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How strong are the academics at Colorado College?

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
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

Major Graduates
Area
  • Women's Studies 7
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) 4
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 4
  • French Studies 2
  • Women's Studies 1
  • Italian Studies 1
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) 1
  • Russian Studies 1
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 0
  • Italian Studies 0
  • Asian Studies/Civilization 0
  • Ethnic Studies 0
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 33
  • Neuroscience 17
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 17
  • Biochemistry 10
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 1
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other 25
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other 5
Education
  • Education, General 8
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 16
  • English Language and Literature, General 6
  • English Language and Literature, General 1
Foreign Languages
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 5
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 5
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 3
  • German Language and Literature 3
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 3
  • Comparative Literature 3
  • French Language and Literature 2
  • German Language and Literature 1
  • Italian Language and Literature 0
  • French Language and Literature 0
  • Spanish Language and Literature 0
History
  • History, General 13
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 8
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 14
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Museology/Museum Studies 4
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Science 34
  • Environmental Studies 25
  • Environmental Studies 2
  • Environmental Science 1
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 16
  • Philosophy 1
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
Physical Sciences
  • Physics, General 13
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 10
  • Chemistry, General 3
  • Physics, General 2
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 37
  • Psychology, General 2
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 43
  • Economics, Other 37
  • Sociology, General 26
  • Economics, General 21
  • International Economics 16
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 15
  • Anthropology, General 6
  • Social Sciences, Other 4
  • Political Science and Government, General 2
  • Anthropology, General 2
  • Economics, General 1
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General 16
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies 13
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 12
  • Music, General 7
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies 1
  • Dance, General 0
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