University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado · Public · 8,697 undergraduates · uccs.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
97%
of 10,797 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
990 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,490Est.Estimate
$47,620 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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
97% 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
$47,620
a year in 2027-28, from a $47,620 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1095
Send your score
About 60% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 970, 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.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Application Details for First-year Students | UCCS · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- May1Regular Decision · May 1, 2027The standard deadline.
- Aug1Other deadline · August 1, 2027
Source: Preferred Action Dates | UCCS
Who gets in
97%
of applicants were admitted: 10,436 of 10,797 for fall 2025.
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. 36% of them sent SAT scores and 5.1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 990 to 1210
Reading and Writing 510 to 630
Math 470 to 600
ACT composite 21 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004.7%
- 1200 to 139923%
- 1000 to 119947%
- 800 to 99922%
- 600 to 7993.2%
- 400 to 5990.2%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.43
- 4.022%
- 3.75 to 3.9914%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.9916%
- Below 2.505.7%
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
$31,490
a year, in state
$47,620
a year, out of state (tuition $25,840)
- Tuition (in state)$9,710
- Fees$2,140
- Food and housing$15,680
- Books and supplies$1,910
- Transportation and other$2,050
University of Colorado Colorado Springs published $29,737 in state for 2025-26. 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 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$11,513
- $30,001 to $48,000$11,942
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,645
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,498
- Over $110,000$23,371
Financial aid
45%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,131
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
17%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,025 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
33 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $970Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | VA 1010 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | VA 1020 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | WEST 2999TC |
| African American Studies | 4 | 6 | HIST 1999TC & WEST 2999TC |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | AH 2800, 2820 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1999TC |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1300, BIOL 1310, BIOL 1350, BIOL 1360 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 1999TC |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 1350 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 1350 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 1350, MATH 1360 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1999TC |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHEM 1401, CHEM 1402 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 10 | CHEM 1401, CHEM 1402, CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | XFCR 1999TC |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 1999TC |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 1010 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 1150 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CS 1999TC |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | VA 1040 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1310 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1310, ENGL 1410 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1999TC |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1310, ENGL 1500 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | GES 1999TC |
| European History | 3 | 3 | XFCR 1999TC |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1030, 1040 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FR 2110 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FR 2110, FR 1999TC |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GER 2110 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER 2110, GER 1999TC |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | GES 2999TC |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | GES 1990 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | JPNS 2110 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | JPNS 2110, JPNS 1999TC |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT 1999TC |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LAT 1999TC |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1999TC |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2020 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1999TC |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 1010 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 2999TC |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | MUS 2999TC |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PES 1010 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PES 1020 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PES 1120, 2160 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PES 1110, PES 1160 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 2999TC |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 1000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 2110 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 2110, SPAN 1999TC |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 2110 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 2110, SPAN 1999TC |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1999TC |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | QUAN 2010 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 1999TC |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 1100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1999TC |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1510, HIST 1540 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 1999TC |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 1999TC |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
46%
Come back for a second year
68%
Typical earnings
$61,386
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs$70,141
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 24 majors here have earnings data.
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