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Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$85,362
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,917

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates
Total all graduate
Grand total all students

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/1
# admitted under ED plan272
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/8
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT28.0%
% submitting ACT12.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile640
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile610
SAT Math 75th %ile700
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class58.1%
% in top 25% of HS class86.3%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$75,702
Tuition — out-of-state$75,702
Required fees$528
Room and board$9,132
Total cost — in-state$85,362
Total cost — out-of-state$85,362

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$65,831
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$10,477
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,917

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist400
# admitted from waitlist20
Waitlist admit rate22.2%
Transfer applicants (total)177
Transfer admit rate40.7%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)18.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$33,375Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)85.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)83.9%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate94.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$56,959Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant14.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan25.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full26.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress13.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women54.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men45.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino13.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences18.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences16.8%
Visual And Performing Arts9.3%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services7.6%
Natural Resources And Conservation6.9%
Psychology6.1%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies5.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.6%