Key Performance Indicators
Overview
UConn’s key performance indicators (KPIs) provide insight into how the university is progressing toward its institutional goals. Various initiatives across the institution are designed to positively impact these measures.
We are currently tracking 18 KPIs: nine with defined 2030 targets, and nine additional measures that do not have stand-alone targets but are monitored.
The data below was last updated on August 27, 2025. KPIs pending refresh are those tied to student census data (finalized mid-September 2025), as well as the university's economic impact numbers (finalized mid-November 2025).
Below is a summary of the 18 KPIs, followed by additional charts that illustrate detailed progress for select KPIs.
UConn’s fiscal year is July 1 to June 30, and all KPIs are reported on that basis unless otherwise noted.
Detailed Progress on Select KPIs
Undergraduate 6-year Graduation Rate (U.S. News)
Increasing the 6-year graduation rate is critical to UConn’s commitment to student success, affordability, and national leadership. Measuring graduation within 6 years aligns with U.S. Department of Education reporting standards. Many students extend their studies due to double majors, co-ops, internships, study abroad, financial constraints, or part-time enrollment. The 6-year rate accounts for these common pathways and provides a comprehensive measure of the proportion of students who ultimately complete their degree.
While UConn’s current 6-year graduation rate of 83% is already well above the national average of 63%, the university is dedicated to building on this strength and aims to achieve a 90% 6-year graduation rate by 2030.
First-year results will be published in September 2025.
In the chart below, the dark blue line represents actual performance, while the light blue line represents projected progress toward our 2030 target.
Total Research Awards
In alignment with Envisioning 2034’s Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement area of focus, the University of Connecticut is expanding its research enterprise, recognizing that research excellence drives discovery, economic growth, and cross-sector innovation.
The University aims to reach $500M in total annual research awards by 2030. Research awards are defined as the total dollar amount of funding committed to an institution by external sponsors (federal agencies, state governments, foundations, corporations, etc.) for research projects in any given year.
In year one of implementation of our strategic plan, total research awards decreased by $54 million.
In the chart below, the dark blue line represents actual performance, while the light blue line represents projected progress toward our 2030 target.
Total annual research expenditures, or the actual dollars spent on research in a given year, regardless of when the funding was awarded, increased by more than $40 million in fiscal year 2025. This marked the university’s fifth consecutive year of growth.
Endowment Market Value
Aligned with Envisioning 2034’s Husky Pride and Resilience area of focus, UConn together with the UConn Foundation is working to grow the university’s endowment. Achieving this goal will strengthen UConn’s financial sustainability while supporting institutional growth and innovation.
The University's goal is to grow the market value of the endowment to $1 billion by 2032.
In year one of implementation of the strategic plan, the endowment market value grew by $36 million to $670 million.
In the chart below, the dark blue line represents actual performance, while the light blue line represents projected progress toward our 2030 target.
Also in Fiscal Year 2025, the UConn Foundation raised over $144 million, marking one of the top fundraising years in its history and its fourth consecutive year exceeding $100 million. This sustained growth reflects the increasing commitment of alumni, donors, and institutional partners to UConn’s mission. The UConn Foundation also reached a significant milestone in its multi-year fundraising Campaign, Because of UConn, raising more than $757 million toward its $1.5 billion goal.
Carbon Neutrality
UConn was ranked the 10th most sustainable university in the world by UI GreenMetric, which evaluates 1,477 universities across 95 countries on sustainability performance. The university also earned a place in the Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges and received a Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
UConn aims to be carbon neutral by 2030, defined as net zero carbon where any actions that lead to emissions would be accompanied by other actions that reduce or offset emissions.
In Fiscal Year 2025, UConn’s net carbon emissions totaled 120,377 metric tonnes, a slight increase compared to Fiscal Year 2024. This uptick was driven by new campus square footage coming online and a higher number of heating and cooling degree days in 2025. Despite this year-over-year rise, UConn has significantly reduced emissions over the long term. Even as the student, faculty, and staff populations have grown, the university has cut emissions to 42% below 2001 levels.
In the chart below, the dark blue line represents actual performance, while the light blue line represents projected progress toward our 2030 target.
