Connecticut College

New London, CT · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
39.2%
2,875 admitted
SAT · 50th
1280
Range 1160–1370
6-yr grad
81.7%
Retention 91.1%
Undergrads
1,953
9.6:1 S-F
Admissions
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37.2% / 61.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications7,338
Overall admit rate39.2%
In-state admit rate37.2%
Out-of-state admit rate61.9%
Enrolled459 · 16.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist5 of 1,269
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1280
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1160–1370 · 52.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W610660710
Math550610670
Comp116012801370
ACT
255075
Comp262932
Cost & aid
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tuition not reported
Room & board$18,558
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$52,433
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$36,950
Academics
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9.6 : 1
student-faculty ratio
91.1% retention
Student-faculty9.6 : 1
Retention91.1%
4-year graduation73.8%
6-year graduation81.7%
Enrollment
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1,953
undergraduates
84.0% out-of-state · 38 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,953
First-year459
Transfer19
Full-time96%
Female61%
Out-of-state84.0%
International (freshmen)38
Rankings
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#48
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#4826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#5026
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#7726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#14526
NicheBest Colleges in America#27726
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#31226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingConnecticut colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → late-March → 1-May
Early decision11/15 → mid-December · binding
Early decision 21/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
Admissions URLhttps://www.commonapp.org/explore/connec…
Admissions emailadmission@conncoll.edu
Admissions phone(860)439-2200
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Skidmore College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Skidmore College NY · Private (nonprofit)23.8%14002K
Bates College ME · Private (nonprofit)14.8%14401K
Colby College ME · Private (nonprofit)7.1%—2K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Wheaton College IL · Private (nonprofit)87.4%13402K
Gettysburg College PA · Private (nonprofit)40.1%—1K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Connecticut College

10 years of Connecticut College's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.