Online Application Details

Your required nonrefundable $70 application fee will be processed online with a credit or debit card. You can also submit a check, money order or College Board fee waiver via mail. Make check or money order payable to the University of Connecticut and include the applicant's name and date of birth on the form of payment.

SAT or ACT scores must be sent to UConn directly from the appropriate testing service or be posted on your official high school transcript. Students graduating from high school in 2006 and subsequent years must submit the new SAT or ACT with writing exam. SAT or ACT scores are not required if you are 25 years or older, or if your have completed 45 credits of college work at the time of application.

UConn CEEB Code: 3915
UConn ACT Code: 0604

All applicants must complete one of the following essay questions online:

1. Please describe what makes you a unique individual and how these qualities can benefit the University of Connecticut community.
2. Describe a person or event that has had a profound effect upon your life.
3. Ask and answer the one question you wish we had asked.

Students should file a FAFSA online at fafsa.ed.gov.  Questions should be directed to the U.S. Department of Education at 1-800-433-3243.  To meet UConn’s “on-time” deadline, the FAFSA must be received at the federal processing center by March 1. 

Federal School Code:  001417

Letters of Recommendation (Freshmen Only)

Although optional, letters of recommendation are encouraged as they may enhance a freshman applicant's candidacy. Recommendation letters are limited to a maximum of two per person. UConn does not require a special recommendation form. Any typical counselor/teacher format is acceptable.

College Transcripts

All postsecondary official transcript(s) from each institution attended are required whether or not credit is desired or expected. It is preferred that you include official transcripts in your packet of supporting materials. Transcripts must be in a sealed envelope from the institution. Transcripts may also be sent directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions from each institution.

If you are a permanent resident/non-U.S. citizen, submit a photocopy of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card.

All international applicants whose first language is not English must submit official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores. TOEFL or IELTS tests can also be a valuable supplement to the application for enrollment for those for whom English has not been their primary language. The minimum score requirement for the TOEFL is 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 79 (Internet-based).  The minimum score requirement for the IELTS exam is 6.5.  Test scores must be sent directly to the University of Connecticut from the respective testing service.

UConn TOEFL Code: 3915

All academic credentials not written in English must be accompanied by an official, certified English translation.

If applying to the Special Program in Medicine, Dental Medicine, or Law, answer “yes" on the online application when asked "Do you plan to apply for the Medicine/Dentistry/Law Program?"

Due to the rigorous demands of the application process for these Special Programs, applicants may only select one.

To be considered for this program, applicants must submit a completed regular Undergraduate Admission application by Dec. 1 and a supplemental application, with supporting documents, by Jan. 1. Participants must be entering University freshmen.