UConn Returning Portion Of Transportation Fees To Students

STORRS, CT — State officials and the University of Connecticut have reached an agreement that allows UConn to return a portion of student U-Pass fees for the current fiscal year.

UConn officials made the announcement Wednesday, saying the move reflects a "Board of Trustees pledge to explore potential cost reductions and pass them along to students."

For Storrs students who were enrolled in fall 2022 and returning for spring semester, reductions in the 2022-23 academic year's U-Pass cost are reflected in a $48 decrease on spring fee bills and explained with the notation, "transit fee reduced," school officials said.

Regional campus students are receiving a $24 credit for their fall 2022 transit fee — which they will see applied toward their current spring fee bill — and are not being charged the $24 transit fee for the upcoming spring semester, officials said.

Students who were enrolled only in the fall 2022 semester will receive a $24 reimbursement.

The U-Pass allows students at UConn and other participating schools to ride most public bus lines without charge — plus the Metro North, Shore Line East, and Hartford Line commuter rail services – as long as they show the pass and their student identification.

See more about the agreement here.