Getting in
For Fall 2025, 8,822 first-year students applied to Colorado College, 1,949 were admitted and 510 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 22.1%.
Source: Colorado College Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025
| Applicants | Applied | Admitted | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state (Colorado) | 1,605 | 300 | 18.7% |
| Out-of-state | 4,847 | 1,485 | 30.6% |
| International | 2,370 | 164 | 6.9% |
Source: Colorado College Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.
By school or major. Colorado College admits to the college as a whole, and its Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate with no rate by major.
Source: Colorado College Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early decision and early action. CC has Early Decision I and II and a non-binding Early Action round. The Common Data Set labels its early decision counts as fall 2024 figures and gives no early action counts, so it gives no early round rate for fall 2025.
Source: Colorado College Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Majors
41 majors across 1 school. Every major on Colorado College's official Majors and Minors page. You may also design your own major; minors are left out.
Majors41
- Anthropology
- Art
- Asian Studies
- Business, Economics, and Society (BESoc)
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Classics
- Classics-English
- Classics-History-Politics
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Environmental Studies and Science
- Feminist and Gender Studies
- Film and Media Studies
- French
- Geology
- German
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- History-Philosophy
- History-Political Science
- International Political Economy
- Italian
- Mathematical Economics
- Mathematics
- Molecular Biology
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Organismal Biology and Ecology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies
- Religion, Culture, Power
- Russian and Eurasian Studies
- Sociology
- Southwest Studies
- Theatre and Dance
Source: Colorado College, Majors and Minors (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Deadlines for Fall 2027
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
| Plan | Apply by | Decision | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision I | November 1 | Mid-December | Yes |
| Early Action | November 1 | Mid-January | No |
| Early Decision II | January 15 | Mid-February | Yes |
| Regular Action | January 15 | March | No |
If you apply for financial aid, all aid documents, including the FAFSA and CSS Profile, are due by the admission deadline you choose. The First-Year page gives early March for Regular Action decisions; the Early Applicant page says late March.
Source: Colorado College Admission, First-Year Students (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Early Decision I and II are binding: if admitted for any entry term you select, you submit your enrollment deposit, withdraw all active applications and submit no others. If the financial aid offer does not make attending possible, you may decline and be released.
Source: Colorado College Admission, Early Applicant Information (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Testing
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
Colorado College is test-optional: you choose on your application whether to send SAT or ACT scores. If you send them, CC considers them only if they strengthen your application.
Source: Colorado College Admission, First-Year Students (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Applying next year?
For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028
Not announced yet. When we checked Colorado College's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.
Source: Colorado College Admission, First-Year Students (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Cost, and what families paid after aid
The published cost of a year at Colorado College, 2026-2027:
| Tuition | $75,702 |
|---|---|
| Required fees | $528 |
| Housing (on campus) | $9,616 |
| Food (on-campus meal plan) | $7,744 |
| Books and supplies | $1,240 |
| Transportation | $1,230 |
| Other expenses | $1,800 |
| Total | $97,860 |
For a full-time student living on campus.
Source: Colorado College Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections G1 and G5. Read Oct 1, 2026.
Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:
| Family income | Paid after grants |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $9,217 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,477 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,568 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,129 |
| Over $110,000 | $44,141 |
| All incomes | $33,375 |
What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from Colorado College's aid offer.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.
Similar schools
Chosen for how close each is to Colorado College on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN · Private21.8% admitted$25,407 average net price
University of RichmondRichmond, VA · Private22.2% admitted$31,309 average net price
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Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · Private20.9% admitted$39,343 average net price
Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA · Private23.8% admitted$38,967 average net price
Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.