Connecticut College

Connecticut College is a private, nonprofit school located in the small town setting of New London, CT, less than an hour from Providence, RI.

Founded in 1911, Conn College enrolls 1,737 undergrads and no graduate students. The institution runs on a semester academic calendar.

As of 2021, the total market value of the school endowment was $318,346,000. The school spends $20,414 for each full-time student enrolled.

Admissions Facts About Conn College

Acceptance rate: 38%

Average GPA: 3.67

Mean ACT score: 30

Offers early decision.

Doesn't offer early action.

Get ready! The 2022 regular decision application deadline for Conn College is January 1

All regular decision applicants should hear back March 31.

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What is Connecticut College's acceptance rate?

Conn College is a very difficult school to get accepted to. The acceptance rate at Conn College is 38 percent. Last year, 6,882 students applied to Conn College and 2,596 were admitted.

Admitted students have an average high school GPA of 3.67 out of 4.0. The mean ACT scores is 30.

In 2021, 1,642 applicants were waitlisted and 5 students were ultimately offered a spot off the waitlist.

Is Conn College a good school?

Different people have different ideas about what makes a "good" school. Admissions difficulty and admitted student statistics can give you a sense of how competitive a college is, but they don't tell you how happy or successful students are.

Retention, graduation rates, and job placement statistics can help you understand how satisfied students are with their school experience, and how effectively an institution prepares students for careers.

Retention and graduation rates

About 87 percent of students who start at Conn College come back the next year. Out of the 498 students who started at Conn College as first-time freshman, 388 graduate within four years.

Around 82 percent of students who started at Conn College earn their Bachelor's degrees within six years. The average six-year graduation rate for U.S. colleges and universities is 61 percent for public schools, and 67 percent for private, non-profit schools.

Job outcomes and student debt

Job placement rates after graduation, average starting salaries, and the debt students graduate with can all give important clues about the value of a degree from a specific school. In 2020, students graduated with an average of $36,826 in student loans for each student with debt. For context, compare this number with the average national debt, which is around $36,000 per borrower.

Based on this information, how does Conn College sound? Remember, a school that is perfect for one person may not be the right school for another! So the real question to ask yourself: is Conn College a good school for YOU?

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The deadline to apply to Conn College for Fall 2022 is January 31. All applicants will be notified by March 31.

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