Connecticut College

New London, CT · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

37%

Acceptance rate

1,412

SAT Average

$33,998

Avg net price

1,960

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,412

SAT Reading/Writing690–760

SAT Math660–740

ACT Composite30–33

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 431	431
Bachelor’s 103	103
Bachelor’s 93	93
Bachelor’s 49	49
Bachelor’s 48	48
Bachelor’s 29	29
Bachelor’s 27	27
Bachelor’s 19	19
Bachelor’s 14	14
Bachelor’s 13	13
Bachelor’s 7	7
Bachelor’s 7	7
Bachelor’s 6	6
Bachelor’s 6	6
Bachelor’s 5	5
Bachelor’s 3	3
Bachelor’s 2	2
Bachelor’s 0	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports23

Field HockeyMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's Ice HockeyMen's LacrosseMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & DivingMen's Tennis

Athletic participation

622 unique student-athletes · 28 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision I (EDI)

Binding · Early Decision 1 Applicants due Nov 16

Nov 1, 2026

Early Action (EA)

Early Action Applicants due Nov 16

Nov 1, 2026

Early Decision II (EDII)

Binding · Early Decision 2 Applicants due Jan 15

Jan 15, 2027

Regular Decision

Regular Decision Applicants due Jan 15

Jan 15, 2027

· Apply with Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $66,830
Required fees: $412
Food and housing: $18,558
Books and supplies: $1,000
Other expenses: $1,000
Total: $87,800

Total by year

$74,5902019–2019–20
$77,3152020–2120–21
$79,5752021–2221–22
$82,2852022–2322–23
$84,6972023–2423–24
$87,8002024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $33,998 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 63%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $52,660
Required forms: FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation76%

6-year graduation84%

Retention rate87%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$75,001

Median debt$23,500

Campus

Enrollment1,960

Student-faculty ratio9:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Connecticut College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Connecticut College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Connecticut College runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec

Early Decision II bindingApply by Jan 15 · decision Feb

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 15

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Connecticut College admits in-state applicants at 37.2%, out-of-state applicants at 61.8%, and international applicants at 4.5%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

459 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈370In-state (domestic)≈51International≈38

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 12% in 2021–22, and an ACT.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

52% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

14% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Connecticut College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 58.4% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 22% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.81

High-school class rank

Among the 22% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Connecticut College rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Important
Recommendation(s): Important
Class rank: Considered
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Character / personal qualities: Very important
Interview: Important
Extracurricular activities: Important
Talent / ability: Important
Volunteer work: Important
Work experience: Important
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered

Connecticut College leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)

Connecticut College's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $33,998 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 290 of 459 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS ProfileCSS Noncustodial Profile

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Connecticut College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Connecticut College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

87% of Connecticut College’s first-years return for a second year and 83.8% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03