Colorado College: A Parent's Guide to Admissions, Cost & Outcomes
Colorado Springs, Colorado · Public · Open access · CDS 2024-2025
Colorado College is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For the most recent reporting cycle, Colorado College admits the majority of qualified applicants, with an overall admission rate of 97%. Admitted students typically post an average SAT around 1140. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,431 per year, which is the figure most families actually pay rather than the published sticker price. For parents weighing whether Colorado College is realistic for their teenager, the most useful planning step is comparing your child's current GPA and most recent SAT or ACT against these admitted-student ranges — not the headline acceptance rate alone.
What GPA does my child need for Colorado College?
Colorado College has a broadly accessible admissions profile, and most students who complete a standard college-prep curriculum with a 3.0 GPA or higher are competitive for admission. Parents tracking their child's GPA toward this tier of school can use Solyo's free calculator to see weighted, unweighted, and college-recalculated numbers side by side.
SAT and ACT scores Colorado College typically admits
The middle-50 SAT Math range is 500–610, with an EBRW midpoint near —. The middle-50 ACT composite range is 21–28. Many applicants here submit scores; even slightly below the average can be competitive when combined with a strong GPA and curriculum.
| 25th percentile | — |
| 50th percentile | 1140 |
| 75th percentile | — |
| 25th percentile | 21 |
| 50th percentile | — |
| 75th percentile | 28 |
How much does Colorado College actually cost?
Published tuition is $9,712 for in-state students and $20,492 for out-of-state, before grants and scholarships. Room and board adds roughly $12,278 annually. After need-based and merit aid, the average family pays a net price of $16,431 per year — the number that actually matters for budgeting. Roughly 26% of students receive Pell Grants, a useful indicator of how much need-based aid the school distributes.
| Average net price (after aid) | $16,431 |
Application deadlines and early decision data for Colorado College
Other colleges in Colorado parents ask about
- University of Colorado Boulder83% acceptance
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins90% acceptance
- University of Denver71% acceptance
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus78% acceptance
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs99% acceptance
- Community College of Denver93% acceptance
- Arapahoe Community College
- Colorado School of Mines20% acceptance
How parents track GPA toward selective schools like Colorado College
Solyo helps parents track grades pulled directly from school emails, calculate GPA the same way colleges like Colorado College recalculate it, and ask an AI college counselor specific questions about their teen's odds. The platform is built for parents — not students — and turns what's usually a fragmented planning process into a single dashboard.
Common questions parents ask about Colorado College
What GPA do I need for Colorado College?
Colorado College has a broadly accessible admissions profile, and most students who complete a standard college-prep curriculum with a 3.0 GPA or higher are competitive for admission.
What SAT or ACT score does Colorado College typically admit?
The middle-50 SAT Math range is 500–610, with an EBRW midpoint near —. The middle-50 ACT composite range is 21–28.
How much does Colorado College actually cost after financial aid?
The average net price at Colorado College after grants and scholarships is $16,431 per year. That figure is more useful for budgeting than the published sticker price, because it reflects what families actually pay after aid is applied.
Is Colorado College realistic for my child?
Compare your teen's current unweighted GPA and most recent SAT or ACT against the ranges above. If both numbers fall inside the school's middle-50, Colorado College is a target school. If both fall below the 25th-percentile mark, treat it as a reach and balance the application list accordingly.
Data sourced from the 2024-2025 Common Data Set submitted by Colorado College, and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Solyo extracts admissions data from official Common Data Set publications and refreshes it annually.