Connecticut College
New London, CT · private, nonprofit · 1,937 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Connecticut College field?
Connecticut College, in New London, CT, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 15 players against 13, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Connecticut College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 11 in 2023 and as high as 16 in 2020, and ended 2025 at 15. That 2025 roster is well above the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 12, by 25%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Connecticut College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 7.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 41%.
Connecticut College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 9 players in 2020 to 13 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the NCAA Division III median of 10, by 30%, and 24% above the New England Small College Athletic Conference median of 11. Connecticut College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6.5 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5, by 30%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Connecticut College fund its athletes?
Connecticut College reported 622 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 302 men and 320 women, close to an even split.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $62,624 for men's sports and $70,016 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $207 and $219 per athlete.
What is Connecticut College like academically?
Connecticut College is a small private, nonprofit college whose highest award is the bachelor's degree that admits 37% of applicants, selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1432, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $84,623 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $36,175 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 57% of the sticker price on average.
82% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 90% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $75,001, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Connecticut College?
Social Sciences is the largest field at 27% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (22%) and Psychology (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Economics (72 degrees)
- Psychology, General (45 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (38 degrees)
- Biology, General (30 degrees)
- Computer Science (27 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (26 degrees)
- International Relations and National Security Studies (26 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (25 degrees)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (23 degrees)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (23 degrees)
What is New London, CT like to live in?
Connecticut College sits in New London, a small city of about 27,000 people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.
The median household in New London earns about $60,123, which is far below the Connecticut median ($93,760) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $234,800, 32% below the Connecticut median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,303 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 8% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 12% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 35 is close to the country's 39.
29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Connecticut average of 42%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Connecticut College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Connecticut College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, New England Small College Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Connecticut College?
- Connecticut College is in New London, CT, in the New England region of the United States.
- How much does Connecticut College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $84,623 a year, and an average net price of $36,175 after grants and scholarships.