College · Private nonprofit · Colorado Springs, CO · City
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
Admit rate18%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$33k
Undergrad size2,014
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $33k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 18% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1365.
If you get in
2,014 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $87k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $33k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$348k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$134k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$214k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $70.7k
- Room & board
- $16.0k
- Books & supplies
- $1,240
How students pay for it.
Pell grants14%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans26%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention94%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr88%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$65k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out9%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,014
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Region
- Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White68%
- Hispanic11%
- Two or more races7%
- International5%
- Asian5%
- Black2%
- Unknown1%
First-gen students18%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$75k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 40
What you can study.