Colorado Springs, CO · Private · 2,014 undergraduates · urban
Colorado College
Highly selective
Colorado College organizes academics and much of campus life around the Block Plan, with students taking one intensive course at a time.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Exceptional in academic standing, and solid in student experience.- Admission
- 20% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 86.2%
7,532 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$65,222 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Colorado College apart
Academic design
The concentrated Block Plan format creates room for extended discussions, labs, studio work and field study without competing courses.
Campus pattern
A Colorado Springs setting at the foot of the Rockies makes outdoor recreation and field-based learning easy to fold into student life.
Career & value signal
Single-course immersion under the Block Plan is the defining structure of a Colorado College education.
Can I get in?
20% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
7,532About 20 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 20% submitted an SAT, and 17% submitted an ACT. Because ACT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Colorado College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Colorado College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
The concentrated Block Plan format creates room for extended discussions, labs, studio work and field study without competing courses.
Make institutional fit specific
Colorado College organizes academics and much of campus life around the Block Plan, with students taking one intensive course at a time.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Colorado College publishes one merit award, the largest reaching full tuition or more. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
In the season card
This award, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Colorado College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Economics
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Political Science and Government
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
Sociology
What is campus life like?
Colorado College beyond the classroom
A Colorado Springs setting at the foot of the Rockies makes outdoor recreation and field-based learning easy to fold into student life.
A defining academic feature
The concentrated Block Plan format creates room for extended discussions, labs, studio work and field study without competing courses.
What shapes an ordinary week
A Colorado Springs setting at the foot of the Rockies makes outdoor recreation and field-based learning easy to fold into student life.
Where the degree can lead
Single-course immersion under the Block Plan is the defining structure of a Colorado College education.