You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Botany Schools in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k list. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s botany degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Conn College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Connecticut” list. It costs about $13,178 for Connecticut Botany students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Connecticut College.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.