Mitchell College
New London, CT · Private · Small city
Private institution in New London, CT · 421 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $39,115 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $30,8411,747th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,0501,608th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,0501,570th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $54,0891,576th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,1501,362nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,1151,640th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,3301,519th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 44.1%1,374th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 57.0%1,659th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 73.4%700th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4211,721st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.3%732nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 91 mi (BOS)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- EANov 15
- EA IIJan 15
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 13 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $30,988 | $24,035 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $29,685 | $26,224 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $25,774 | $22,420 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $25,774 | $17,396 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $16,169 | $31,133 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | $24,421 |
| Education, OtherEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1938source
- Athletic nickname: "Mariners"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #000000 and #ED1C24source
- Campus size: about 68 acressource
- Formerly known as "New London Junior College" (1938–1950)source
- Athletic conference: GNACsource
- A [[New England Association of Schools and Colleges institutionsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mitchell College’s 421 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CT
- Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCromwell, CT · 203 undergrads
- Paier CollegeBridgeport, CT · 183 undergrads
- University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT · 825 undergrads
- Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, CT · 882 undergrads
- United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, CT · 1,081 undergrads
- University of BridgeportBridgeport, CT · 1,450 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Morris CollegeSumter, SC · 421 undergrads
- New York School of Interior DesignNew York, NY · 423 undergrads
- Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 424 undergrads
- Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis, MO · 426 undergrads
- Touro University WorldwideLos Alamitos, CA · 416 undergrads
- Maine College of Art & DesignPortland, ME · 415 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemitchell.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 129774)
- Compare colleges in CTRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ConnecticutEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Holy Apostles College and SeminarySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Mitchell College vs Holy Apostles College and SeminaryHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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