Connecticut College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 260,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,951
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 13%
From Region 40%
Athletes 622 (32.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Hispanic 12%
International 6%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Connecticut College 431 39% 67% 3% 4% 13% 8% $79,969 72 +1.05 67 95%
Computer Science 29 +4 66% 48% 10% 0% 14% 28% $135,728 71 +0.32 99 94% — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,869 51 -0.07 46 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $90,183 72 +0.18 81 — — — — —
Physics 2 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,246 74 +0.48 81 — — — — —
Statistics 3 +6 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $102,960 51 -0.18 90 — — — — —
Biology 21 — 33% 71% 5% 0% 10% 5% $85,555 97 +2.22 76 94% — — — —
Botany 8 +2 0% 62% 12% 0% 12% 0% $63,704 85 +0.82 27 — — — — —
Ecology 23 +10 57% 65% 0% 9% 9% 0% $60,458 73 +0.46 19 95% — — — —
Molecular Biology 15 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 13% 20% $73,394 60 +0.17 53 — — — — —
Neuroscience 26 +2 12% 73% 0% 0% 15% 8% $80,182 92 +1.16 67 94% — — — —
Economics 33 +7 73% 64% 3% 12% 9% 3% $114,291 77 +0.61 95 100% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 22 +3 77% 73% 0% 0% 0% 27% $114,291 77 +0.61 95 100% — — — —
African Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $72,537 84 +1.06 51 91% — — — —
American Studies 10 +1 10% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $72,537 84 +1.06 51 91% — — — —
Classics 2 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,417 79 +0.44 21 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 4 +1 75% 0% 0% 25% 25% 50% $72,537 84 +1.06 51 91% — — — —
English 27 +6 26% 67% 7% 4% 15% 4% $66,355 96 +1.70 34 90% — — — —
Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,115 84 +0.96 28 — — — — —
French 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,129 73 +0.63 31 — — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,271 74 +0.65 31 — — — — —
History 13 +6 54% 77% 0% 0% 8% 0% $56,419 56 -0.05 11 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 +3 50% 17% 17% 50% 0% 17% $64,266 85 +0.67 28 — — — — —
Italian Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,537 84 +1.06 51 91% — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $72,537 84 +1.06 51 91% — — — —
Philosophy 2 +5 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,502 58 +0.01 21 — — — — —
Russian 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,964 73 +0.62 30 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +5 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,397 77 +0.66 31 — — — — —
Anthropology 5 +6 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,170 88 +0.66 28 — — — — —
Government 22 +3 41% 82% 0% 5% 9% 0% $79,674 79 +0.55 66 88% — — — —
Human Development 6 +8 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $58,478 81 +0.62 15 100% — — — —
International Relations 10 +2 40% 50% 10% 10% 0% 20% $68,124 41 -0.24 39 89% — — — —
Psychology 49 +9 10% 84% 0% 2% 10% 2% $68,605 97 +2.05 40 100% — — — —
Sociology 11 +9 45% 55% 0% 9% 36% 0% $58,626 66 +0.16 15 100% — — — —
Education 5 +6 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $62,196 85 +0.84 23 — — — — —
Architectural Studies 14 +2 21% 79% 0% 0% 7% 14% $71,387 68 +0.38 48 — — — — —
Art History 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,479 91 +1.29 40 90% — — — —
Dance 5 +2 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $55,763 97 +1.70 10 — — — — —
Film Studies 14 +3 36% 50% 0% 0% 36% 14% $67,273 99 +2.66 37 — — — — —
Music 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,255 100 +2.10 34 — — — — —
Music Technology 3 +1 100% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $66,471 100 +2.12 34 — — — — —
Studio Art 17 +1 29% 47% 0% 6% 29% 6% $68,479 99 +2.32 40 90% — — — —
Theatre 5 +2 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,148 99 +2.82 28 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,555
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 76%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 23.9% 103 25% 76% 1% 4% 11% 4% $69,052 85 +1.16 41 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 21.6% 93 30% 69% 2% 2% 12% 6% $74,005 84 +1.04 54 94% —
Humanities 17.2% 74 36% 65% 4% 8% 12% 5% $65,459 89 +0.99 32 91% —
Arts 14.4% 62 27% 63% 2% 2% 21% 8% $67,320 95 +1.90 37 90% —
Business & Economics 12.8% 55 75% 67% 2% 7% 5% 13% $114,291 94 +0.61 95 100% —
Computer Science 6.7% 29 66% 48% 10% 0% 14% 28% $135,728 84 +0.32 99 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 10 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $92,097 78 +0.11 83 — —
Education 1.2% 5 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $62,196 89 +0.84 23 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #425 38% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #498 45% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #447 42% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #353 48% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #398 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #423 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.1M #555 41% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 64 $336K $336K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 53 $78K $78K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 53 $78K $78K $0
Soccer 36 $272K $272K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $307K $307K $0
Cross Country 27 $77K $77K $0
Swimming & Diving 24 $193K $193K $0
Rowing 19 $207K $207K $0
Water Polo 19 $306K $306K $0
Basketball 18 $265K $265K $0
Tennis 15 $90K $90K $0
Squash 14 $80K $80K $0
Sailing 12 $49K $49K $0
Total 302 $2.3M $2.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 50 $75K $75K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 50 $75K $75K $0
Soccer 34 $269K $269K $0
Rowing 33 $223K $223K $0
Cross Country 32 $89K $89K $0
Swimming & Diving 32 $155K $155K $0
Sailing 30 $204K $204K $0
Ice Hockey 26 $296K $296K $0
Field Hockey 25 $209K $209K $0
Lacrosse 21 $195K $195K $0
Basketball 16 $220K $220K $0
Volleyball 15 $261K $261K $0
Squash 13 $63K $63K $0
Tennis 13 $93K $93K $0
Water Polo 12 $179K $179K $0
Total 320 $2.6M $2.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 103 $154K $154K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 103 $154K $154K $0
Lacrosse 85 $531K $531K $0
Soccer 70 $541K $541K $0
Cross Country 59 $167K $167K $0
Swimming & Diving 56 $349K $349K $0
Ice Hockey 54 $603K $603K $0
Rowing 52 $431K $431K $0
Sailing 42 $253K $253K $0
Basketball 34 $486K $486K $0
Water Polo 31 $486K $486K $0
Tennis 28 $183K $183K $0
Squash 27 $143K $143K $0
Field Hockey 25 $209K $209K $0
Volleyball 15 $261K $261K $0
Total 622 $6.2M $6.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 39%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 37% 62% 5%
Early Decision 39% 64% 5%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 66%
SAT Range 1160 – 1370
SAT Math Range 550 – 670
SAT RW Range 610 – 710