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Summary of Colorado Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Colorado, 15 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score Colorado colleges is 1,163. For public Colorado colleges, the average SAT score is 1,137 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,270.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 15 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of Colorado Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher - - -
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 1
93 to 99+
1
92 to 99+
-
1350 - 1400 1
87 to 93
- 1
67 to 99+
1300 - 1350 1
80 to 87
- 1
33 to 67
1250 - 1300 1
73 to 80
1
83 to 92
-
1200 - 1250 - - -
1150 - 1200 2
60 to 73
2
67 to 83
-
1100 - 1150 4
33 to 60
3
42 to 67
1
0 to 33
1050 - 1100 2
20 to 33
2
25 to 42
-
1000 - 1050 3
0 to 20
3
0 to 25
-
Below 1000 - - -

Colorado Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Colorado colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of Colorado Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Colorado colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
15 Colorado Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
Colorado School of Mines
Public | Golden, CO
1,400
+10 (0.72%)
1,390
Colorado College
Private | Colorado Springs, CO
1,370 -
University of Denver
Private | Denver, CO
1,320
+25 (1.93%)
1,295
University of Colorado Boulder
Public | Boulder, CO
1,280
-
1,280
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Public | Fort Collins, CO
1,180
-5 (-0.42%)
1,185
Fort Lewis College
Public | Durango, CO
1,160
+75 (6.91%)
1,085
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Public | Denver, CO
1,140
-
1,140
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Public | Colorado Springs, CO
1,130 -
Western Colorado University
Public | Gunnison, CO
1,130
-5 (-0.44%)
1,135
Regis University
Private | Denver, CO
1,120
-30 (-2.61%)
1,150
University of Northern Colorado
Public | Greeley, CO
1,090
-
1,090
Colorado Mesa University
Public | Grand Junction, CO
1,050
-24 (-2.23%)
1,074
Adams State University
Public | Alamosa, CO
1,040
+10 (0.97%)
1,030
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Public | Denver, CO
1,020
-5 (-0.49%)
1,025
Colorado State University Pueblo
Public | Pueblo, CO
1,020
-15 (-1.45%)
1,035
Average1,163
+16 (1.40%)
1,147