- The Inkwell
- Connecticut
- University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton, CTSuburb: midsizeZIP 06340Founded 1967
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1967
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1983
- Campuses
- 5
- Website
- averypoint.uconn.edu
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University of Connecticut-Avery Point
University of Connecticut-Avery Point is a public university in Groton, Connecticut, with 454 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $11,184 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention70%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans36%
$11,184net price / year
88%admission rate
1090average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$82,098median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,313median debt
#180 of 1,704 for earnings#246 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,024 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,127 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $23,738tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,250
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,918
- Average net price
- $11,184national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$580
$30,001–48,000$4,712
$48,001–75,000$7,091
$75,001–110,000$13,657
$110,001+$22,970
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,750
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $82,098middle 50%: $56,320–$116,711
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,313
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$116,711
Median, University of Connecticut-Avery Point$82,098
Lower quarter$56,320
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 454
- Part-time
- 5.9%
- Women / men
- 43% / 57%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 68%
- Average faculty salary
- $17,573 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $20,253
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,597,801
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic18%
Black5.1%
Asian7.3%
Two or more races7.9%
U.S. nonresident0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown0.9%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences13%
Health professions12%
Business & management12%
Engineering10%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.2%
Psychology8.3%
Communication & journalism6.6%
Computer & information sciences5.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT | $8,616 | 51% | $82,098 |
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| University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT | $14,226 | 55% | $82,098 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 436827. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q33526665.