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
39.1%
Racial/Ethnic
White
68%
Hispanic
12%
International
6%
Black
5%
Mixed
4%
Asian
3%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 40.4% 40.4%
2012 Men: 39.5% 39.5%
2013 Men: 39.6% 39.6%
2014 Men: 37.5% 37.5%
2015 Men: 36.5% 36.5%
2016 Men: 36.9% 36.9%
2017 Men: 37.4% 37.4%
2018 Men: 39.6% 39.6%
2019 Men: 37.2% 37.2%
2020 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2021 Men: 42.7% 42.7%
2022 Men: 37.6% 37.6%
2023 Men: 38.4% 38.4%
2024 Men: 39.5% 39.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2012 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2013 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2014 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2015 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2016 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2017 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2018 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2019 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2020 Asian: 3.6% 3.6%
2021 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2022 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 Asian: 3.6% 3.6%
2024 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2011 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2012 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2013 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2014 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2015 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2017 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2018 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2019 Black: 3.9% 3.9%
2020 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2022 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2023 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2024 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2011 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2012 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2013 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2014 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2015 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2016 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2017 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9%
2018 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2019 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4%
2020 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2021 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2022 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2%
2023 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2024 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3%
2011 White: 75.4% 75.4%
2012 White: 77.7% 77.7%
2013 White: 76.6% 76.6%
2014 White: 76.1% 76.1%
2015 White: 74.9% 74.9%
2016 White: 70.9% 70.9%
2017 White: 73.8% 73.8%
2018 White: 71.2% 71.2%
2019 White: 65.6% 65.6%
2020 White: 74.5% 74.5%
2021 White: 71.1% 71.1%
2022 White: 67.6% 67.6%
2023 White: 71.1% 71.1%
2024 White: 67.9% 67.9%
2011 International: 4.1% 4.1%
2012 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2013 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2014 International: 5.3% 5.3%
2015 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2016 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2017 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2018 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2019 International: 8.0% 8.0%
2020 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2021 International: 5.9% 5.9%
2022 International: 8.1% 8.1%
2023 International: 8.6% 8.6%
2024 International: 7.5% 7.5%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Asian: 4.0% 4.0%
