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Welcome to the University of Connecticut

Study at a top-ranked public research university, and a smart choice for international students: the University of Connecticut. With exceptional facilities and vibrant student life across its 5 campuses, UConn offers an ideal New England undergraduate experience to its global community of bright and ambitious students.

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Your path to the University of Connecticut

First-year undergraduate admission

Transfer into a bachelor’s degree

English preparation before a degree

Pre-medicine and pre-law advising

Top reasons to study at UConn

Top 30 public university in the USA

U.S. News & World Report 2023

Named a Tier 1 research university

— the highest classification in the USA

Set on a picturesque New England campus

located halfway between Boston and New York City

21 Division I athletic teams

the USA's highest level of college sports

Top 200 university in the world

Center for World
University Rankings, 2022–23

Subject ranking highlights

Subject areaRankingSource
AccountingTop 3% in USACollege Factual 2023
Business#51 in USA
#62 in USA		U.S. News Best Colleges 2022–23
U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Chemical Engineering #72 in worldUS News Best Global Universities Rankings 2021
Computer Engineering #63 in USAU.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Computer Science#65 in USA
#74 in USA		U.S. News Best Colleges 2022–23
U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Education #28 in USA
#83 in world		U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Rankings 2022
Engineering #68 in USA
#69 in USA		U.S. News Best Colleges 2022–23
U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Environment/ Ecology#115 in worldUS News Best Global Universities Rankings 2022
Linguistics #24 in worldQS World Subject Rankings 2022
Materials Engineering #35 in USA
Top 100 in world		U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022
Mechanical Engineering #56 in USAU.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Nursing#27 in USAU.S. News Best Nursing Schools: Master's 2022
Psychology#62 in USAU.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Public Finance#8 in USAU.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Real Estate#3 in world Journal of Real Estate Literature 2021
Sociology#49 in USAU.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2023
Sport Management Top 100 in worldQS World Subject Rankings 2022

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Your UConn experience

Prestigious, historic university

Founded in 1881, UConn is a Tier 1 research university, the highest classification in the USA. Its 80+ centers and institutes conduct more than $377 million of research activities each year. The University has published over 650 patents and formed more than 35 startups.

Prestigious, historic university

Founded in 1881, UConn is a Tier 1 research university, the highest classification in the USA. Its 80+ centers and institutes conduct more than $377 million of research activities each year. The University has published over 650 patents and formed more than 35 startups.

Prestigious, historic university

Founded in 1881, UConn is a Tier 1 research university, the highest classification in the USA. Its 80+ centers and institutes conduct more than $377 million of research activities each year. The University has published over 650 patents and formed more than 35 startups.

Ideal east coast location

The main campus in Storrs offers the best of both worlds: an intimate, small town setting halfway between Boston and New York City. Its location provides countless opportunities to find rewarding internships. More than 700 employers recruit on campus each year.

Ideal east coast location

The main campus in Storrs offers the best of both worlds: an intimate, small town setting halfway between Boston and New York City. Its location provides countless opportunities to find rewarding internships. More than 700 employers recruit on campus each year.

Ideal east coast location

The main campus in Storrs offers the best of both worlds: an intimate, small town setting halfway between Boston and New York City. Its location provides countless opportunities to find rewarding internships. More than 700 employers recruit on campus each year.

Experience Huskymania

The university’s students and athletic teams are known as huskies, and "Huskymania" is a real and constant force around campus! You can experience it cheering for UConn’s 21 NCAA Division I varsity athletic teams, which have won 23 national championships.

Experience Huskymania

The university’s students and athletic teams are known as huskies, and "Huskymania" is a real and constant force around campus! You can experience it cheering for UConn’s 21 NCAA Division I varsity athletic teams, which have won 23 national championships.

Experience Huskymania

The university’s students and athletic teams are known as huskies, and "Huskymania" is a real and constant force around campus! You can experience it cheering for UConn’s 21 NCAA Division I varsity athletic teams, which have won 23 national championships.

Global community

UConn has more than 3,400 international students from more than 113 countries. Outside classes, you can meet students from around the world via campus events and activities. The University hosts 700+ student clubs and organizations, including more than 40 international student associations.

Global community

UConn has more than 3,400 international students from more than 113 countries. Outside classes, you can meet students from around the world via campus events and activities. The University hosts 700+ student clubs and organizations, including more than 40 international student associations.

Global community

UConn has more than 3,400 international students from more than 113 countries. Outside classes, you can meet students from around the world via campus events and activities. The University hosts 700+ student clubs and organizations, including more than 40 international student associations.

Notable international alumni

  • Luz Oliveros-Belardo (Philippines)

    Graduated from UConn

    Oliveros-Belardo was a pharmaceutical chemist who received a PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Connecticut in 1957.

    Lifetime achievements

    Across her career, Oliveros-Belardo worked on projects relating to extracting essential oils and other chemicals from native Philippine plants for a range of purposes, including medicine, food and cosmetics. She was given the National Scientist of the Philippines award by the Philippine government in 1987.

  • Kartik Chandran (India)

    Graduated from UConn

    Kartik Chandran is an award-winning environmental engineer who received a PhD from the University of Connecticut.

    Lifetime achievements

    Chandran is a professor of environmental engineering at Columbia University and a global leader in sustainable wastewater treatment and engineered resource discovering. He has received a MacArthur “Genius Grant” for his groundbreaking work to transform wastewater into fertilizers, energy and other valuable resources.

  • Franklin Chang-Díaz (Costa Rica and USA)

    Graduated from UConn

    Franklin Chang-Díaz is a mechanical engineer, physicist and former NASA astronaut who received a bachelor’s in engineering from the University of Connecticut.

    Lifetime achievements

    Chang-Díaz is a veteran of 7 US space shuttle missions. He was the third Latin American (and first Latin American immigrant) to be selected by NASA to go into space. Chang-Díaz was inducted into the NASA Hall of Fame in 2012.

  • Tansu Çiller (Turkey)

    Graduated from UConn

    Tansu Çiller is a notable Turkish politician who received a PhD from the University of Connecticut

    Lifetime achievements

    Tansu Çiller returned to Turkey after her studies and became the nation’s youngest full-time professor. Elected to Parliament in 1991, she was soon appointed Minister of State. Çiller then served as Turkey’s 22nd Prime Minister, the country’s first and only woman to hold the position.

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