About 75% of the students in the University of Connecticut, including graduate students, live on campus. Students' after-school life on campus is rich and colorful. The University of Connecticut has a perfect community organization, which aims to cultivate students' talents in all aspects. There are more than 300 campus organizations on campus.

The annual basketball and rugby match season is a carnival season for students at the University of Connecticut.

The university newspaper of Connecticut is the largest campus newspaper in Connecticut. Meanwhile, the University of Connecticut has three campus TV stations. The school provides free buses to downtown and free bus tours to Manhattan and Boston.