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#117 Best Value Schools
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#64 National Universities
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#37 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#265 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#24 Top Public Schools
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#50 Business Programs
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#75 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
University of Connecticut is ranked #64 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
59
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
47
Graduation and retention rank
58
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
83%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
93%
Social Mobility Rank
265
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
78%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
86%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
76%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
9
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.3
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
85
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
96
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
92.6%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
93%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
52.4%
Classes with 50 or more students
16%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
16:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
74
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1210-1420
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
50%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
69
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
147
Average alumni giving rate
8.7%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
