Connecticut College
New London, Connecticut · Private · 1,937 undergraduates · conncoll.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
39%
of 7,338 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1160 to 1370
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$98,590Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Connecticut College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
39% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$98,590
a year in 2027-28, from a $98,590 sticker price
What to do with your 1280
Send your score
About 37% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1100, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Standardized Test Policy · Connecticut College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov1Other deadline · November 1, 2026
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
39%
of applicants were admitted: 2,875 of 7,338 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 41% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
1,269 students were offered a spot; 5 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 52% of them sent SAT scores and 14% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1160 to 1370
Reading and Writing 610 to 710
Math 550 to 670
ACT composite 26 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160016%
- 1200 to 139954%
- 1000 to 119927%
- 800 to 9992.5%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$98,590
a year
- Tuition$75,640
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,313
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,600
- $48,001 to $75,000$22,908
- $75,001 to $110,000$29,863
- Over $110,000$49,170
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$52,660
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
36%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $36,673 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 15-Jan
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Connecticut programs for residents
Roberta B. Willis Scholarship - Need-Based/Merit (Need and Merit-Based) Award
$4,650 to $5,250 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Need-merit award (rank or test pathway); Financial need: SAI at or below OHE cutoff for the award year; HS counselor submits application on student's behalf and FAFSA filed by Feb 15
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,560Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 |
| European History | 4 | 4 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
82%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$82,225
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Connecticut College$118,313
- All colleges$89,628
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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