UConn continues to be an increasingly popular destination for incoming freshman. Connecticut’s flagship university once again set a record for applications.
The university announced today nearly 36,000 people applied to join UConn as freshmen in Storrs this fall, setting a new applications record from Connecticut residents and drawing interest from students in more than 100 nations worldwide.
More than 35,900 applicants competed for about 3,800 spots at Storrs and about 1,400 at the Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury and Avery Point campuses, the school said. With additional applications still coming in for the regional campuses, the total number will exceed 36,000.
The numbers have increased steadily since 2000, when the university received 12,120 applications. UConn said the current crop of applicants contains a record number from Connecticut high school seniors – despite the decline in the number of students graduating from state schools as Connecticut’s population ages.
The average SAT score of this year’s applicants is four points higher than last year’s, and applications came from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and 109 countries.
