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UConn sees spring enrollment uptick; applications for fall climbing
Summary
University leaders reported nearly 24,000 undergraduates for spring, record application growth for next fall and early-decision admits totaling about 700 students; the campus is preparing student-service capacity for decision day.
Nathan LaValle, vice provost for enrollment, told the Board of Trustees that spring enrollment at the University of Connecticut reached nearly 24,000 undergraduate students across all campuses — roughly 900 more than the same time last year — and that interest for the next fall class is rising.
Applications are up: LaValle said the university has “about 5,500 more applications today than what we had last year on this date” and that the institution has received over 60,000 total applicants. He said the university will deliver more than 55,000 decisions around March 1, and regional-campus deadlines remain open (regional campuses have a May 1 deadline and the transfer application remains open).
Early decision: About 1,500 applicants applied Early Decision; the university admitted close to 60% of that pool and “the vast majority have committed,” LaValle said — roughly “700-ish” students from the Early Decision round are expected to enroll.
Student services: LaValle and trustees discussed ramping up the university's "one-stop" student-services office, which consolidates admissions, financial aid and registration help. LaValle said the office is preparing for “many thousands of phone calls” once decisions go out and emphasized that financial-aid counseling and the shopping-sheet tools are available for admitted students evaluating net cost.
Why it matters: Growth in applications and in admitted students affects housing, financial-aid budgeting and classroom/staff planning across the Storrs and regional campuses. Trustees and LaValle discussed retention and yield as the administration refines enrollment and financial-aid strategies.
Ending: Trustees praised recruitment efforts and asked administration to continue sharing enrollment metrics as the March 1 decision-day results arrive.
