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
22.2%
Racial/Ethnic
White
69%
Hispanic
11%
Mixed
7%
Asian
5%
International
5%
Black
2%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 47.0% 47.0%
2012 Men: 43.0% 43.0%
2013 Men: 42.9% 42.9%
2014 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2015 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2016 Men: 44.7% 44.7%
2017 Men: 45.6% 45.6%
2018 Men: 44.5% 44.5%
2019 Men: 46.0% 46.0%
2020 Men: 42.9% 42.9%
2021 Men: 42.6% 42.6%
2022 Men: 43.3% 43.3%
2023 Men: 41.3% 41.3%
2024 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2011 Asian: 5.7% 5.7%
2012 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2013 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2014 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2015 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2017 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2018 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2019 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2020 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2021 Asian: 5.0% 5.0%
2022 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2023 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2024 Asian: 5.7% 5.7%
2011 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2012 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2013 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2014 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2016 Black: 1.7% 1.7%
2017 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2018 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2019 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2020 Black: 2.9% 2.9%
2021 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2022 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2023 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2024 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2011 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2012 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2013 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2014 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2015 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2016 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2017 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2018 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2019 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7%
2020 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2021 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6%
2022 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2023 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2024 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1%
2011 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2012 White: 80.3% 80.3%
2013 White: 79.0% 79.0%
2014 White: 70.5% 70.5%
2015 White: 77.4% 77.4%
2016 White: 74.2% 74.2%
2017 White: 75.4% 75.4%
2018 White: 68.0% 68.0%
2019 White: 62.6% 62.6%
2020 White: 61.2% 61.2%
2021 White: 62.9% 62.9%
2022 White: 63.9% 63.9%
2023 White: 62.6% 62.6%
2024 White: 64.3% 64.3%
2011 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2014 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2015 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2016 International: 6.0% 6.0%
2017 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2018 International: 5.9% 5.9%
2019 International: 8.0% 8.0%
2020 International: 6.9% 6.9%
2021 International: 8.1% 8.1%
2022 International: 10.2% 10.2%
2023 International: 10.9% 10.9%
2024 International: 8.3% 8.3%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2021 Asian: 4.8% 4.8%
