New London, CT · Private · 1,937 undergraduates · urban
Connecticut College
Selective
Connecticut College combines a residential liberal-arts education with a strong connection to its waterfront and arboretum setting.
Institutional profile
Well established Strong in academic standing, and solid in career outcomes.- Admission
- 38.3% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 82.7%
9,397 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$75,001 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Connecticut College apart
Academic design
The Connections curriculum helps students integrate interests across courses and experiences into a coherent interdisciplinary academic pathway.
Campus pattern
Campus life extends from the central quad into the arboretum and waterfront, where sailing, rowing, recreation and environmental work share the same landscape.
Career & value signal
Its Long Island Sound setting functions as both a recreational asset and an outdoor laboratory for marine and environmental study.
Can I get in?
38.3% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
9,397About 38 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 18% submitted an SAT, and 8% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Connecticut College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Connecticut College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
The Connections curriculum helps students integrate interests across courses and experiences into a coherent interdisciplinary academic pathway.
Make institutional fit specific
Connecticut College combines a residential liberal-arts education with a strong connection to its waterfront and arboretum setting.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Connecticut College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Economics
Psychology, General
Political Science and Government
Computer Science
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
What is campus life like?
Connecticut College beyond the classroom
Campus life extends from the central quad into the arboretum and waterfront, where sailing, rowing, recreation and environmental work share the same landscape.
A defining academic feature
The Connections curriculum helps students integrate interests across courses and experiences into a coherent interdisciplinary academic pathway.
What shapes an ordinary week
Campus life extends from the central quad into the arboretum and waterfront, where sailing, rowing, recreation and environmental work share the same landscape.
Where the degree can lead
Its Long Island Sound setting functions as both a recreational asset and an outdoor laboratory for marine and environmental study.