2021 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2022 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2023 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2024 Asian: 3.6% 3.6%
2025 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2020 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2021 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2022 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2023 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2024 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2025 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2020 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2021 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2022 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8%
2023 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8%
2024 Hispanic: 11.5% 11.5%
2025 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6%
2020 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2021 White: 67.1% 67.1%
2022 White: 66.8% 66.8%
2023 White: 67.4% 67.4%
2024 White: 68.7% 68.7%
2025 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2020 International: 8.9% 8.9%
2021 International: 8.5% 8.5%
2022 International: 8.8% 8.8%
2023 International: 7.7% 7.7%
2024 International: 6.3% 6.3%
2025 International: 5.8% 5.8%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Connecticut College
431
39% / 61%
8%
$72,005
59
99%
Computer Science
29 +4
66% / 34%
28%
$122,578
99
100%
Chemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$67,856
48
—
Mathematics
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$83,446
79
—
Physics
2 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$79,213
73
—
Statistics
3 +6
33% / 67%
0%
$99,049
91
—
Biology
21 —
33% / 67%
5%
$54,402
12
100%
Botany
8 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$56,571
16
—
Ecology
23 +10
57% / 43%
0%
$68,486
50
100%
Molecular Biology
15 +1
33% / 67%
20%
$66,468
44
—
Neuroscience
26 +2
12% / 88%
8%
$64,888
39
—
Economics
33 +7
73% / 27%
3%
$105,821
95
100%
Quantitative Economics
22 +3
77% / 23%
27%
$105,821
95
100%
African Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$59,570
24
—
American Studies
10 +1
10% / 90%
0%
$59,570
24
95%
Anthropology
5 +6
20% / 80%
0%
$63,029
34
—
Classics
2 +5
0% / 100%
0%
$58,928
22
—
East Asian Studies
4 +1
75% / 25%
50%
$59,570
24
95%
English
27 +6
26% / 74%
4%
$55,834
15
95%
Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies
2 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$59,678
24
—
French
1 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$60,302
26
—
German
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$60,229
25
—
Government
22 +3
41% / 59%
0%
$100,940
92
100%
History
13 +6
54% / 46%
0%
$51,241
8
95%
Human Development
6 +8
33% / 67%
17%
$58,473
21
100%
Interdisciplinary Studies
6 +3
50% / 50%
17%
$60,387
26
—
International Relations
10 +2
40% / 60%
20%
$68,114
49
89%
Italian Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$59,570
24
95%
Latin American Studies
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Philosophy
2 +5
100% / 0%
0%
$61,152
28
—
Psychology
49 +9
10% / 90%
2%
$64,863
39
100%
Russian
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$60,027
25
—
Sociology
11 +9
45% / 55%
0%
$58,618
21
100%
Spanish
2 +5
50% / 50%
0%
$59,765
24
—
Education
5 +6
40% / 60%
0%
$59,218
23
—
Architectural Studies
14 +2
21% / 79%
14%
$66,160
43
—
Art History
2 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$44,623
3
100%
Dance
5 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$41,286
2
—
Film Studies
14 +3
36% / 64%
14%
$44,996
4
—
Music
2 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$45,454
4
—
Music Technology
3 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$45,366
4
—
Studio Art
17 +1
29% / 71%
6%
$44,623
3
100%
Theatre
5 +2
20% / 80%
0%
$40,596
2