2022 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2023 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2024 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2025 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2020 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2022 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2023 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2024 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2025 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2020 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0%
2021 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2%
2022 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8%
2023 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8%
2024 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9%
2025 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2020 White: 65.5% 65.5%
2021 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2022 White: 65.4% 65.4%
2023 White: 66.8% 66.8%
2024 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2025 White: 68.8% 68.8%
2020 International: 8.3% 8.3%
2021 International: 7.5% 7.5%
2022 International: 7.0% 7.0%
2023 International: 6.2% 6.2%
2024 International: 4.9% 4.9%
2025 International: 5.0% 5.0%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Colorado College
621
42% / 58%
6%
$58,210
16
99%
Computer Science
35 +11
77% / 23%
11%
$101,512
92
—
Chemistry
11 +1
27% / 73%
18%
$64,972
34
—
Geology
11 —
45% / 55%
9%
$58,391
16
—
Mathematics
20 +2
80% / 20%
10%
$77,216
66
—
Physics
12 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$77,896
67
—
Biochemistry
14 —
21% / 79%
0%
$57,668
15
—
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
32 +1
25% / 75%
0%
$49,399
5
—
Molecular Biology
31 —
29% / 71%
6%
$57,403
14
—
Neuroscience
27 —
22% / 78%
0%
$55,697
11
—
Environmental Science
21 +2
33% / 67%
0%
$36,226
1
100%
Environmental Studies
22 +1
27% / 73%
5%
$36,226
1
100%
Applied Economics
23 —
65% / 35%
4%
$83,536
76
97%
Economics
— —
—
—
$83,536
76
97%
International Economics
— —
—
—
$83,536
76
97%
Managerial Economics
47 +2
62% / 38%
9%
—
—
—
Mathematical Economics
21 —
62% / 38%
24%
—
—
—
Political Economy
17 +1
76% / 24%
6%
—
—
—
Quantitative Economics
— —
—
—
$83,536
76
97%
Anthropology
12 —
25% / 75%
0%
$53,179
8
—
Classics
— +2
—
—
$52,513
8
—
Comparative Literature
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$51,129
6
—
Creative Writing
21 —
19% / 81%
0%
$44,327
3
—
English
8 —
25% / 75%
0%
$45,109
3
91%
Ethnic Studies
2 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$49,239
5
—
Feminist and Gender Studies
3 +1
0% / 100%
33%
$52,666
8
—
French
— —
—
—
$53,934
9
—
French and Francophone Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$49,160
5
—
German
— +1
—
—
$53,512
9
—
Hispanic American Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$49,170
5
—
History
10 +1
50% / 50%
10%
$51,500
7
—
History and Political Science
8 —
38% / 62%
0%
—
—
—
Individually Designed Major
7 —
14% / 86%
0%
$51,560
7
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
6 —
33% / 67%
17%
$52,297
7
—
Italian Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Philosophy
8 +2
75% / 25%
12%
$49,969
5
—
Political Science
39 +2
44% / 56%
3%
$58,952
17
—
Psychology
— —
—
—
$51,716
7
—
Psychology
38 —
37% / 63%
13%
—
—
—
Religion/Religious Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,505
9
—
Russian Studies
— —
—
—
$49,236
5
—
Social Sciences
— —
—
—
$53,779
9
—
Sociology
26 +1
23% / 77%
0%
$54,818
10
100%
Southwest Studies
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$49,088
5
—
Spanish
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,641
9
—
Education
— —
—
—
$53,526
9
—
Teacher Education
14 +1
7% / 93%
0%
—
—
—
Art
— —
—
—
$43,537
2
—
Art History
3 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$43,840
3
—
Dance
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$39,173
