UConn is welcoming its most diverse ever freshman class of 5,100 students this semester, including a record number of about 3,800 pupils at the Storrs campus.
When it comes to diversity, 37 percent of the new freshmen come from minority backgrounds, a record high for the school, the university said.
At 181, the class also has the largest number of valedictorians and salutatorians of any previous freshman class. A record high of 156 of those top students are enrolled at the main campus, with 25 more at the university’s regional campuses. The majority of these students come from Connecticut, the university said.
