What Connecticut costs
Connecticut College charges $67,242 a year in published tuition and fees, about $33,621 a semester. With housing, food, books and other costs, the total cost of attendance is $84,623 a year. Students who received grants or scholarships paid $32,664 a year on average after that aid (the average net price). You may pay less if receiving grants or scholarships.
Getting into Connecticut
For fall 2024, Connecticut College received 7,950 applications and admitted 2,945 students, and 451 enrolled as first-years. The middle half of enrolled students who sent SAT scores scored between 1350 and 1500.
What Connecticut students study
The most common bachelor's degrees at Connecticut College (class of 2024, first majors only):
| Major | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 46 |
| Economics | 38 |
| Computer Science | 29 |
| Biology / Biological Sciences | 25 |
| Political Science and Government | 24 |
| Ecology | 21 |
| Neuroscience | 21 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 19 |
Source: IPEDS Completions, bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023–24.
Colleges near Connecticut
Other colleges within about an hour, by straight-line distance:
- Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut: about 24 miles away
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut: about 31 miles away
- University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island: about 31 miles away
- Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut: about 31 miles away
- Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut: about 40 miles away
- Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut: about 41 miles away
Colleges like Connecticut
Small liberal arts colleges with the same campus setting (small or midsize city), closest in size and nearest in region:
- Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts: 1,911 undergraduates
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York: 1,839 undergraduates
- Union College, Schenectady, New York: 2,046 undergraduates
- Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: 1,799 undergraduates
- Bates College, Lewiston, Maine: 1,760 undergraduates
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Lists that include Connecticut
- Colleges in Connecticut: 16 Compared
- Liberal Arts Colleges: 164 Compared
- Division III Colleges: 268 Compared
- Liberal Arts Colleges in the Northeast: 55 Compared
- Division III Colleges in the Northeast: 147 Compared
FAQ
What is Connecticut College's acceptance rate? 37.0% for fall 2024: 2,945 of 7,950 applicants were admitted.
How much is tuition at Connecticut College? $67,242 a year in published tuition and fees, before aid. You may pay less if receiving grants or scholarships.
How many students go to Connecticut College? About 1,900 undergraduates (fall 2024).
What SAT scores do Connecticut College students have? The middle half of enrolled students scored 1350–1500.
What is the campus setting at Connecticut College? The National Center for Education Statistics classifies its location as a small or midsize city.
Sources
- College Navigator: Connecticut College (IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education)
- College Scorecard: Connecticut College
- Campus photo via Wikimedia Commons
