Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.
9:1
Student to faculty ratio
15
Average class size
71%
4-year grad rate
Class Sizes
Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.
Colorado College has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.
Class Sizes
Most Common
10-19
2-9
153
10-19
211
20-29
138
30-39
5
Outcomes
It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Colorado College:
94%
First-year retention rate
71%
4-year grad rate
88%
6-year grad rate
Majors
Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Colorado College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:
Political Science and Government, General
Psychology, General
Economics, Other
Environmental Science
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
31
33.4
35.8
38.2
40.6
43
The Full List
MajorGraduates
Area
Women's Studies7
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)4
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies4
French Studies2
Women's Studies1
Italian Studies1
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)1
Russian Studies1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies0
Italian Studies0
Asian Studies/Civilization0
Ethnic Studies0
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology33
Neuroscience17
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology17
Biochemistry10
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, Other25
Computer and Information Sciences, Other5
Education
Education, General8
English Language And Literature/Letters
Creative Writing16
English Language and Literature, General6
English Language and Literature, General1
Foreign Languages
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics3
German Language and Literature3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General3
Comparative Literature3
French Language and Literature2
German Language and Literature1
Italian Language and Literature0
French Language and Literature0
Spanish Language and Literature0
History
History, General13
Liberal Arts And Sciences
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other8
Mathematics And Statistics
Mathematics, General14
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Museology/Museum Studies4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other2
Natural Resources And Conservation
Environmental Science34
Environmental Studies25
Environmental Studies2
Environmental Science1
Philosophy And Religious Studies
Philosophy16
Philosophy1
Religion/Religious Studies0
Physical Sciences
Physics, General13
Geology/Earth Science, General10
Chemistry, General3
Physics, General2
Psychology
Psychology, General37
Psychology, General2
Social Sciences
Political Science and Government, General43
Economics, Other37
Sociology, General26
Economics, General21
International Economics16
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics15
Anthropology, General6
Social Sciences, Other4
Political Science and Government, General2
Anthropology, General2
Economics, General1
Visual And Performing Arts
Art/Art Studies, General16
Film/Cinema/Media Studies13
Fine/Studio Arts, General12
Music, General7
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1
Film/Cinema/Media Studies1
Dance, General0
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