by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Hartford was awarded 60 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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College Factual ranked UHart as #892 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
UHart is also ranked #11 out of 28 schools in Connecticut.
The acceptance rate at University of Hartford is 79%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that UHart is a good fit for you.
About 25% of students accepted to UHart submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 620.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at UHart it is much better at 8 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Hartford is 43%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Hartford enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At UHart the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 50%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,521 undergraduates at UHart with 4,073 being full-time and 448 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,060 | $24,990 | $27,606 | $30,245 | $31,697 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UHart, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UHart, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $9,398 a year. That adds up to $37,592 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UHart is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UHart are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117-1599 |
| Phone: | 860-768-4100 |
| Website: | www.hartford.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofhartfordnews |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/uhartfordnews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 94 | $28,846 |
| Music | 70 | $20,495 |
| General Psychology | 64 | $29,415 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 50 | $31,472 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 49 | $37,600 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 43 | $69,655 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 42 | $28,701 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 35 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 32 | $64,404 |
| General Biology | 31 | $27,955 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,483 students took at least one online class at University of Hartford. This is a decrease from the 1,774 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,483 | 1,149 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,774 | 1,223 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,232 | 897 |
| 2017-2018 | 990 | 671 |
| 2016-2017 | 703 | 314 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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