by our College Data Analytics TeamColorado College is a private not-for-profit institution in Colorado Springs, Colorado enrolling 2,014 undergraduates. It accepts 18% of applicants and has an on-time graduation rate of 88%, above the national average of 33%. College Factual ranks it #262 of 5,159 colleges nationwide in its 2027 Best Colleges ranking (top 5%), and its Value for Your Money analysis rates it a Fair Price.
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Colorado College ranks #262 of 5,159 colleges nationwide in College Factual’s 2027 Best Colleges ranking, placing it in the top 5%.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Colorado College was awarded 188 badges in the 2027 rankings.
According to College Factual’s 2027 analysis, Colorado College is ranked #262 out of 5,159 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
Colorado College is also ranked #5 on the Best Colleges in Colorado list.
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With an acceptance rate of 18%, Colorado College is one of the most selective schools in the country. Good grades and high test scores alone may not be enough to get you into the school, so do your best to submit a stellar application.
About 29% of students accepted to Colorado College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 730. Math scores were between 590 and 730.
Colorado College received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 29 and 33.
Learn more about Colorado College admissions.
At Colorado College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That’s much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunities to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Colorado College is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Colorado College has a freshmen retention rate of 94%. That’s a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It’s also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Colorado College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 88%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Colorado College.
During the most recent academic year, there were 2,014 undergraduates at Colorado College.
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The overall average net price of Colorado College is $17,140. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,217 | $15,477 | $12,568 | $24,129 | $44,141 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Colorado College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It’s not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Colorado College, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $5,757 a year. That adds up to $23,028 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you’ll be able to pay back your student loans. Get more details about paying for Colorado College.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Colorado College make around $65,222 per year during the early years of their employment. That’s great news for Colorado College students since it is 33% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
See which majors at Colorado College make the most money.
Colorado College is an private not-for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Colorado Springs is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Colorado College.
Contact information for Colorado College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 14. E Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
| Phone: | 7193896000 |
| Website: | www.coloradocollege.edu |
| Wikipedia: | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_College |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/coloradocollege |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/coloradocollege |
In the latest year of available data, students from 18 majors graduated from Colorado College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 673 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 59 | $24,472 |
| Managerial Economics | 49 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 46 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 46 | NA |
| Child Development & Psychology | 38 | NA |
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | 33 | NA |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 31 | NA |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 27 | NA |
| Sociology | 27 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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