Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado · Website
$65,222
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$65,222
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Colorado College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Colorado Springs, Colorado with 2,014 undergraduates and 25 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $33,375 a year (tuition and fees $70,734). It admits 18% of applicants and 88% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $65,222 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,257 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$33,375
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$70,734
US median $11,837
Admission rate
18%
US median 78%
Completion rate
88%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,257
About $194 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,222
Rank 533 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $33,375
- Tuition and fees
- $70,734
- Cost of attendance
- $86,921
- Students with a need-based grant
- 14%
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,217
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,477
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,568
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,129
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $44,141
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $48,996 in 2015-16 to $70,734 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1,365
- Undergraduates
- 2,014
- Graduate students
- 25
- Part-time students
- 1.4%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 88%
- Retention rate
- 94%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 42
- Endowment
- $989.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 533 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $33,375 | $17,042 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $70,734 | $9,958 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 18% | 89% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 88% | 62% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 94% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,257 | $11,008 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,611 | $36,984 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,222 | $42,169 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 89% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
42 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $18,628 | $58,082 | $122,998 | $82,686 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | Withheld | $17,372 | $37,393 | $55,012 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,649 | $52,657 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Colorado Springs and Colorado on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Colorado
- Homes: Homes for sale in Colorado
Questions and answers
How much does Colorado College cost?
$33,375 a year is the average net price at Colorado College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $70,734, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $86,921. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,217 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Colorado College?
18% of applicants are admitted to Colorado College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,365. The median admission rate of colleges in Colorado is 89%.
How much do Colorado College graduates earn?
$65,222 a year is the median pay of former Colorado College students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,611 after 6 years). That ranks 533 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 69 in Colorado. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $58,082.
How much student debt do Colorado College graduates have?
$18,257 is the median federal student loan debt of Colorado College graduates, about $194 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 26% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Colorado College?
88% of first-time, full-time students at Colorado College finish within 6 years. 94% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Colorado College?
Economics (84 bachelor's graduates), Natural Resources Conservation and Research (63 bachelor's graduates), Political Science and Government (47 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 42 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.