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Colorado Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 968,638 students have applied and among them 677,568 were admitted to Colorado Colleges. 143,323 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools. The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Colorado Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
Colorado Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total968,638 677,568143,323
Public Schools767,600 573,554128,489
4 Years (Or High)767,600 573,554128,489
2-4 Years0 00
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools201,038 104,01414,834
4 Years (Or High)197,244 101,89213,637
2-4 Years3,774 2,1021,180
Less Than 2 Years20 2017
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Colorado Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Colorado Colleges is 69.95% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 74.72% and the average rate of private schools was 51.74%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Colorado Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Colorado Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average69.95%
Public Schools74.72%
4 Years (Or High)74.72%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools51.74%
4 Years (Or High)51.66%
2-4 Years55.70%
Less Than 2 Years100.00%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for Colorado Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Colorado Colleges was 69.95% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 74.72% and the average rate of private schools was 51.74%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Colorado Colleges with comparable factors.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
Colorado Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average21.15%
Public Schools22.40%
4 Years (Or High)22.40%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools14.26%
4 Years (Or High)13.38%
2-4 Years56.14%
Less Than 2 Years85.00%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for Colorado Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of Colorado Colleges is 688 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
Colorado Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%323301
75%389363
Public Schools25%484444
75%587537
Private Schools25%161157
75%191189
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for Colorado Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of Colorado Colleges is 29 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
Colorado Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%13 1212
75%17 1616
Public Schools25%191718
75%252424
Private Schools25%776
75%898
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for Colorado Colleges