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Connecticut College

Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4196

Official telephone: (860) 447-1911
Fax number: (860) 439-2700
Website: www.conncoll.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,918
Full-time undergraduates: 1,857
Part-time undergraduates: 61
Total graduate students: 4
Full-time graduate students: 1
Part-time graduate students: 3
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 82%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
71.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.9% Nonresident Alien
1.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
70.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.2% Nonresident Alien
3.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 750 acres
City or town school is located in: New London, CT
Population of city/town: 27,569
Nearest major city: Hartford
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 124,867
Online campus map: www.conncoll.edu/
at-a-glance/campus-map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (95%)
  • single-student apartments (5%)
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 99%
Percent of students who live off campus: 1%
Students required to live on campus: Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 30%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Smoking prohibited indoors.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 320
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections. Music and visual resources libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art museum, Asian art reading room, digital curriculum center, arboretum, observatory, NMR spectrometer, digital transmission electron microscope; advanced technology, language, and GIS labs.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance, Academic resource center.
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Rotating set of group counseling/discussion groups.
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, electronic portfolio.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): The College Voice
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 55
Campus-based religious organizations:
New London Campus Ministry, Hillel, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Multi-faith Student Council, Muslim Student Association, Pagan Student Association
Minority student organizations:
Umoja, I-Pride, La Unidad, Connecticut College Asian and Asian Student Association, Atlas, Unity House
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Film Society, CoCo Beaux, Conn Artists, Conn Chords, The Shwiffs, Vox Cameli, Williams Street Mix, Gospel Choir, The Scuds, N2O, Musicians Organized for Bands+ Rights on Campus, Musically! (MOBROC), Group Art Attack, Buscemi Club, Coffee Grounds, Spokespeople Bicycle Collective, Sprout! Organic Gardening Initiative, Stitch +n+ Bitch, Building Political Awareness at Connecticut College (BPACC), ConnVerse, College Democrats, College Republicans, CC Left, Peggotty Investment Club, Students Against Violence to the Environment, Motivated for Ethical Animal Treatment, Students Educating for Animal Liberation, Amnesty International, Students Taking Action Now: Darfur, Women+s Center, Youth for Justice, Zionist Organization of America, Building Beautiful Bodies, Fair Trade Initiative, Habitat for Humanity, Society Organized Against Racism; dance, gaming, outing, German, Italian, Russian, astronomy, and renewable energy clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Francis Shields,
Athletic Director
Athletics homepage: www.conncoll.edu/
sciences/webcam.htm
School colors: blue and white
School mascot: Camels
Athletic conference memberships: Collegiate Water Polo Association (Division I), New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's lacrosseno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's water polono 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's ice hockeyno 
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's squashno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 
Women's water polono 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 33%
Athletic facilities:
artificial turf field, fieldhouse, arena, natatorium, athletic center/health/fitness wellness center, boathouse, rowing and training room, playing fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, dodgeball, floor hockey, Frisbee golf, indoor soccer, racquetball, squash, tennis, touch football, volleyball
Club sports for men:
badminton, baseball, cricket, cycling, golf, hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, ultimate Frisbee, water polo
Club sports for women:
badminton, cycling, equestrian sports, golf, hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, synchronized ice skating, ultimate Frisbee

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Hartford (50 miles)
Nearest other airport: Providence (50 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: New London, CT (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: New London, CT (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 25% immediately, 50% within 10 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Boston College, Boston University, Brown University, College of William and Mary, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Emory University, George Washington University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Northwestern University, Ohio State University--Columbus, Pennsylvania State University--University Park, Stanford University, Tufts University, University of California--Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale University.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 75% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
3M, American Express, Attleboro Public Schools, Bear Sterns, Bedford/St. Martins Publishers, Bismarck Media and Communications, Black Rock Investment, Boston Ballet, Cape May County Zoo, Central Intelligence Agency, Commonwealth Financial Network, In Style Magazine, John Hancock Financial Management, Lazard Freres, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Pearson Education, Reebok, Seabury Group, LLC, Sotheby's, South Shore Habitat for Humanity, Wachovia Investment Banking, Yale Center for British Art.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Tim Armstrong, AOL Chief Executive
  • Agnes Gund, former president, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
  • Anita DeFrantz, former Vice President of the International Olympic Committee.

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