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Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Colorado College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 2,056 students in fall 2024, including 2,031 undergraduates and 25 graduate students.

Colorado College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 53 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Managerial Economics, Computer and Information Sciences, Other, and Political Science and Government. It awarded 632 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

2,056
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
632
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
53
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 53

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Psychology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Physical Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 2
Education 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 9
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
94%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
621
Master's degrees
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,056
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,031
Graduate students, fall 2024
25
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,284
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,251
Graduate students, 2024-25
33
Full-time, 2024-25
95%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
56%
Men
44%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Manya Whitaker
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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