- The Inkwell
- Connecticut
- Mitchell College
New London, CTCity: smallZIP 06320Founded 1938
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1938
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.mitchell.edu
ConnecticutPrivate nonprofit
Mitchell College
Mitchell College is a private nonprofit college in New London, Connecticut, with 377 undergraduates. It admits 95% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $32,206 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate95%
Retention59%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans58%
$32,206net price / year
95%admission rate
—average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$49,631median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#1,268 of 1,704 for earnings#1,523 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,176 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,345 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $58,128tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,610
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,610
- Average net price
- $32,206national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,206
$30,001–48,000$30,480
$48,001–75,000$24,937
$75,001–110,000$34,735
$110,001+$38,929
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 95%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college95%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college59%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 59%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,524
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,631middle 50%: $31,299–$72,918
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,918
Median, Mitchell College$49,631
Lower quarter$31,299
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 377
- Part-time
- 3.5%
- Women / men
- 45% / 55%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,511 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,754
- Endowment, end of year
- $9,384,025
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White55%
Hispanic19%
Black14%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.3%
Unknown5.8%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Parks, recreation & fitness22%
Communication & journalism14%
Education14%
Business & management12%
Liberal arts & humanities9.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.1%
Health professions8.1%
Psychology6.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 129774. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4296923.