How hard is it to get admitted to UConn as a computer science major?

UConn is moderately selective overall, and computer science is typically more competitive than the university-wide average. CS demand has grown a lot, and at UConn the major is housed in the School of Engineering, which usually means applicants are reviewed for both general admission strength and readiness for a more quantitative program. In practice, that makes CS harder to get into than some majors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

UConn does not publish a separate official admit rate just for computer science in the way some universities do, so there is no clean public percentage to compare against the overall university admit rate. But applicants to CS generally need a stronger academic profile, especially in math, science, and rigor of coursework. Strong grades in courses like Algebra II, precalculus, calculus, physics, and computer science can matter more here than they would for less technical majors.

For a high school junior, the most useful way to think about UConn CS is not as impossibly selective, but as a program where being comfortably above the university baseline helps. A student who looks competitive for UConn overall may still be on shakier ground for CS if their math preparation is light or their grades dip in quantitative classes. On the other hand, a solid transcript with strong math performance makes UConn CS a realistic target for many well-prepared applicants.

If you are comparing it with UConn overall, the short answer is yes: computer science is usually harder to enter than the university as a whole, even if it is not at the level of the most ultra-selective CS programs nationally. The main difference is less about a separate published admit rate and more about the stronger academic bar for engineering-bound applicants.