Calendar

The Block Plan (eight 3-1/2 week sessions, equivalent to four semester hours each). Students take only one course per block and professors teach only one course per block.

Faculty

All classes are taught by professors, 99 percent of whom hold the highest degree in their field. No teaching assistants. No graduate instructors.

Curriculum and Majors

Colorado College seeks to provide a broad liberal arts education. During the second year at the college, a student chooses a major field in which to take concentrated work. Minors, double majors, and self-designed majors (under the heading of "Independently Designed Major") are also possible.

Many majors allow special concentrations within a broad disciplinary study. In addition to the regular English literature track, for example, the English major also offers a creative writing track and a film track. Colorado College has several combined or distributed majors for students whose interests require concentrated work in more than one department.

Student Retention and Graduate Study

Eighty-six percent of CC students (for undergraduates entering in the fall of 2017) graduated within six years. Nearly 50% of graduates (undergrads graduating in 2018) were found to have begun or completed graduate work within five years of graduation.

Student Life

Colorado College students invest their time in a plethora of activities including the arts, athletics, community service, ethnic and cultural groups, media publications, spiritual groups, and student organizations. Nearly 72 percent of students live on campus, where resources and services are abundant and easily accessible.

Study Abroad

Before graduating, 74 percent of students study abroad or away*, including domestic programs in various locations around the country.

Admission

Colorado College accepts the Common Application, the QuestBridge Application, or the Coalition Application along with a writing supplement. There is no application fee.

Deadlines

• Early Decision I (binding) deadline is November 1; notification comes in mid-December.
• Early Action (non-binding) deadline is November 1; notification comes in late December.
• Early Decision II (binding) deadline is January 15; notification comes in mid-February.
• Regular Action deadline is January 15; notification comes in mid-March.

The reply date for both early action and regular action applicants is May 1. Admitted students may request by May 1 to defer entrance for one year.

Tuition and Financial Aid

We remain committed to the philosophy that cost should not deter a student from considering Colorado College. While the majority of college aid is need-based, we do offer some merit-based scholarships, as well as athletic scholarships through our two NCAA Division I athletic programs - women's soccer and men's ice hockey.

We require the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the CSS PROFILE form. We encourage all students and parents to read the Financial Aid Policies Handbook.

* This is based on pre-COVID participation. The average rate for the past 2 graduating classes was 46.7%.

Academic Year 2024-25