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How strong are the academics at Connecticut College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

9:1
Student to faculty ratio
76%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Connecticut College has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Connecticut College:

87%
First-year retention rate
76%
4-year grad rate
84%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Connecticut College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Psychology, General
Economics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Computer Science
Neuroscience
17.4
24.12
30.84
37.56
44.28
51

The Full List

Major Graduates
Architecture And Related Services
  • Architecture 6
Area
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization 6
  • Women's Studies 5
  • African Studies 1
  • East Asian Studies 1
  • Italian Studies 1
  • Latin American Studies 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Neuroscience 23
  • Ecology 23
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 21
  • Molecular Biology 12
  • Botany/Plant Biology 7
  • Biochemistry 0
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 29
Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching 7
Engineering
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 14
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General 3
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 4
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
  • Russian Language and Literature 2
  • German Language and Literature 0
  • French Language and Literature 0
History
  • History, General 12
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 4
  • Statistics, General 1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 10
  • Islamic Studies 0
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
Physical Sciences
  • Physics, General 6
  • Chemistry, General 3
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 51
Social Sciences
  • Economics, General 38
  • Political Science and Government, General 35
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 22
  • Sociology, General 16
  • International Relations and Affairs 12
  • Anthropology, General 4
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies 10
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 9
  • Dance, General 9
  • Music, General 3
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3
  • Music Technology 2
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 2

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