The University of Connecticut is a public university in CT, founded in 1881 and offers Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 18,917, and the graduate enrollment is 8,298. The University of Connecticut is a moderately selective school, receiving 34,437 applications and accepting 48.8% of applicants. The University of Connecticut’s athletics teams compete at the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, the University of Connecticut employs 1,242 full-time instructional staff (93% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 16:1 student to faculty ratio.
