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Colorado College

Basic Information

Type Private
Population 700,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,139
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 61%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 7%
Asian 5%
International 5%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 36%
Life & Natural Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 16%
Arts 10%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,734
Est. Cost of Attendance $86,921
10-Year ROI $120,000
ROI Percentile 32th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,107 (91th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 278 (86th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 15%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #319
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #474
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #513

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1,230 – 1,460
ACT Range 29 – 33

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Colorado College 552 43% / 57% 6% $81,322
Computer Science 25 +5 44% / 56% 0%
Mathematics 14 43% / 57% 29%
Physics 13 +2 69% / 31% 15%
Biochemistry 10 60% / 40% 10%
Chemistry 3 67% / 33% 0%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 33 33% / 67% 3%
Environmental Science 34 +1 41% / 59% 3%
Environmental Studies 25 +2 44% / 56% 0%
Geology 10 40% / 60% 0%
Molecular Biology 17 +1 29% / 71% 6%
Neuroscience 17 53% / 47% 0%
Applied Economics 21 +1 62% / 38% 10% $83,762
Economics 37 70% / 30% 0% $83,762
International Economics 16 56% / 44% 6% $83,762
Quantitative Economics 15 60% / 40% 33% $83,762
Anthropology 6 +2 33% / 67% 17%
Classics 3 +5 67% / 33% 0%
Comparative Literature 3 0% / 100% 0%
Creative Writing 16 31% / 69% 0%
English 6 +1 83% / 17% 0% $45,137
Ethnic Studies
Feminist and Gender Studies 7 +1 0% / 100% 0%
French
French and Francophone Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
German 3 +1 33% / 67% 33%
Hispanic American Studies
History 13 54% / 46% 8%
Individually Designed Major 8 50% / 50% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0% / 100% 50%
Philosophy 16 +1 81% / 19% 12%
Political Science 43 +2 47% / 53% 2%
Psychology 37 +2 11% / 89% 8%
Religion/Religious Studies
Russian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Sciences 4 50% / 50% 0%
Sociology 26 8% / 92% 4%
Southwest Studies 4 +1 25% / 75% 0%
Spanish
Education 8 0% / 100% 12%
Art 16 62% / 38% 6%
Art History 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Dance
Film Studies 13 +1 62% / 38% 0%
Museum Studies 4 50% / 50% 0%
Music 7 43% / 57% 14%
Studio Art 12 8% / 92% 0%
Theatre 1 0% / 100% 0%