Colorado College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 278 (86%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,149
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 21%
From Region 3%
Athletes 356 (17.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 7%
Asian 5%
International 5%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Colorado College 621 42% 67% 5% 2% 11% 6% $68,299 38 -0.32 31 95%
Computer Science 35 +11 77% 54% 11% 6% 3% 11% $119,844 50 -0.15 96 — — — — —
Chemistry 11 +1 27% 64% 0% 0% 9% 18% $64,331 18 -0.70 21 — — — — —
Geology 11 — 45% 91% 0% 0% 0% 9% $62,246 45 -0.25 16 — — — — —
Mathematics 20 +2 80% 75% 0% 5% 5% 10% $85,758 60 +0.02 72 — — — — —
Physics 12 +1 67% 83% 8% 0% 0% 0% $88,867 70 +0.38 76 — — — — —
Biochemistry 14 — 21% 64% 7% 7% 14% 0% $57,836 6 -1.22 9 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 32 +1 25% 66% 3% 3% 12% 0% $53,887 41 -0.27 5 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 31 — 29% 55% 13% 0% 10% 6% $57,639 6 -1.23 9 — — — — —
Neuroscience 27 — 22% 59% 11% 19% 7% 0% $57,025 15 -0.87 8 — — — — —
Environmental Science 21 +2 33% 81% 5% 0% 10% 0% $50,110 12 -1.07 3 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 22 +1 27% 68% 9% 0% 14% 5% $50,110 12 -1.07 3 95% — — — —
Applied Economics 23 — 65% 65% 4% 4% 9% 4% $109,298 71 +0.42 92 92% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $109,298 71 +0.42 92 92% — — — —
International Economics — — — — — — — — $109,298 71 +0.42 92 92% — — — —
Managerial Economics 47 +2 62% 72% 4% 0% 11% 9% $93,948 56 -0.15 81 — — — — —
Mathematical Economics 21 — 62% 48% 5% 0% 14% 24% $92,983 55 -0.19 81 — — — — —
Political Economy 17 +1 76% 76% 0% 0% 18% 6% $80,435 27 -0.66 62 94% — — — —
Quantitative Economics — — — — — — — — $109,298 71 +0.42 92 92% — — — —
Classics — +2 — — — — — — $52,685 35 -0.41 4 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,064 42 -0.29 3 — — — — —
Creative Writing 21 — 19% 81% 0% 5% 10% 0% $46,604 21 -0.71 2 — — — — —
English 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $45,106 13 -0.89 2 91% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 2 +1 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $52,802 33 -0.51 5 — — — — —
Feminist and Gender Studies 3 +1 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $51,982 30 -0.52 4 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $53,664 34 -0.39 5 — — — — —
French and Francophone Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,672 33 -0.52 4 — — — — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $53,611 34 -0.39 5 — — — — —
Hispanic American Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,588 32 -0.53 4 — — — — —
History 10 +1 50% 80% 0% 0% 0% 10% $52,300 33 -0.45 4 — — — — —
History and Political Science 8 — 38% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,606 47 -0.23 6 — — — — —
Individually Designed Major 7 — 14% 29% 0% 0% 29% 0% $52,757 29 -0.44 4 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $54,800 39 -0.24 6 — — — — —
Italian Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,650 33 -0.52 4 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +2 75% 38% 25% 0% 12% 12% $56,690 40 -0.36 8 — — — — —
Religion 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,749 71 +0.24 4 — — — — —
Russian Studies — — — — — — — — $52,622 33 -0.53 4 — — — — —
Southwest Studies 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,581 32 -0.53 4 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,588 34 -0.40 5 — — — — —
Anthropology 12 — 25% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,449 51 -0.13 6 — — — — —
Political Science 39 +2 44% 69% 3% 0% 10% 3% $80,435 80 +0.61 62 94% — — — —
Psychology 38 — 37% 66% 0% 0% 13% 13% $59,488 42 -0.20 11 — — — — —
Psychology — — — — — — — — $56,464 62 +0.21 7 — — — — —
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $56,197 54 -0.06 7 — — — — —
Sociology 26 +1 23% 65% 4% 0% 19% 0% $54,817 48 -0.19 6 100% — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $49,672 22 -0.63 3 — — — — —
Teacher Education 14 +1 7% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,680 22 -0.63 3 — — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $50,777 70 +0.42 4 — — — — —
Art History 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,768 56 -0.08 4 — — — — —
Dance 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,374 84 +0.71 3 — — — — —
Design and Applied Arts 19 — 42% 74% 0% 0% 21% 0% $54,433 32 -0.44 6 — — — — —
Film Studies 12 — 50% 50% 8% 0% 17% 17% $50,686 63 +0.24 3 — — — — —
Museum Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,654 75 +0.30 7 — — — — —
Music 9 — 78% 56% 0% 0% 22% 0% $50,373 65 +0.39 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 13 +1 8% 77% 8% 0% 8% 0% $50,143 68 +0.36 3 — — — — —
Theatre 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $47,017 78 +0.53 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $76,230
ROI Percentile 31th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 88%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 18.5% 115 35% 69% 2% 0% 12% 5% $65,114 73 +0.08 23 96% —
Business & Economics 17.4% 108 65% 67% 4% 1% 12% 10% $94,902 80 -0.12 82 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 16.7% 104 25% 61% 9% 7% 11% 2% $56,352 9 -0.84 7 — —
Humanities 14.3% 89 30% 66% 4% 1% 13% 4% $51,080 26 -0.50 4 91% —
Arts 9.5% 59 41% 68% 3% 0% 15% 5% $51,712 51 +0.07 4 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 8.7% 54 59% 78% 2% 2% 4% 9% $77,295 46 -0.10 55 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.9% 43 30% 74% 7% 0% 12% 2% $50,110 11 -1.07 3 95% —
Computer Science 5.6% 35 77% 54% 11% 6% 3% 11% $119,844 65 -0.15 96 — —
Education 2.3% 14 7% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,680 23 -0.63 3 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #359 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #423 41% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.5M #244 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #496 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #237 71% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #407 76% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #407 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.2M #484 18% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 46 $481K $428K $52K
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $185K $237K -$51K
Swimming & Diving 29 $205K $248K -$43K
Ice Hockey 26 $5.1M $4.5M $559K
Soccer 25 $424K $420K $3K
Cross Country 23 $136K $140K -$4K
Basketball 18 $337K $403K -$65K
Tennis 16 $191K $199K -$8K
Total 200 $7.0M $6.6M $442K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 39 $3K $5K -$2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 39 $170K $219K -$48K
Swimming & Diving 26 $161K $231K -$69K
Soccer 24 $1.5M $1.6M -$97K
Cross Country 22 $130K $134K -$3K
Lacrosse 22 $340K $388K -$47K
Volleyball 19 $347K $349K -$1K
Basketball 15 $348K $403K -$55K
Tennis 11 $137K $137K $0
Total 156 $3.2M $3.5M -$327K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 80 $356K $457K -$100K
Lacrosse 68 $822K $816K $5K
Swimming & Diving 55 $366K $479K -$113K
Soccer 49 $2.0M $2.1M -$94K
Cross Country 45 $267K $274K -$7K
Track & Field (indoor) 39 $3K $5K -$2K
Basketball 33 $685K $806K -$120K
Tennis 27 $329K $337K -$8K
Ice Hockey 26 $5.1M $4.5M $559K
Volleyball 19 $347K $349K -$1K
Total 356 $12.7M $12.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 22%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 18% 29% 7%
Early Decision 30% 49% 11%
Unhooked Early Decision 24% 39% —

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1240 – 1430
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 640 – 740