Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO · Private nonprofit18.5%
Acceptance rate
1,445
SAT Average
$31,678
Avg net price
2,139
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 621Master’s 11 |
| Bachelor’s 117Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 104Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 58Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 47Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 38Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 36Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 35Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 34Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 29Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 14Master’s 11 |
| Bachelor’s 14Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports18
Athletic participation
356 unique student-athletes · 17 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Nov 1
Early Action
FAFSA, CSS Profile due Nov 1
Early Decision II
Binding · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Jan 15
Regular Action
FAFSA, CSS Profile due Jan 15
· Apply with Common App, Coalition, or QuestBridge Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $70,224
- Required fees
- $510
- Food and housing
- $16,020
- Books and supplies
- $1,240
- Other expenses
- $3,030
- Total
- $91,024
- $74,7602019–2019–20
- $78,0802020–2120–21
- $79,5622021–2221–22
- $83,2282022–2322–23
- $87,1282023–2423–24
- $91,0242024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $31,678 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 48%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $65,911
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Colorado College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Colorado College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Colorado College runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Colorado College admits in-state applicants at 18.7%, out-of-state applicants at 30.6%, and international applicants at 6.9%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
510 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 44% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 33%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
28% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
12% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Colorado College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 87.1% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 22.6% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.93
High-school class rank
Among the 22.6% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
The Common Data Set factor grid, as the school reported it.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Important
- Academic GPA
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
Colorado College's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $31,678 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 247 of 510 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Colorado College offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Colorado College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
94.8% of Colorado College’s first-years return for a second year and 86% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03