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Connecticut College

Connecticut College is a private campus in New London proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Connecticut College — 5.8% of its 1,937 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,666

family income
under $30k

$20,097

$30–48k

$26,760

$48–75k

$30,787

$75–110k

$44,604

over $110k

Average net price

$36,1752023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Connecticut College rose from $27,672 (2008) to $36,175 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$27,672
2009	$29,705
2010	$28,343
2011	$29,024
2012	$31,373
2013	$27,345
2014	$30,319
2015	$30,795
2016	$30,244
2017	$32,606
2018	$32,626
2019	$30,977
2020	$31,814
2021	$32,664
2022	$33,998
2023	$36,175

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$84,6232024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Connecticut College rose from $51,685 (2009) to $84,623 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$51,685
2010	$53,415
2011	$55,010
2012	$56,870
2013	$58,690
2014	$60,682
2015	$62,895
2016	$64,915
2017	$67,000
2018	$69,379
2019	$71,970
2020	$74,590
2021	$77,214
2022	$79,575
2023	$82,219
2024	$84,623

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$31,985
2001	$33,585
2002	$35,625
2013	$46,085
2014	$47,740
2015	$49,350
2016	$50,940
2017	$52,850
2018	$54,820
2019	$56,890
2020	$59,025
2021	$60,795
2022	$63,005
2023	$64,812

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Connecticut College reports published tuition of $67,242 in this record. Connecticut College's $67,242 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Connecticut College reports 1,937 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

82% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Connecticut College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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82%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Connecticut College has held near 82% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	80.2%
1992 cohort	76%
1993 cohort	82.1%
1994 cohort	80.7%
1995 cohort	81.9%
1996 cohort	83.7%
1997 cohort	86.1%
1998 cohort	85.7%
1999 cohort	87.4%
2000 cohort	85.7%
2001 cohort	81.1%
2002 cohort	87.8%
2003 cohort	85.1%
2004 cohort	86.6%
2005 cohort	83.5%
2006 cohort	85.1%
2007 cohort	83.5%
2008 cohort	83%
2009 cohort	83.3%
2010 cohort	84%
2011 cohort	84.8%
2012 cohort	81.1%
2013 cohort	84%
2014 cohort	81.9%
2015 cohort	81%
2016 cohort	84.1%
2017 cohort	83.8%
2018 cohort	82%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,836	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$3,071
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,532	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$2,661
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$4,594
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,660	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,532	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,087	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,760	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,762	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$6,350
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,448	$6,350
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,850	$6,350
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,550	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,200	$7,700
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,045	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,045	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,250	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,500	$8,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$49,165

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$71,333

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$75,001

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Connecticut College admitted 2,945 of 7,950 applicants in Fall 2024. The 37% rate describes that application pool.

37%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $64,812 tuition · 2023–24 1,937 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1350–15001600

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Admissions

Connecticut College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Connecticut College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 690–760 and Math was 660–740 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1350–1500 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	690	720	760
SAT Math	660	710	740
ACT Composite	30	32	33

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Connecticut College received 7,950 applications and admitted 2,945 (37%), with 451 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

37%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	34.3%
Fall 2002	35.3%
Fall 2003	35.3%
Fall 2004	34.4%
Fall 2005	34.4%
Fall 2006	35.3%
Fall 2007	38%
Fall 2008	34.5%
Fall 2009	36.6%
Fall 2010	36.6%
Fall 2011	31.6%
Fall 2012	34.4%
Fall 2013	35.9%
Fall 2014	37.6%
Fall 2015	40%
Fall 2016	35.1%
Fall 2017	38%
Fall 2018	37.8%
Fall 2019	37.4%
Fall 2020	37.7%
Fall 2021	40.9%
Fall 2022	40.4%
Fall 2023	38.3%
Fall 2024	37%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1350–1500Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1231	1385
Fall 2002	1204	1368
Fall 2003	1204	1368
Fall 2004	1250	1400
Fall 2005	1250	1400
Fall 2006	1250	1390
Fall 2007	1230	1420
Fall 2008	1240	1410
Fall 2018	1290	1430
Fall 2019	1310	1450
Fall 2020	1310	1450
Fall 2021	1333	1476
Fall 2022	1360	1490
Fall 2023	1340	1470
Fall 2024	1350	1500

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

30–33Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	32	34
Fall 2004	25	29
Fall 2006	26	29
Fall 2007	25	29
Fall 2008	25	29
Fall 2018	30	32
Fall 2019	30	33
Fall 2020	30	33
Fall 2021	30	33
Fall 2022	30	33
Fall 2023	31	33
Fall 2024	30	33

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,937Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Connecticut College has held near 1,937 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,774
Fall 2003	1,727
Fall 2004	1,796
Fall 2005	1,778
Fall 2006	1,773
Fall 2007	1,746
Fall 2008	1,741
Fall 2009	1,777
Fall 2010	1,770
Fall 2011	1,781
Fall 2012	1,816
Fall 2013	1,878
Fall 2014	1,875
Fall 2015	1,854
Fall 2016	1,822
Fall 2017	1,766
Fall 2018	1,798
Fall 2019	1,820
Fall 2020	1,711
Fall 2021	1,811
Fall 2022	1,915
Fall 2023	1,960
Fall 2024	1,937

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

90%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Connecticut College has held near 90% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	92%
Fall 2004 cohort	92%
Fall 2005 cohort	91%
Fall 2006 cohort	90%
Fall 2007 cohort	90%
Fall 2008 cohort	90%
Fall 2009 cohort	89%
Fall 2010 cohort	90%
Fall 2011 cohort	92%
Fall 2012 cohort	88%
Fall 2013 cohort	91%
Fall 2014 cohort	90%
Fall 2015 cohort	89%
Fall 2016 cohort	91%
Fall 2017 cohort	91%
Fall 2018 cohort	90%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	86%
Fall 2021 cohort	87%
Fall 2022 cohort	87%
Fall 2023 cohort	90%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Connecticut College

Faculty pay at Connecticut College averages $93,372 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Connecticut College as a primarily residential campus of 1,937 undergraduates — and 89.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Connecticut College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1350–1500 — their midpoint is above the CT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Connecticut College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Connecticut College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Connecticut College37%

Connecticut median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Connecticut College$67,242

Connecticut median$30,207

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Connecticut College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Connecticut College$75,001

Connecticut median$64,209

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Connecticut College, Connecticut and national reference values
Metric & basis	Connecticut College	Connecticut median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	37%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$67,242	$30,207	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$75,001	$64,209	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Connecticut College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Connecticut College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Economics	$107,283
Political Science and Government	$74,190
International Relations and National Security Studies	$71,960
Sociology	$63,777
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$62,925
Fine and Studio Arts	$61,321
Area Studies	$60,749
English Language and Literature, General	$54,495

These 8 fields listed for Connecticut College measure earnings after completion. The $75,001 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 29 additional Connecticut College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Connecticut College report?

Connecticut College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1350–1500 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Connecticut College's acceptance rate?

37% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,945 admitted from 7,950 applicants.

How much does Connecticut College cost?

At Connecticut College, tuition is $67,242. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Connecticut College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $75,001. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Connecticut

University of Connecticut — 52.4% admitted
Albertus Magnus College — 59.3% admitted
Charter Oak State College
Central Connecticut State University — 73.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.