Connecticut College - Statistics

Statistics

• Connecticut College is a member of a small group of institutions labeled the "Little Ivies".

• The college received 4,837 applications for the Class of 2016 (the entering fall 2012 class). 35.8% of these applicants were accepted with a combined SAT score mean of 1280-1450 out of 1600 (650-740 in Reading and 640-720 in Math), and 29% enrolled.

• In "America's Best Colleges 2013" published by U.S. News and World Report, Connecticut College was ranked 41st out of 251 national liberal arts colleges. In subcategories, the college was ranked No. 35 for graduation and retention rates, No. 37 for financial resources, and No. 39 for admission selectivity. These figures represent a significant decline in the college's traditional ranking within the top 25 liberal arts colleges in the country in the 1990s and early 2000s. In Washington Monthly's 2012 rankings, Connecticut College ranked 77th out of 253 liberal arts colleges.

• Connecticut College had 179 full-time professors in Academic Year 2012-13; 90 percent hold a doctorate or equivalent. All classes are taught by professors. The student-faculty ratio is about 9:1.

• For the 2012-13 academic year, domestic students of color accounted for about 16.0% of all full-time and part-time students. International students accounted for about another 4.1% of the student body. In 2011-12, the countries from which the most international students came were China, Canada, United Kingdom, Colombia, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the Republic of Korea.