UConn Officials: Class Of 2026 Is Diverse, Accomplished

STORRS, CT — First-year students are set to begin arriving at the the University of Connecticut Friday, followed by returning, transfer and Stamford residential students over the course of the weekend.

Here's a look at the Class of 2026:

• The class totals more than 5,800 students at UConn’s campuses statewide, including a record of 4,075 at Storrs
• Among UConn’s Class of 2026, more than one-quarter are first-generation college students
• About 175 of the incoming students were named high school valedictorians or salutatorians.
• About 1,750 students will attend classes at the regional campuses in Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, and Avery Point
• UConn boasted a record-high pool of more than 43,000 applicants, including about 41,000 specifically seeking spots in Storrs
• About 705 students are transferring to Storrs this fall from other colleges and universities, and about 210 are transferring from other institutions to the regional campuses
• About 26.5 percent of the incoming first-year Storrs students come from races or ethnicities that are "traditionally underrepresented" in higher education, a category UConn officials said includes Black, Hispanic/LatinX, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Alaska native students
• About 30 percent of the Class of 2026 has personal or family incomes that qualify for federal Pell Grant aid That is an increase from 22 percent in 2010
• The class of 2026 includes 555 first-year students whose achievements earned them a spot in the highly competitive Honors Program