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3.2%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.1%	Asian or Pacific Islander
5.9%	Hispanic
74.2%	White (non-Hispanic)
5.3%	total international (nonresident aliens)
5.1%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


4.1%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.6%	Asian or Pacific Islander
5.6%	Hispanic
74.6%	White (non-Hispanic)
4.5%	total international (nonresident aliens)
6.5%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

750 acres

City or town school is located in:

New London, CT

Population of city/town:

26,185

Nearest major city:

Hartford

Distance of nearest major city:

50 miles

Population of nearest major city:

124,121

Online campus map:

www.conncoll.edu/
admission/Campus_Map.htm

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 (4%)
cooperative housing (1%)

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:

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

40%

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:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

322

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:

Music and visual resources libraries. Archives. Special collections.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Art museum, Asian art reading room, digital curriculum center, advanced technology lab, language lab, arboretum, observatory, GIS lab, NMR spectrometer, digital transmission electron microscope.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance, writing center, math lab

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, special housing, adaptive equipment

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station

School newspaper(s):

The College Voice

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

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), Dance Club, Group Art Attack, Buscemi Club, Coffee Grounds, Gaming Club, Outing Club, Spokespeople Bicycle Collective, Sprout! Organic Gardening Initiative, Stitch +n+ Bitch, German Club, Italian Club, Russian Club, Building Political Awareness at Connecticut College (BPACC), ConnVerse, College Democrats, College Republicans, CC Left, Peggotty Investment Club, Astronomy Club, Renewable Energy 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.

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Francis Shields,
Athletic Director

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 basketball	no
Men's cross-country	no
Men's ice hockey	no
Men's lacrosse	no
Men's soccer	no
Men's swimming	no
Men's tennis	no
Men's track and field (indoor)	no
Men's track and field (outdoor)	no
Men's water polo	no
Women's basketball	no
Women's cross-country	no
Women's field hockey	no
Women's ice hockey	no
Women's lacrosse	no
Women's soccer	no
Women's squash	no
Women's swimming	no
Women's tennis	no
Women's track and field (indoor)	no
Women's track and field (outdoor)	no
Women's volleyball	no
Women's water polo	no

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

30%

Athletic facilities:

artificial turf, 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, team tennis, two-hand 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

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

45%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

good

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

25% immediately

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 six months of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Firms that frequently hire graduates include3M, 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:

James Berrien, president/publisher, Forbes Magazine Group
Agnes Gund, former president, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.

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