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title: Connecticut College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: New London, CT
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Connecticut College

New London, CT · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $75,001 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $46,471 – $120,051 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 82% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $84,623 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 85% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $47,001 | derived |

**82% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $20,000 (≈ 27% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $30,342 to $75,808 across 11 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,808 | $26,352 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,308 | $23,125 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,217 | $25,605 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,434 | $24,425 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,087 | $22,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,919 | $23,625 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,171 | $21,220 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,970 | $23,045 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,642 | $24,125 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,404 | $21,500 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,342 | $25,979 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Connecticut College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?128902

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