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Connecticut College Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

How Do You Compare to Connecticut College’s Other Incoming Students?

Review the admissions stats from recent freshman classes to have a better understanding of your chances of being admitted to Connecticut College, located in New London, CT.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Connecticut College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Connecticut College
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Stats Mean to You

These admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, you might consider retaking the exam or looking at schools that better fit your scores.

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Selectivity: The Numbers Behind Student Admissions

The selectivity of a college indicates how competitive the admissions process is.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Selective (30-50%)
Acceptance Rate	37%

Acceptance and Enrollment Stats

Connecticut College had 7,950 applications. From this pool, 2,945 were admitted, and 451 decided to attend.

Applicant Total	7,950
Accepted	2,945
Enrolled	451
Enrolled Full-Time	451

Getting into Connecticut College is 37%. With this acceptance rate, the institution is moderately selective. The school admits men and women at different rates at Connecticut College: women are accepted at a rate of 42% versus 30% for men.

The yield rate at Connecticut College is 15%. This indicates that 15% of those who received offers of admission registered. By gender, women enroll at a rate of 14% versus 17% for male admits.

Gender Balance in Admissions: Male and Female Applicant Trends

Here is the gender distribution for Connecticut College.

	Men	Women
Applicants	3,464	4,473
Admitted	1,048	1,889
Enrolled	178	273

Standardized Test Scores

Approximately 18% of applicants to Conn College provided SAT results (83 students).

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores for the middle 50% fell between 690 and 760. SAT Math scores ranged from 660 and 740.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	690	760
Mathematics	660	740
Combined Total	1350	1500

Conn College saw ACT scores submitted by 6% of its admitted class (27 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 30 and 33.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	30	33
English/Reading	30	35
Mathematics	26	32

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.