University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT · Private four-year · City: Midsize
4,131undergraduates
96%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$30,553average net price per year
61%graduate in 6 years
79%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 14,253
- Admitted
- 11,832
- Admit rate
- 96%
- Admit rate, women
- 83%
- Admit rate, men
- 83%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 11%
- First-year students
- 1,311
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 21%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 560-650
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 540-630
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 1%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 25-32
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
75 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Health professions and related programs (7)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (7 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate (11 awarded), Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (7 awarded)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer Certificate (1-2 years) (13 awarded), Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (57 awarded)
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (21)
- Acting Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Brass Instruments Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Dance, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Illustration Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Jazz/Jazz Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Keyboard Instruments Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music Management Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music Technology Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Music Theory and Composition Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Painting Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Photography Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Printmaking Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Sculpture Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Stringed Instruments Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Voice and Opera Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Woodwind Instruments Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (6)
- Accounting Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Business Statistics Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Engineering (9)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Computer Engineering, General Associate (2 awarded), Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Engineering, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Engineering, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- General Studies Associate (9 awarded), Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Associate (28 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (52 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Criminology Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Education (5)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Montessori Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (3)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's (30 awarded)
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Computer Graphics Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (26 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (3)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal Certificate (under 1 year) (14 awarded), Associate (3 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (34)
- Accounting Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business Statistics Master's
- Clinical Psychology Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's
- School Psychology Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's
- Education, General Master's
- Education, Other Doctorate (professional)
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Doctorate (research)
- Montessori Teacher Education Master's
- Music Teacher Education Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Nursing Administration Master's
- Orthotist/Prosthetist Master's
- Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Brass Instruments Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Illustration Master's
- Jazz/Jazz Studies Master's
- Keyboard Instruments Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Master's
- Music Theory and Composition Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Photography Master's
- Stringed Instruments Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Voice and Opera Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Woodwind Instruments Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's
- Civil Engineering, General Master's
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's
- Engineering, General Master's
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's
- Mechanical Engineering Master's
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $47,647
- Housing and food on campus
- $13,945
- Books and supplies
- $1,460
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,412
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $66,464
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $66,464
- Total cost living at home
- $52,892
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $25,641 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $24,564 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $26,720 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $30,873 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,759 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 97%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 97%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $31,717
- Got a grant from the college
- 97%
- Average grant from the college
- $29,130
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 30%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 73%
- Average amount borrowed
- $9,981
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 53%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 60%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 61%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 61%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 58%
- Transferred to another college
- 29%
- Came back for year two
- 79%
| Pell grant students | 49% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 66% |
| Neither | 69% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 550 | 65% |
| Men | 544 | 57% |
| Asian | 42 | 64% |
| Black | 149 | 44% |
| Hispanic | 164 | 52% |
| White | 605 | 69% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 54% |
| Race unknown | 43 | 51% |
| International | 37 | 54% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,415 | 62% | 33% |
| Started here, part-time | 31 | 10% | 81% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 232 | 79% | 16% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 117 | 62% | 27% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 5,913
- Undergraduates
- 4,131
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,841
- Part-time undergraduates
- 290
- Graduate students
- 1,782
- Students per faculty member
- 11 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 46%
- From out of state
- 53%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 4%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 2%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 11%
| Women | 57% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 16% |
| Hispanic | 17% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 50% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 7% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Midsize
- Address
- 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117-1599
- County
- Capitol Planning Region
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.