UConn Avery Point

Located on beautiful Long Island Sound, the Avery Point campus is a historic waterfront campus which reflects both our region’s proud maritime tradition and active leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related fields. It is home to students from towns throughout Southeastern Connecticut, across the country, and to international students. The campus offers majors in English, General Studies, Maritime Studies,Marine Sciences and Pyschological Sciences. In addition, students who are interested in nearly every other major offered at UConn can complete one or two years of study here at the Avery Point campus. Several STEM-related graduate programs are also offered, including Nursing (Certificate Entry Into Nursing CEIN/BS), Oceanography, and Teacher Certification for College Graduates (TCPCG).

UConn Avery Point invites students of all ages to start, restart, or continue their education. It's small class sizes, engaging faculty, and academic support team help students perform at the highest levels in the classroom. Our educational approach emphasizes experiential learning that brings out the very best of each student. Challenging coursework, hands-on lab programs, internships, and robust field studies provide students the opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom.

Gifts to this fund support initiatives and programs for the betterment of the Avery Point Campus.

The Avery Point Scholarship Fund provides direct financial support to students. Every dollar helps remove barriers
to academic success.

The UConn Avery Point Students First Fund provides emergency support for unexpected hardships that can
disrupt a student’s educational journey.

The UConn Avery Point First Gen Fund recognizes that 44% of the students enrolled at Avery point are the first in their families to pursue a higher education.

“The UConn Foundation (EIN 06-6070722) is an independent, not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that exists to support the educational, scientific, cultural, research, and recreational objectives of the University of Connecticut.”