University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut · Also known as UHart, UHA, Hartford · Website
$60,823
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$60,823
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Hartford is a private nonprofit 4-year college in West Hartford, Connecticut with 4,146 undergraduates and 1,792 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $30,282 a year (tuition and fees $49,075). It admits 96% of applicants and 54% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $60,823 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,282
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$49,075
US median $11,837
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
54%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$60,823
Rank 757 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $30,282
- Tuition and fees
- $49,075
- Cost of attendance
- $64,729
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,925
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,512
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,277
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,956
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $34,833
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $36,460 in 2015-16 to $49,075 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1,219
- SAT reading, middle
- 595
- SAT math, middle
- 580
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 4,146
- Graduate students
- 1,792
- Part-time students
- 4.8%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 161
- Endowment
- $194.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 757 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 41 in Connecticut (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,282 | $21,634 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $49,075 | $21,044 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $12,758 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,581 | $46,254 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $60,823 | $55,344 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
161 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 273 | $26,383 | $98,958 | $126,408 | $103,485 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 122 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,727 | $65,184 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 81 | $12,000 | $6,992 | $43,884 | $44,125 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 68 | Withheld | $60,786 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $27,000 | $28,707 | $49,642 | $50,706 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $27,000 | $24,511 | $43,700 | $42,892 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $22,900 | $106,348 | $104,301 | $88,910 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $27,000 | $32,157 | $60,274 | $61,296 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 48 | $30,750 | $103,202 | $120,508 | $120,193 |
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 40 | $19,227 | $29,038 | $54,836 | $48,285 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,000 | Withheld | $78,761 | $55,792 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 31 | $26,125 | $53,003 | $53,014 | $59,916 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $73,871 | $88,530 | $92,135 |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $27,000 | $35,654 | $60,715 | $82,320 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 29 | $53,000 | $48,577 | $83,980 | $71,416 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $29,515 | $51,607 | $51,490 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | $17,521 | $44,550 | $43,765 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $45,125 | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,125 | $67,968 | $84,614 | $86,517 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | $29,763 | $63,299 | $57,214 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Hartford cost?
$30,282 a year is the average net price at University of Hartford after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $49,075, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $64,729. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,925 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Hartford?
96% of applicants are admitted to University of Hartford. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,219 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Connecticut is 76%.
How much do University of Hartford graduates earn?
$60,823 a year is the median pay of former University of Hartford students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,581 after 6 years). That ranks 757 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 41 in Connecticut. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $106,348.
How much student debt do University of Hartford graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Hartford graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 66% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Hartford?
54% of first-time, full-time students at University of Hartford finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Hartford?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (273 master's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (122 master's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (81 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 161 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.