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Applying to Colorado

Acceptance Rate 18.47%
Yield 30.28%
SAT Score 1,340
ACT Score 31
Applicants 8,511

Colorado Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 18.47% at Colorado College. Total 8,511 students applied and 1,572 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,340 and the average ACT score is 31.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.coloradocollege.edu/admission/
Online Applicationwww.coloradocollege.edu/admission/for-students/start-my-app/index.html
Acceptance Rate18.47%
Average Test Scores1,340 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 18.47%. A total of 8,511 students (3,689 men and 4,531 women) have applied to and 1,572 (651 men and 855 women) students admitted to Colorado College.
Among them, 220 male and 227 female students have enrolled into Colorado and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 30.28%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Colorado
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,5113,6894,5312910
Admitted1,572651855660
Enrolled476220227290
Acceptance Rate 18.47% 17.65% 18.87% 22.68% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 30.28% 33.79% 26.55% 43.94% -
[Chart] Colorado College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Colorado, 136 applicants (29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 77 applicants (16%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,340 at Colorado. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,460 and 25th percentile score is 1,230.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 29.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Colorado. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Colorado with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Colorado
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total123013401460
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing640680730
Math590660730
ACT Composite293133
Math252731
English293235
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Colorado College, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Colorado
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Colorado

The calendar system at Colorado College is Semester. Colorado College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Colorado College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