Check the charts below for recent data about Connecticut College's library spending versus a group of peer institutions, and versus other NESCAC institutions.
The above chart is a comparison of Connecticut College's overall library materials spending data versus the average spending of a group of peer institutions, defined by a 2020 Conn College Board of Trustees study. Data are drawn from the most recent Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) survey. As the graph shows, Conn College's library materials spending was slightly lower than the average of this group. The institutions compared were: Allegheny College, Bates College, Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Hobart & William Smith College, Kalamazoo College, Kenyon College, Rhodes College, St. Olaf College, Sewanee — University of the South, Skidmore College, Trinity College and Union College.
The above chart is a comparison of Connecticut College's per student FTE spending on library versus that of the average of a group of peer institutions, defined by a 2020 Conn College Board of Trustees study. Data are drawn from the most recent Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) survey. As the graph shows, Conn College's per student FTE library materials spending was lower than the average of this group. The institutions compared were: Allegheny College, Bates College, Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Hobart & William Smith College, Kalamazoo College, Kenyon College, Rhodes College, St. Olaf College, Sewanee — University of the South, Skidmore College, Trinity College and Union College.
The above chart is a comparison of Connecticut College's overall library materials spending data versus the average spending of NESCAC institutions. Data are drawn from the most recent Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) survey. As the graph shows, Conn College's library materials spending was significantly lower than the average of this group.
The above chart is a comparison of Connecticut College's per student FTE spending on library versus that of the average of NESCAC institutions. Data are drawn from the most recent Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) survey. As the graph shows, Conn College's per student FTE library materials spending was significantly lower than the NESCAC average.