Is Colorado College test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1340 and hold it if it's under.

What is Colorado College's acceptance rate?

18% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 1,572 of 8,511 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 6%, from 8,060 in 2015 to 8,511 in 2024, and Colorado College's admit rate went from 17% to 18%.

What ACT score do you need for Colorado College?

16% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 29–33, with a median of 31. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1240–1440 works out to about 26–32.

Why might Colorado College's SAT range look high?

Only 29% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

What GPA do you need for Colorado College?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.95 high school GPA, and 58% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Colorado College?

32% of early decision applicants were admitted (292 of 918), against 18% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Colorado College?

32 of the 140 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 23%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Colorado College? (Middle 50%: 1240–1440)

First-year students at Colorado College who sent an SAT scored 1240–1440, with a median of 1340 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Colorado College admits 18% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Colorado College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1240–1440, median 1340

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Colorado College by the numbers

Admit rate: 18%
Middle 50% SAT: 1240–1440
Median SAT: 1340
About on the ACT: 26–32
Sent an SAT: 29%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Colorado College admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Colorado College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 6%, from 8,060 in 2015 to 8,511 in 2024, and Colorado College's admit rate went from 17% to 18%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	8,511	1,572	18%
2023	7,532	1,509	20%
2022	7,846	1,279	16%
2021	10,975	1,564	14%
2020	10,257	1,395	14%
2019	9,456	1,277	14%
2018	8,552	1,283	15%
2017	8,223	1,244	15%
2016	7,894	1,262	16%
2015	8,060	1,381	17%

In fall 2024, 476 of the 1,572 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Colorado College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1190Far reachHold
1190–1330ReachHold
1340 and upReachSend

1000110012001300140015001600

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Colorado College SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	590	660	730
SAT Reading and Writing	640	680	730
SAT total	1240	1340	1440
ACT composite	29	31	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 29% sent an SAT and 16% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Average high school GPA: 3.95
Top 10% of their class: 58%; of new students who reported a rank

Colorado College early decision and waitlist

Early decision

292 of 918 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision32%
All applicants18%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

696 applicants were offered a spot, 140 took it, and 32 were admitted from it.

23%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Colorado College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $33,375; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 88%
Median earnings: $65,222; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 2,251

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Colorado College

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Colorado College Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Colorado College admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Colorado College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1240–1440, and the median was 1340. At 1340 or higher you're above half of them. Colorado College admits 18% of applicants, so a top score keeps you in the running but doesn't decide it.

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