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$69,555
ROI Percentile
59th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
90%
4-Year Graduation Rate
76%
6-Year Graduation Rate
82%
Transfer-Out Rate
17%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 83.5% 83.5%
2012 Graduated: 85.1% 85.1%
2013 Graduated: 83.5% 83.5%
2014 Graduated: 83.0% 83.0%
2015 Graduated: 83.3% 83.3%
2016 Graduated: 84.0% 84.0%
2017 Graduated: 84.8% 84.8%
2018 Graduated: 81.1% 81.1%
2019 Graduated: 84.0% 84.0%
2020 Graduated: 81.9% 81.9%
2021 Graduated: 81.0% 81.0%
2022 Graduated: 84.1% 84.1%
2023 Graduated: 83.7% 83.7%
2024 Graduated: 82.1% 82.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 82.7% 82.7%
2012 Men: 88.3% 88.3%
2013 Men: 82.5% 82.5%
2014 Men: 79.0% 79.0%
2015 Men: 82.4% 82.4%
2016 Men: 82.2% 82.2%
2017 Men: 84.5% 84.5%
2018 Men: 77.9% 77.9%
2019 Men: 84.0% 84.0%
2020 Men: 75.9% 75.9%
2021 Men: 77.8% 77.8%
2022 Men: 85.6% 85.6%
2023 Men: 78.2% 78.2%
2024 Men: 83.6% 83.6%
2011 Women: 84.0% 84.0%
2012 Women: 82.9% 82.9%
2013 Women: 84.2% 84.2%
2014 Women: 85.3% 85.3%
2015 Women: 83.8% 83.8%
2016 Women: 85.2% 85.2%
2017 Women: 85.1% 85.1%
2018 Women: 83.2% 83.2%
2019 Women: 84.1% 84.1%
2020 Women: 85.5% 85.5%
2021 Women: 82.8% 82.8%
2022 Women: 83.2% 83.2%
2023 Women: 87.1% 87.1%
2024 Women: 81.0% 81.0%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 73.7% 73.7%
2012 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2013 Asian: 73.7% 73.7%
2014 Asian: 81.0% 81.0%
2015 Asian: 81.0% 81.0%
2016 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2017 Asian: 84.6% 84.6%
2018 Asian: 81.0% 81.0%
2019 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2020 Asian: 77.8% 77.8%
2021 Asian: 85.2% 85.2%
2022 Asian: 91.7% 91.7%
2023 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2024 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2011 Black: 84.6% 84.6%
2012 Black: 86.7% 86.7%
2013 Black: 88.0% 88.0%
2014 Black: 92.3% 92.3%
2015 Black: 89.5% 89.5%
2016 Black: 90.9% 90.9%
2017 Black: 76.5% 76.5%
2018 Black: 72.2% 72.2%
2019 Black: 78.9% 78.9%
2020 Black: 84.6% 84.6%
2021 Black: 79.2% 79.2%
2022 Black: 87.5% 87.5%
2023 Black: 81.0% 81.0%
2024 Black: 83.3% 83.3%
2011 Hispanic: 87.0% 87.0%
2012 Hispanic: 78.8% 78.8%
2013 Hispanic: 87.0% 87.0%
2014 Hispanic: 92.9% 92.9%
2015 Hispanic: 74.2% 74.2%
2016 Hispanic: 88.2% 88.2%
2017 Hispanic: 87.5% 87.5%
2018 Hispanic: 89.8% 89.8%
2019 Hispanic: 90.2% 90.2%
2020 Hispanic: 81.1% 81.1%
2021 Hispanic: 75.8% 75.8%
2022 Hispanic: 87.5% 87.5%
2023 Hispanic: 67.9% 67.9%
2024 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9%
2011 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2012 White: 86.1% 86.1%
2013 White: 82.2% 82.2%
2014 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2015 White: 84.6% 84.6%
2016 White: 84.1% 84.1%
2017 White: 85.3% 85.3%
2018 White: 80.4% 80.4%
2019 White: 83.5% 83.5%
2020 White: 82.2% 82.2%
2021 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2022 White: 82.4% 82.4%
2023 White: 87.0% 87.0%
2024 White: 81.4% 81.4%
2011 International: 95.0% 95.0%
2012 International: 81.8% 81.8%
2013 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 International: 92.3% 92.3%
2015 International: 87.0% 87.0%
2016 International: 77.3% 77.3%
2017 International: 73.7% 73.7%
2018 International: 90.0% 90.0%
2019 International: 84.6% 84.6%
2020 International: 87.5% 87.5%
2021 International: 92.9% 92.9%
2022 International: 86.8% 86.8%
2023 International: 65.8% 65.8%
2024 International: 94.7% 94.7%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
41.1%
177
30% / 70%
5%
$65,566
41
97%
Life & Natural Sciences
21.6%
93
30% / 70%
6%
$62,949
33
100%
Arts
14.4%
62
27% / 73%
8%
$49,039
6
100%
Business & Economics
12.8%
55
75% / 25%
13%
$105,821
95
100%
Computer Science
6.7%
29
66% / 34%
28%
$122,578
