Connecticut College
at a Glance
At Connecticut College, students and faculty work closely together to create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives.
Quick facts about Connecticut College:
- Student-faculty ratio is 9:1
- Average class size is 18; 63% have fewer than 20 students
- 45% of students receive financial aid. The average Connecticut College grant award is about $29,000
- Submission of standardized tests is optional in the admission process
- Forty-seven majors
- 171 full-time professors; 90 percent hold a doctorate or equivalent
- Strong interdisciplinary programs, including six interdisciplinary academic centers
- 1,900 students from 45 states, Washington, D.C., and 71 countries; 40% men, 60% women; 15% domestic students of color; 6% international students
- Highly selective, residential, co-educational
- Member of NESCAC: the New England Small College Athletic Conference
- NCAA Division III
- Nationally recognized for outstanding and innovative efforts in campus internationalization
- A national leader among colleges and universities in environmental issues for many years
- Governed by an honor code
- Pre-law, pre-business and pre-med programs. In recent years, the acceptance rate for our seniors applying to law school and graduate programs in the health professions is about 80 percent.
- Top producer of Fulbright winners among liberal arts colleges
- Founded in 1911 as a private liberal arts college
- 750-acre arboretum campus in New London, Conn., overlooking Long Island Sound
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 12:29