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Colorado College

Colorado College
14 East Cache La Poudre Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Official telephone: (719) 389-6000
Fax number: (719) 389-6256
Website: www.coloradocollege.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,118
Full-time undergraduates: 2,096
Part-time undergraduates: 22
Total graduate students: 13
Full-time graduate students: 11
Part-time graduate students: 2
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 82%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.6% Hispanic/Latino
62.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.1% Nonresident Alien
2.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.5% Hispanic/Latino
64.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
6.6% Nonresident Alien
2.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Colorado College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 90 acres
City or town school is located in: Colorado Springs
Population of city/town: 445,830
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campus in the San Luis Valley.
Online campus map: www.coloradocollege.edu/
basics/campus/campusmap

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (64%)
  • women's dorms (1%)
  • fraternity housing (1%)
  • single-student apartments (21%)
  • other housing including Theme housing. (13%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 75%
Percent of students who live off campus: 25%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried, non-veteran freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 19%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 396
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Music library.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Theaters, concert/lecture hall, photography darkrooms, observatory, herbarium collection, greenhouses, magnetic resonance spectrometer; electronic music and dance studios.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 6
Number of social sororities on campus: 6
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Catalyst, published weekly; The Cipher, published each block
Number of honor societies: 12
Total number of registered organizations: 136
Campus-based religious organizations:
Christian Science Organization, Heads of Faith, Hillel, Muslim Student Life, Navigators, Qi Gong, Shove Council, Student Sangha, Student Christian Movement; Baha'I, Catholic, Hindu, and Orthodox Christian Communities
Minority student organizations:
Mind Body & Soul, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, SOMOS, Ubuntu; Asian American, Black, and Native American Student Unions; Chinese, Korean American, and South American Student Associations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Ken Ralph,
Athletic Director
School colors: black and gold
School mascot: Tigers
Athletic conference memberships: Conference USA (Football I-A), Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, Western Collegiate Hockey Association

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockeyyesNCAA Div. I
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III
Athletic facilities:
athletic and fitness center; basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts; football, lacrosse, and soccer fields; softball park, swimming pool
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, dodgeball, flag football, futsal, ice hockey, ice-broomball, inner-tube water polo, kickball, racquetball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for men:
baseball, cycling, equestrian sports, field hockey, ice hockey, rugby, skiing, track and field (indoor), ultimate Frisbee
Club sports for women:
cycling, equestrian sports, field hockey, ice hockey, ruby, skiing, soccer, ultimate Frisbee

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Denver (70 miles)
Nearest other airport: Colorado Springs (10 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Denver (70 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Colorado Springs (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 35%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Ken Salazar, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior
  • Lori Garver, deputy administrator NASA.

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