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COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Connecticut College
Connecticut College is a small residential liberal-arts college where the Connections curriculum asks students to link a major with interdisciplinary study and a real-world question. Its coastal setting and New London partnerships support fieldwork, arts, and community engagement.
- Connections across disciplines and practice
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- New London, Connecticut · Small-city coastal setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,937
- Aggregate admission rate
- 37.0%
- Average net price
- $36,175
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Faculty closeness
neutralAdvising and small classes support direct faculty work.
Intellectual culture
highInterdisciplinary pathways ask students to connect fields.
Community closeness
highSmall residential scale supports repeated contact.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Connecticut College if…
- You want an integrative liberal-arts curriculum.
- You value close faculty advising.
- You like a coastal small-city setting.
- You want experiential learning built in.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You prefer an open curriculum.
- You want a large university.
- You want a major city.
- You dislike required integrative planning.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Connections across disciplines and practice
Students integrate a major, interdisciplinary pathway, global or local experience, and a culminating reflection.
Source: Connections Curriculum
Academic choices and structure
Broad liberal-arts programs are supported by close advising, research, arts, and field experiences.
Source: Academics
A setting that shapes the experience
New London, Connecticut gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Connections Curriculum
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Connecticut College documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Connections Curriculum
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 1,937 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 37.0%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $36,175. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:10
Per 1,000 enrolled:5.0
Reporting campuses:1
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
Schools that sharpen the question
A useful comparison for students evaluating Connecticut College across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Connecticut College across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Connecticut College across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Connections Curriculum - Connecticut College (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Academics - Connecticut College (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Connecticut College institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Connecticut College’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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PERSONALIZE THE QUESTION