99
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
2.3%
10
60% / 40%
0%
$85,721
81
—
Education
1.2%
5
40% / 60%
0%
$59,218
23
—
Research
⇅
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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
39%
Yield (Unbound)
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%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 31.7% 31.7%
2012 Acceptance: 34.4% 34.4%
2013 Acceptance: 35.8% 35.8%
2014 Acceptance: 37.6% 37.6%
2015 Acceptance: 40.0% 40.0%
2016 Acceptance: 35.1% 35.1%
2017 Acceptance: 38.0% 38.0%
2018 Acceptance: 37.8% 37.8%
2019 Acceptance: 37.4% 37.4%
2020 Acceptance: 37.7% 37.7%
2021 Acceptance: 41.0% 41.0%
2022 Acceptance: 40.4% 40.4%
2023 Acceptance: 38.3% 38.3%
2024 Acceptance: 37.0% 37.0%
2011 Yield: 29.1% 29.1%
2012 Yield: 28.2% 28.2%
2013 Yield: 29.0% 29.0%
2014 Yield: 24.7% 24.7%
2015 Yield: 23.3% 23.3%
2016 Yield: 22.9% 22.9%
2017 Yield: 21.5% 21.5%
2018 Yield: 20.9% 20.9%
2019 Yield: 20.0% 20.0%
2020 Yield: 16.7% 16.7%
2021 Yield: 15.6% 15.6%
2022 Yield: 17.8% 17.8%
2023 Yield: 15.4% 15.4%
2024 Yield: 15.3% 15.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 5,301 5,301
2012 Applicants: 5,242 5,242
2013 Applicants: 4,837 4,837
2014 Applicants: 5,394 5,394
2015 Applicants: 5,182 5,182
2016 Applicants: 5,879 5,879
2017 Applicants: 5,434 5,434
2018 Applicants: 6,433 6,433
2019 Applicants: 6,784 6,784
2020 Applicants: 6,882 6,882
2021 Applicants: 7,682 7,682
2022 Applicants: 8,744 8,744
2023 Applicants: 9,397 9,397
2024 Applicants: 7,950 7,950
2011 Admitted: 1,678 1,678
2012 Admitted: 1,805 1,805
2013 Admitted: 1,734 1,734
2014 Admitted: 2,028 2,028
2015 Admitted: 2,071 2,071
2016 Admitted: 2,065 2,065
2017 Admitted: 2,063 2,063
2018 Admitted: 2,429 2,429
2019 Admitted: 2,538 2,538
2020 Admitted: 2,596 2,596
2021 Admitted: 3,146 3,146
2022 Admitted: 3,533 3,533
2023 Admitted: 3,597 3,597
2024 Admitted: 2,945 2,945
2011 Enrolled: 488 488
2012 Enrolled: 509 509
2013 Enrolled: 503 503
2014 Enrolled: 501 501
2015 Enrolled: 482 482
2016 Enrolled: 472 472
2017 Enrolled: 444 444
2018 Enrolled: 508 508
2019 Enrolled: 508 508
2020 Enrolled: 434 434
2021 Enrolled: 492 492
2022 Enrolled: 630 630
2023 Enrolled: 555 555
2024 Enrolled: 451 451
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
66%
SAT Range
1160
–
1370
SAT Math Range
550
–
670
SAT RW Range
610
–
710
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2018 25th: 1290 1290
2019 25th: 1310 1310
2020 25th: 1310 1310
2021 25th: 1333 1333
2022 25th: 1360 1360
2023 25th: 1340 1340
2024 25th: 1350 1350
2018 75th: 1430 1430
2019 75th: 1450 1450
2020 75th: 1450 1450
2021 75th: 1476 1476
2022 75th: 1490 1490
2023 75th: 1470 1470
2024 75th: 1500 1500
SAT Math
600
650
700
750
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2018 25th: 640 640
2019 25th: 660 660
2020 25th: 660 660
2021 25th: 653 653
2022 25th: 660 660
2023 25th: 660 660
2024 25th: 660 660
2018 75th: 720 720
2019 75th: 740 740
2020 75th: 730 730
2021 75th: 728 728
2022 75th: 740 740
2023 75th: 730 730
2024 75th: 740 740
SAT Reading & Writing
600
650
700
750
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2018 25th: 650 650
2019 25th: 650 650
2020 25th: 650 650
2021 25th: 680 680
2022 25th: 700 700
2023 25th: 680 680
2024 25th: 690 690
2018 75th: 710 710
2019 75th: 710 710
2020 75th: 720 720
2021 75th: 748 748
2022 75th: 750 750
2023 75th: 740 740
2024 75th: 760 760
Submitting a Test Score
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2018 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0%
2019 Submitted: 47.0% 47.0%
2020 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0%
2021 Submitted: 22.0% 22.0%
2022 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0%
2023 Submitted: 26.0% 26.0%
2024 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
