Colorado College
Founded 1874
President L. Song Richardson (President)
Fees USD 62,946
Acceptance Rate Very Selective (<20%)
Campus Setting Suburban
Colorado College is a private liberal arts college founded in 1874 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Consistently ranked among the top 25 liberal arts colleges in the United States, Colorado College is the inventor of the distinctive Block Plan curriculum — students take one intensive course at a time for 3.5 weeks, enabling deep immersion and extraordinary field-based learning in the Rocky Mountains. CC enrolls 2,200 students.
Distinctive Features
- The Block Plan — Unique: students take one course at a time for 3.5-week intensive blocks; invented at CC
- Geology and Environmental Science — Field research in the Rockies, Great Plains, and desert Southwest
- Outdoor Recreation — Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, and the entire Rocky Mountain West as a classroom
- Sciences — Exceptional pre-health sciences; strong medical school placement rates
How to Apply
- Application: Common App | Acceptance Rate: ~16% | Tuition: ~$62,946 | Meets 100% of need