students 5.9% 38 students
- Asian 5.0% 32 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 21 students
- Unknown race 2.3% 15 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 8,442 students
- 18-19 41% 7,542 students
- 22-24 8% 1,568 students
- 25-29 1% 273 students
- 30-34 0% 87 students
- 35-39 0% 46 students
- 40-49 0% 28 students
- 50-64 0% 18 students
- 25-29 35% 2,951 students
- 22-24 28% 2,347 students
- 30-34 16% 1,344 students
- 40-49 7% 620 students
- 35-39 7% 600 students
- 50-64 3% 226 students
- 20-21 2% 204 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Connecticut in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 2,259 | 64.51% | |
| Mississippi | 401 | 11.45% | |
| New York | 311 | 8.88% | |
| New Jersey | 181 | 5.17% | |
| New Hampshire | 48 | 1.37% | |
| Pennsylvania | 46 | 1.31% | |
| Rhode Island | 40 | 1.14% | |
| Maryland | 29 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 23 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 21 | less than 1% | |
| California | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% |
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