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Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO · Private · Large city

Private institution in Colorado Springs, CO · 2,139 undergraduates · 20% acceptance rate · $65,222 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$31,6781,771st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$67,9322,018th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$67,9322,018th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$83,2281,942nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,257481st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$65,222375th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,611687th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
86.0%125th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
94.8%131st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
20.0%78th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
144570th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,139903rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.8%1,963rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 70 mi (DEN)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$46,087
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$39,369—
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$32,925—
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$28,598$25,194
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$26,896$37,568
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$22,192$20,482
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$19,797$20,140
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $2,415,997 (M $1,471,642 · W $944,355)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Colorado College’s 2,139 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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