- The Inkwell
- Connecticut
- University of Hartford
West Hartford, CTCity: midsizeZIP 06117Founded 1957
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1957
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hartford.edu
ConnecticutPrivate nonprofit
University of Hartford
University of Hartford is a private nonprofit university in West Hartford, Connecticut, with 4,146 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 57% within six years and costs $28,928 a year after aid.
57%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention83%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans67%
$28,928net price / year
96%admission rate
1219average SAT
57%graduate in 6 years
$66,020median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,981median debt
#525 of 1,704 for earnings#1,419 of 1,739 for lowest net price#788 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,379 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
- $65,347tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $50,445
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $50,445
- Average net price
- $28,928national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,616
$30,001–48,000$22,760
$48,001–75,000$26,133
$75,001–110,000$29,332
$110,001+$33,722
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1219
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college57%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 57%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,480
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,020middle 50%: $42,469–$92,452
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,981
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,452
Median, University of Hartford$66,020
Lower quarter$42,469
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
- 4,146
- Part-time
- 4.8%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 44%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,428 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,235
- Endowment, end of year
- $194,773,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic19%
Black16%
Asian3.0%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.1%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions18%
Visual & performing arts14%
Business & management12%
Liberal arts & humanities8.6%
Engineering8.4%
Psychology6.6%
Social sciences6.2%
Engineering technologies5.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 129525. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q747053.