Colorado College Overview

Colorado College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Colorado Springs is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Colorado College Known For?

• Students at Colorado College may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Colorado College.
• During a recent academic cycle, 82% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Colorado College bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $65,222 a year. That's about 60% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average Colorado College student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Colorado College?

Contact details for Colorado College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	14. E Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone:	719-389-6000
Website:	www.coloradocollege.edu

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How Do I Get Into Colorado College?

You can apply to Colorado College online at: www.coloradocollege.edu/admission/for-students/start-my-app/index.html

Admission Requirements for Colorado College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Colorado College?

With an acceptance rate of 16%, Colorado College is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 17%, and the acceptance rate for women is 16%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% 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 620 and 750.

Colorado College received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 30 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 29 and 33.

Can I Afford Colorado College?

The overall average net price of Colorado College is $58,978. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Colorado College, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $6,626 a year. That adds up to $26,504 over four years for those students.

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Colorado College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,025 undergraduate students at Colorado College, with 1,886 being full-time and 139 being part-time.

There are also 25 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,886 full-time undergraduates at Colorado College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Colorado College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	95
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	220
White	1,188
International Students	142
Other Races/Ethnicities	180

Geographic Diversity

Colorado students aren't the only ones who study at Colorado College. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at Colorado College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

Colorado College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Economics	84	0	84
Natural Resources Conservation	63	0	63
Political Science & Government	47	0	47
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	44	0	44
Sociology	31	0	31
Computer Information Systems	28	0	28
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	27	0	27
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	23	0	23
General Psychology	23	0	23
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	19	19
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	19	0	19
Fine & Studio Arts	18	0	18
History	16	0	16
Mathematics	14	0	14
Writing Studies	13	0	13
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	11	0	11
General English Literature	11	0	11
Philosophy	11	0	11
Geological & Earth Sciences	11	0	11
Physics	11	0	11
Music	11	0	11
Liberal Arts General Studies	10	0	10
Ethnic Studies	8	0	8
General Education	7	0	7
Area Studies	7	0	7
Chemistry	6	0	6
Anthropology	6	0	6
Romance Languages	5	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	5	0	5
Classical Languages & Literature	4	0	4
Other Social Sciences	3	0	3
Germanic Languages	2	0	2
Dance	2	0	2
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1	0	1
Museum Studies	1	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	1
TOTAL	585	19	604

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

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