Colorado College

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Acceptance Rate

18.5%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1230–1460

User Accept Rate

40.0%

Tuition

$67,932

Undergrad Enrollment

2,139

Applicants

7,532

Yield Rate

34.3%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025WAITLISTED

GPA: 4.00
SAT: 1510
ACT: 33

Round: ED

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 4.00
SAT: 1470
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2026REJECTED

GPA: 3.73
SAT: 1490
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.61
SAT: 1290
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.59
SAT: 1280
ACT: —

Round: ED

Class of 2023REJECTED

GPA: 3.31
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.84
SAT: 1520
ACT: 35

Round: EA

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.72
SAT: 1370
ACT: 35

Round: EA

Class of 2023REJECTED

GPA: 3.73
SAT: 1460
ACT: 35

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.77
SAT: 1510
ACT: —

Round: EA

Applicant profiles for this college

2025	WAITLISTED	4.00	1510	33	ED
2024	ACCEPTED	4.00	1470	—	EA
2026	REJECTED	3.73	1490	—	EA
2024	ACCEPTED	3.61	1290	—	RD
2024	REJECTED	3.59	1280	—	ED
2023	REJECTED	3.31	—	—	EA
2025	ACCEPTED	3.84	1520	35	EA
2024	REJECTED	3.72	1370	35	EA
2023	REJECTED	3.73	1460	35	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	3.77	1510	—	EA

What you pay

$33,375/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $133,500 over four years.

What grads earn

$62,970/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $61,105 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.1 years of pay.

73% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

38%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Colorado College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,217

$30–48k$15,477

$48–75k$12,568

$75–110k$24,129

Over $110k$44,141

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

86%

Completion · all

86%

Completion · Pell

86%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

89%

Median debt

$18,257

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

7,532

Admitted

1,50920.0%

Enrolled

51734% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

16.3%▼ +2.8pp

Application Volume

7,846 applicants▼ 17%

Colorado College has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	1
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	—	—	2
Rape	4	—	—	3
Robbery	—	—	—	2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation51% / 49%

MenWomen

Men's

Basketball18Ice Hockey26Lacrosse46Soccer25Swimming29Tennis16Track & Field64

Women's

Basketball15Lacrosse22Soccer24Swimming26Tennis11Track & Field100Volleyball19

Research Activity

FY 2024

$2Mtotal R&D expenditure#581 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Political Science and Government, General43 grads

Psychology, General37 grads

Economics, Other37 grads

Environmental Science34 grads

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology33 grads

Sociology26 grads

Computer and Information Sciences, Other25 grads

Environmental Studies25 grads

Economics, General21 grads

Neuroscience17 grads

4yr Grad Rate

82%

6yr Grad Rate

86%

Retention Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$65,222