2
—
Design and Applied Arts
19 —
42% / 58%
0%
—
—
—
Film Studies
12 —
50% / 50%
17%
$43,504
2
—
Museum Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$53,587
9
—
Music
9 —
78% / 22%
0%
$43,225
2
—
Studio Art
13 +1
8% / 92%
0%
$43,971
3
—
Theatre
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
$39,102
2
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$76,230
ROI Percentile
16th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
94%
4-Year Graduation Rate
71%
6-Year Graduation Rate
88%
Transfer-Out Rate
9%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 87.6% 87.6%
2012 Graduated: 89.8% 89.8%
2013 Graduated: 87.2% 87.2%
2014 Graduated: 86.4% 86.4%
2015 Graduated: 87.5% 87.5%
2016 Graduated: 86.5% 86.5%
2017 Graduated: 88.1% 88.1%
2018 Graduated: 89.5% 89.5%
2019 Graduated: 83.1% 83.1%
2020 Graduated: 88.0% 88.0%
2021 Graduated: 85.7% 85.7%
2022 Graduated: 86.1% 86.1%
2023 Graduated: 86.0% 86.0%
2024 Graduated: 87.7% 87.7%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 87.9% 87.9%
2012 Men: 90.0% 90.0%
2013 Men: 85.5% 85.5%
2014 Men: 83.5% 83.5%
2015 Men: 84.9% 84.9%
2016 Men: 82.2% 82.2%
2017 Men: 88.3% 88.3%
2018 Men: 90.9% 90.9%
2019 Men: 79.5% 79.5%
2020 Men: 87.9% 87.9%
2021 Men: 84.5% 84.5%
2022 Men: 85.2% 85.2%
2023 Men: 85.4% 85.4%
2024 Men: 86.9% 86.9%
2011 Women: 87.3% 87.3%
2012 Women: 89.7% 89.7%
2013 Women: 88.8% 88.8%
2014 Women: 88.7% 88.7%
2015 Women: 89.8% 89.8%
2016 Women: 90.0% 90.0%
2017 Women: 88.0% 88.0%
2018 Women: 88.4% 88.4%
2019 Women: 85.9% 85.9%
2020 Women: 88.1% 88.1%
2021 Women: 86.7% 86.7%
2022 Women: 86.8% 86.8%
2023 Women: 86.5% 86.5%
2024 Women: 88.3% 88.3%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 85.2% 85.2%
2012 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Asian: 94.1% 94.1%
2014 Asian: 92.9% 92.9%
2015 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Asian: 94.4% 94.4%
2017 Asian: 77.8% 77.8%
2018 Asian: 88.5% 88.5%
2019 Asian: 96.6% 96.6%
2020 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2021 Asian: 89.7% 89.7%
2022 Asian: 91.7% 91.7%
2023 Asian: 87.0% 87.0%
2024 Asian: 87.1% 87.1%
2011 Black: 63.2% 63.2%
2012 Black: 77.8% 77.8%
2013 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2014 Black: 37.5% 37.5%
2015 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Black: 88.9% 88.9%
2017 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Black: 81.2% 81.2%
2019 Black: 61.5% 61.5%
2020 Black: 87.5% 87.5%
2021 Black: 73.7% 73.7%
2022 Black: 86.7% 86.7%
2023 Black: 76.9% 76.9%
2024 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2011 Hispanic: 74.4% 74.4%
2012 Hispanic: 94.7% 94.7%
2013 Hispanic: 82.1% 82.1%
2014 Hispanic: 89.1% 89.1%
2015 Hispanic: 87.1% 87.1%
2016 Hispanic: 91.9% 91.9%
2017 Hispanic: 92.3% 92.3%
2018 Hispanic: 93.2% 93.2%
2019 Hispanic: 89.3% 89.3%
2020 Hispanic: 85.4% 85.4%
2021 Hispanic: 80.4% 80.4%
2022 Hispanic: 74.5% 74.5%
2023 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2024 Hispanic: 92.7% 92.7%
2011 White: 90.1% 90.1%
2012 White: 90.1% 90.1%
2013 White: 87.7% 87.7%
2014 White: 86.3% 86.3%
2015 White: 87.2% 87.2%
2016 White: 85.6% 85.6%
2017 White: 87.8% 87.8%
2018 White: 89.1% 89.1%
2019 White: 81.7% 81.7%
2020 White: 88.7% 88.7%
2021 White: 87.4% 87.4%
2022 White: 86.8% 86.8%
2023 White: 87.9% 87.9%
2024 White: 86.8% 86.8%
2011 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2013 International: 76.5% 76.5%
2014 International: 90.5% 90.5%
2015 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 International: 84.4% 84.4%
2017 International: 90.3% 90.3%
2018 International: 93.3% 93.3%
2019 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2020 International: 92.1% 92.1%
2021 International: 89.4% 89.4%
2022 International: 92.6% 92.6%
2023 International: 86.4% 86.4%
