Mitchell College SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
Mitchell College is highly accessible, but the 59% freshman retention and 41% six-year graduation rates make fit and support especially important. Use the test-optional policy strategically: submit SAT or ACT scores if they strengthen your academic profile, and spend just as much time evaluating cost, advising, and campus supports.
Data on this page is sourced from our college data partners and was last updated on July 9, 2026.
Mitchell College facts and stats
Mitchell College enrolls 442 undergraduates in an urban campus setting. Mitchell College has a 59% freshman retention rate and a 41% six-year graduation rate. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1.
New London, CT
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Key Mitchell College application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
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Early Action
Not offered
Early Decision
Offered
Priority Deadline
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Coming soon
Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
If you choose to submit scores to Mitchell College, take your first SAT or ACT by the spring of junior year and save the summer before senior year and the fall for retakes. For Mitchell College’s Early Decision deadline, the October SAT or ACT is generally the last fall retake whose scores are likely to arrive in time, and retakes can help you improve the section scores you choose to send.
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What you'll actually pay
Mitchell College is a private not-for-profit, so the same tuition and fees rate applies to all students. Tuition and fees are $40,490, and 45% of students receive aid. The average merit award is $8,551, which can help reduce the amount families plan to pay.
At Mitchell College, tuition, fees, room, and board total about $56,650 before aid. About 45% of students receive financial aid, with an average aid package of $22,393. Merit awards average $8,551. For context, graduates leave with an average debt of $36,430.
Student life at Mitchell College
59% of undergrads live on campus
Freshman housing: Priority
No fraternity or sorority life on campus.
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