Is University of Colorado Colorado Springs test optional?

We haven't confirmed University of Colorado Colorado Springs's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is University of Colorado Colorado Springs's acceptance rate?

97% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 12,799 of 13,147 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 59%, from 8,291 in 2015 to 13,147 in 2024, and University of Colorado Colorado Springs's admit rate went from 92% to 97%.

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What SAT score do you need for University of Colorado Colorado Springs? (Middle 50%: 990–1210)

Q: What ACT score do you need for University of Colorado Colorado Springs?

5% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 21–27, with a median of 24. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 990–1210 works out to about 18–25.

Q: What GPA do you need for University of Colorado Colorado Springs?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.43 high school GPA, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

First-year students at University of Colorado Colorado Springs who sent an SAT scored 990–1210, with a median of 1095 (Common Data Set 2025–26). University of Colorado Colorado Springs admits 97% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at University of Colorado Colorado Springs

First-year students who sent an SAT: 990–1210, median 1095

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University of Colorado Colorado Springs by the numbers

Admit rate: 97%
Middle 50% SAT: 990–1210
Median SAT: 1095
About on the ACT: 18–25
Sent an SAT: 36%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

University of Colorado Colorado Springs admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 59%, from 8,291 in 2015 to 13,147 in 2024, and University of Colorado Colorado Springs's admit rate went from 92% to 97%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	13,147	12,799	97%
2023	13,103	12,653	97%
2022	14,751	12,504	85%
2021	11,900	11,337	95%
2020	8,944	8,015	90%
2019	6,728	5,866	87%
2018	10,116	9,224	91%
2017	9,909	9,197	93%
2016	9,695	9,003	93%
2015	8,291	7,633	92%

In fall 2024, 1,645 of the 12,799 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 940Far reachHold
940–980ReachHold
990–1090TargetHold
1100–1200TargetSend
1210 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

University of Colorado Colorado Springs SAT sections, ACT and GPA

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	470	530	600
SAT total	990	1095	1210
ACT composite	21	24	27

Of enrolled first-year students, 36% sent an SAT and 5% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.43; 97% of new students reported one

University of Colorado Colorado Springs cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $15,788; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 47%
Median earnings: $54,659; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 12,152

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

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Sources

University of Colorado Colorado Springs Common Data Set 2025–26
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.
University of Colorado Colorado Springs website
University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 990–1210, and the median was 1095. At 1095 or higher you're above half of them. University of Colorado Colorado Springs admits 97% of applicants.

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