2024 International: 82.2% 82.2%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
32.9%
204
33% / 67%
5%
$52,601
8
98%
Business & Economics
17.4%
108
65% / 35%
10%
$83,536
76
97%
Life & Natural Sciences
16.7%
104
25% / 75%
2%
$54,533
10
—
Arts
9.5%
59
41% / 59%
5%
$43,652
2
—
Physical Sciences & Math
8.7%
54
59% / 41%
9%
$71,038
52
—
Agriculture & Food Science
6.9%
43
30% / 70%
2%
$36,226
1
100%
Computer Science
5.6%
35
77% / 23%
11%
$101,512
92
—
Education
2.3%
14
7% / 93%
0%
—
—
—
Research
R3
⇅
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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
22%
Yield (Unbound)
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%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 25.8% 25.8%
2012 Acceptance: 23.0% 23.0%
2013 Acceptance: 22.3% 22.3%
2014 Acceptance: 17.9% 17.9%
2015 Acceptance: 17.1% 17.1%
2016 Acceptance: 16.0% 16.0%
2017 Acceptance: 15.1% 15.1%
2018 Acceptance: 15.0% 15.0%
2019 Acceptance: 13.5% 13.5%
2020 Acceptance: 13.6% 13.6%
2021 Acceptance: 14.3% 14.3%
2022 Acceptance: 16.3% 16.3%
2023 Acceptance: 20.0% 20.0%
2024 Acceptance: 18.5% 18.5%
2011 Yield: 38.6% 38.6%
2012 Yield: 39.9% 39.9%
2013 Yield: 40.5% 40.5%
2014 Yield: 40.3% 40.3%
2015 Yield: 42.2% 42.2%
2016 Yield: 42.2% 42.2%
2017 Yield: 43.7% 43.7%
2018 Yield: 42.4% 42.4%
2019 Yield: 41.9% 41.9%
2020 Yield: 38.6% 38.6%
2021 Yield: 39.6% 39.6%
2022 Yield: 41.8% 41.8%
2023 Yield: 34.3% 34.3%
2024 Yield: 30.3% 30.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 4,919 4,919
2012 Applicants: 5,606 5,606
2013 Applicants: 5,780 5,780
2014 Applicants: 7,602 7,602
2015 Applicants: 8,060 8,060
2016 Applicants: 7,894 7,894
2017 Applicants: 8,223 8,223
2018 Applicants: 8,552 8,552
2019 Applicants: 9,456 9,456
2020 Applicants: 10,257 10,257
2021 Applicants: 10,975 10,975
2022 Applicants: 7,846 7,846
2023 Applicants: 7,532 7,532
2024 Applicants: 8,511 8,511
2011 Admitted: 1,267 1,267
2012 Admitted: 1,289 1,289
2013 Admitted: 1,288 1,288
2014 Admitted: 1,361 1,361
2015 Admitted: 1,381 1,381
2016 Admitted: 1,262 1,262
2017 Admitted: 1,244 1,244
2018 Admitted: 1,283 1,283
2019 Admitted: 1,277 1,277
2020 Admitted: 1,395 1,395
2021 Admitted: 1,564 1,564
2022 Admitted: 1,279 1,279
2023 Admitted: 1,509 1,509
2024 Admitted: 1,572 1,572
2011 Enrolled: 489 489
2012 Enrolled: 514 514
2013 Enrolled: 522 522
2014 Enrolled: 549 549
2015 Enrolled: 583 583
2016 Enrolled: 533 533
2017 Enrolled: 544 544
2018 Enrolled: 544 544
2019 Enrolled: 535 535
2020 Enrolled: 539 539
2021 Enrolled: 620 620
2022 Enrolled: 534 534
2023 Enrolled: 517 517
2024 Enrolled: 476 476
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
40%
SAT Range
1240
–
1430
SAT Math Range
610
–
700
SAT RW Range
640
–
740
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 25th: 1240 1240
2013 25th: 1220 1220
2022 25th: 1260 1260
2023 25th: 1365 1365
2024 25th: 1230 1230
2012 75th: 1430 1430
2013 75th: 1430 1430
2022 75th: 1480 1480
2023 75th: 1520 1520
2024 75th: 1460 1460
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 25th: 610 610
2013 25th: 610 610
2022 25th: 620 620
2023 25th: 675 675
2024 25th: 590 590
2012 75th: 710 710
2013 75th: 720 720
2022 75th: 750 750
2023 75th: 760 760
2024 75th: 730 730
SAT Reading & Writing
600
650
700
750
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 25th: 630 630
2013 25th: 610 610
2022 25th: 640 640
2023 25th: 690 690
2024 25th: 640 640
2012 75th: 720 720
2013 75th: 710 710
2022 75th: 730 730
2023 75th: 760 760
2024 75th: 730 730
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0%
2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2022 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0%
2023 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0%
2024 Submitted: 45.0% 45.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
