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University of Colorado has an acceptance rate of 81% . Of those admitted, 16% go on to enroll. The application fee is $65 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application
    Fee: $65
  • Number of
    Applicants: 53,781
  • Percent
    Admitted: 81%
  • Percent
    Admitted who Enrolled: 16%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 53,781 26,110 27,671
Percent admitted 81% 75% 86%
Percent admitted who enrolled 16% 18% 15%

Admissions Selectivity: Less Selective

This institution admits more than 75% of its applicants.

University of Colorado Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA ✔      
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations   ✔    
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)       ✔
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔      

University of Colorado Test Scores

University of Colorado SAT Scores

SAT Range 1160 – 1390
SAT Average 1275
SAT 25th Percentile 1160
SAT 75th Percentile 1390

University of Colorado ACT Scores

ACT Range 26 – 32
ACT Average 29
ACT 25th Percentile 26
ACT 75th Percentile 32

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.