The University of Connecticut received over 62,000 first-year applications to join the Class of 2029, according to an article from UConn Today.

Admitted first-year students for the Storrs campus began to receive their admissions offers and financial aid packages on Friday, Feb. 28 and continued through the weekend, the article said. Notifications will continue for the next few weeks for later applicants.

Applicants to the regional campuses in Waterbury, Stamford, Hartford and Avery Point have also begun receiving their offers. These decisions are made on a rolling basis as applications are received. Regional campuses continue to accept applicants until May 1.

The number of first-year applicants has increased from the 58,000 applications UConn received last year. As of mid-February, Storrs campus applications have increased by 27% in the last two years, UConn Today reports. Applications to regional campuses have increased 70% in the last two years. The regional campuses have seen an increase in applicants at every campus. Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment Nathan Fuerst credits that to a growing interest in the regional campuses from Connecticut residents.

“The surging interest in UConn demonstrates that its reputation for high academic quality, strong value, and a positive student experience is well known both throughout Connecticut and nationally,” Fuerst said to UConn Today.

This was the first year that UConn offered early-decision applications, UConn Today said. These applications are for students set on going to UConn as they are binding; if accepted, the student must attend the university regardless of the cost or amount of aid received, according to previous Daily Campus reporting. The deadline for early decision applications was Nov. 1, two months prior to the general application deadline of Jan. 15.

Notifications for early decision admission began in mid-December, according to the undergraduate admissions office in UConn’s Division of Student Life and Enrollment. About 1,500 students submitted early decision applications and about 60% were admitted, UConn Today stated. Most of them have already committed to becoming the newest Huskies.

In total, there are expected to be around 4,500 members of the Storrs Class of 2029, and almost 2,000 members across the regional campuses, UConn Today reports. There are 950 transfer students expected to join the Huskies as well, many of them coming from Connecticut’s community colleges. There are expected to be about 21,075 undergraduates at the Storrs campus in Fall 2025 and 26,200 undergraduates across all campuses.

Though official data about the demographics of Class of 2029 will not be compiled until the summer when enrollments and deposits have been finalized, according to University Spokesperson Stephanie Reitz, there is some preliminary data about the incoming students already.

According to UConn Today, many of the students are first-generation college students. They are from a “wide range of locations and backgrounds.” In terms of majors, “There will be notable areas of growth in nursing, fine arts, and several other disciplines.” The numbers of engineering, business and liberal arts majors remain high.

Next year’s tuition for in-state students is $39,655, including room, board, waivable fees for health insurance and the Husky Book Bundle, according to UConn’s Office of Student Financial Aid Services. This is up from last year’s tuition price of $38,967, according to the Office of the Bursar. For out-of-state students, the cost of attendance is $62,323, up from last year’s price of $61,635.