Mitchell College

Overview

Rankings

• #12 Best Communications Colleges in Connecticut
• #15 Best Psychology Colleges in Connecticut
• #17 Most Affordable Colleges in Connecticut
• #18 Best Business Colleges in Connecticut
• #18 Best Nursing Colleges in Connecticut
• #20 Best Bachelor's Programs in Connecticut
• #20 Best Master's Programs in Connecticut
• #21 Smallest Colleges in America

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Mitchell College? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Mitchell College, located in New London, Connecticut, admits most of the students who apply; the acceptance rate is roughly 95%. The graduation rate is roughly 43%.

Acceptance Rate

95%

Retention Rate

59%

Full-Time Faculty

100%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$7,511

Student–Faculty Ratio

12:1

Diversity Index

0.64

First-Gen Students

35%

Applicants

1,179

Admitted

906

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Mitchell College? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Mitchell College is $40,490, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $30,260. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $26,485 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $25,150 in federal student loans.

In-State Tuition

$40,490

Out-of-State

$40,490

Avg Net Price

$30,260

Median Debt

$25,150

Pell Grant Rate

38%

Federal Loan Rate

59%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Mitchell College — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Mitchell College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Mitchell College report median earnings of $39,115, a figure worth comparing against the cost of attendance before enrolling.

6 Years After Entry

$35,330

8 Years

$41,990

10 Years

$39,115

Debt-to-Earnings

0.64x

Earning > $25K

46%

Social Mobility

Data: Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card · 30M+ anonymized tax records

Does Mitchell College Drive Upward Mobility? Economic Mobility & Low-Income Outcomes

Mitchell College is a measurable contributor to upward mobility. Its mobility rate, the share of students who start in the bottom income quintile and climb to the top, is 0.91%, in line with strong performers nationally. About 8.6% of students come from families in the bottom income quintile. Among bottom-quintile students who attend, roughly 10.6% go on to reach the top of the income ladder. The median family income of students sits near $98,200, a snapshot of the campus's socioeconomic mix.

Mobility Rate

0.91%

Bottom 20% → Top 20%

Success Rate

10.6%

If bottom 20% get in

From Bottom 20%

8.6%

Share of students

Parent Median Income

$133,419

today's $ (2015 cohort data)

Social Capital

Data: Opportunity Insights Social Capital Atlas

How Connected Is Mitchell College? Social Capital & Cross-Class Networks

Social capital, the web of cross-class friendships that researchers link to long-run upward mobility, runs high at Mitchell College. Its economic connectedness score is 1.55, where about 1.0 is the national norm. Its friending bias is low (-0.02), a sign that students from different economic backgrounds actually mix rather than self-segregate. Around 6% of students take part in civic and volunteering activity.

Economic Connectedness

1.55

Cross-class friendships

Friending Bias

-0.02

Lower = more inclusive

Volunteering Rate

6.3%

Support Ratio

1.00

Community support

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Endowment

$7,947,276

Federal Grants

$1,116,371

Investment Income

$-1,094,634

Top Programs

The fields Mitchell College awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Education 14%
• Communications 14% $29,017 early-career
• Business & Marketing 11% $28,558 early-career
• Humanities 9%
• Health Professions 8%
• Criminal Justice 8% $31,159 early-career
• Psychology 7%
• Computer Science & IT 2%

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.