by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Colorado College was awarded 18 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is ethnic studies.
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College Factual ranked Colorado College as #345 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 33 colleges in Colorado, Colorado College is ranked at #6.
With an acceptance rate of 14%, Colorado College is one of the most selective schools in the country. Good grades and high test scores alone may not be enough to get you into the school, so do your best to submit a stellar application.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Colorado College it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Colorado College is 86%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 96% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Colorado College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Colorado College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 80%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Colorado College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,025 undergraduates at Colorado College with 1,886 being full-time and 139 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,850 | $8,602 | $14,593 | $26,824 | $42,500 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Colorado College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Colorado College, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $6,415 a year. That adds up to $25,660 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Colorado College is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Colorado College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 14. E Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
| Phone: | 719-389-6000 |
| Website: | www.coloradocollege.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/coloradocollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/coloradocollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 69 | $45,092 |
| Political Science & Government | 40 | $24,472 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 35 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 30 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 27 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 24 | NA |
| General Psychology | 23 | NA |
| Sociology | 22 | NA |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 22 | NA |
| Mathematics | 19 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 33 students took at least one online class at Colorado College. This is a decrease from the 1,730 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 33 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,730 | 1,181 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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