University of Connecticut Student Population

How many students at UConn?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Connecticut has a total enrollment of 28,306 students, including 20,056 undergraduate and 8,250 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 12,706 male students (44.9%) and 15,600 female students (55.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 14,200 White students (50.2%) and 4,109 Hispanic students (14.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 20,056 undergraduate students (70.9%) and 8,250 graduate students (29.1%).
• Class Delivery: 1,736 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 7,249 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UConn's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 12,706 male (44.89%) and 15,600 female (55.11%) students are attending University of Connecticut. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 81.45.

By class level, 20,056 (70.85%) are undergraduate students and 8,250 (29.15%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.00% are male and 55.00% are female, while among graduate students, 44.61% are male and 55.39% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 14,200 White, 1,983 Black, and 3,176 Asian students out of a total of 28,306 are attending at University of Connecticut. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Connecticut is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UConn has 729 students under 18 years old and 31 students over 65 years old. There are 22,334 students under 25 years old, and 5,972 students over 25 years old out of 28,306 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 728 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. UConn has 19,659 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 397 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at UConn, 1 students are younger than 18 and 23 students are older than 65. It has 2,675 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,575 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Connecticut, 1,736 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,249 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,142 students who live in Connecticut or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 594 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 20,056 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 757 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.77%.747 students have transferred in as full-time status and 10 students transferred in as part-time status.