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Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business/Managerial Economics (8% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 80% of faculty are full-time. Spends $34,153 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

621 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 31% of graduates; 44 programs in 17 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business/Managerial Economics 52.06017.6% 47
  2. Political Science and Government, General 45.10016.3% 39
  3. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27996.1% 38
  4. Computer and Information Sciences, Other 11.01995.6% 35
  5. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 26.13105.2% 32

Fastest-growing field: Business, 0.0% → 7.6% of graduates since 2014–15 (47 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Economics$122,998 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $58,082

    4 years after completion$122,998
    National median: $82,686Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $69,773(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,628 · 144 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Biology, General$62,970 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $36,571

    4 years after completion$62,970
    National median: $57,214Above typical

    Median federal debt: $20,000

  3. Sociology$56,649 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$56,649
    National median: $52,657Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 49 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Natural Resources Conservation and Research$37,393 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $17,372

    4 years after completion$37,393
    National median: $55,012Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 106 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 8 to 1 in its Common Data Set.

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

75%

of classes have fewer than 20 students

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–918937%
10–1919839%
20–2912023%
30–3971%
40–4900%
50–9900%
100+00%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Double major
  • English as a Second Language
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in a foreign language, history, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty80%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$115,072

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$34,153
$34,153
← Lessmore than 95% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$436,046
$436,046
← Lessmore than 94% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Colorado College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Colorado College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)