Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado · Private · 2,014 undergraduates · coloradocollege.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
22%
of 8,822 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1240 to 1430
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$101,770Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Colorado College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
22% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$101,770
a year in 2027-28, from a $101,770 sticker price
What to do with your 1340
Send your score
About 63% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1170, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Test-Optional Policy - Colorado College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
22%
of applicants were admitted: 1,949 of 8,822 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/8.
Early Decision
Binding. 36% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
400 students were offered a spot; 20 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 28% of them sent SAT scores and 12% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1240 to 1430
Reading and Writing 640 to 740
Math 610 to 700
ACT composite 28 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160034%
- 1200 to 139946%
- 1000 to 119919%
- 800 to 9990.7%
- 600 to 7990.7%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.93
- 4.044%
- 3.75 to 3.9923%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.499.7%
- 3.00 to 3.243.2%
- 2.50 to 2.990.7%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$101,770
a year
- Tuition$78,730
- Fees$550
- Food and housing$18,050
- Books and supplies$1,290
- Transportation and other$3,150
Colorado College published $97,860 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$13,592
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,250
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,798
- $75,001 to $110,000$28,292
- Over $110,000$43,403
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$65,911
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
7.3%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $9,466 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 11/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 3/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
- Also asks for
- Federal tax forms for parent (and student, applicable)
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Colorado College Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
27 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
6 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,870Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | |
| Art History | 5 | 1 | AH112 |
| Biology | 4 | 1 | |
| Biology | 5 | 1 | |
| Calculus AB | 1 | ||
| Calculus AB | 3 | 1 | MA129 |
| Calculus BC | 1 | ||
| Calculus BC | 3 | 1 | Placement into MA129 (Calculus 2) |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 2 | Placement into MA201, MA204, MA220, or MA251 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 | CHI07 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 2 | CH107, CH108 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 1 | Credit for CP115; Placement into CP116 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 2 | Credit for CP115 and CP122; Placement into CP116 and CP222. No credit given if student chooses to take CP122 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 1 | Credit for CP115; Placement into CP116 |
| Drawing | 4 | 1 | |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 1 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 1 | |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 1 | EV120 |
| European History | 4 | 1 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | Placement into 305 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | Placement into 306 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 1 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 2 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | 1 | SW102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 1 | Regardless of score, placement test is strongly advised by department to determine placement into 201 or 305. | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | Placement into 305 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 2 | Placement into 306 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | |
| Latin | 3 | 1 | Placement into CL311 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | EC102 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | EC101 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | PC141, Placement into PC142 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | PC142 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | PC241 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 1 | PC242 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 1 | PC241 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | PY100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | Placement into 305 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 1 | Placement into 305 |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 | MA117 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
86%
Come back for a second year
94%
Typical earnings
$70,914
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Colorado College$110,691
- All colleges$89,628
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 3 majors here have earnings data.
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