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Mitchell College

New London, Connecticut Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Mitchell College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in New London, Connecticut. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 442 students.

Mitchell College offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees across 18 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, Communication and Media Studies, Other, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. It awarded 87 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

442
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
87
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
18
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 18

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Education 3
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Psychology 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
59%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
83
Associate degrees
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
442
Undergraduates, fall 2024
442
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
492
Full-time, 2024-25
77%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
48%
Men
52%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
2%
Students taking some online courses
17%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Tracy Y. Espy
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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