Colorado College

14 E. Cache La Poudre Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
http://www.ColoradoCollege.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1874
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	1,977
Endowment	407,922,042
Application Deadline	January 15
Application Fee	50
Selectivity	Most selective
Application Deadline	January 15
Tuition	32,124
Room/Board	8,052

Services
Associated Firms	N/A
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	Electronic music studio; Observatory; Extensive herbarium collection; 4 greenhouses; Environmental Science van equipped for field research; Fourier transform nuclear; magnetic resonance spectrometer; Packard Hall, 300 seat concert/lecture hall; Photography darkrooms; Drama/Dance: Armstrong Theatre, 740 seat proscenium theatre; Armstrong 32, 100 seat experimental theatre; 4 dance studios w/Marley, variable speed cd players; Drama computer lab; Geology: Petrographic microscopes; X-ray diffractometer; Sedimentology lab; El Pomar Sports Center: Metabolic Equipment (COSMED Quark PFT Ergo); Hydrostatic Weighing Equipment; Cadaver study in Sports Science; Biology: Scanning electron microscope; Transmission electron microscope; Baca Campus in Southwest Colorado; Stabler-Gilmore Cabin in foothills west of Colorado Springs
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, day care, health service, health insurance
Museums	Electronic music studio; Observatory; Extensive herbarium collection; 4 greenhouses; Environmental Science van equipped for field research; Fourier transform nuclear; magnetic resonance spectrometer; Packard Hall, 300 seat concert/lecture hall; Photography darkrooms; Drama/Dance: Armstrong Theatre, 740 seat proscenium theatre; Armstrong 32, 100 seat experimental theatre; 4 dance studios w/Marley, variable speed cd players; Drama computer lab; Geology: Petrographic microscopes; X-ray diffractometer; Sedimentology lab; El Pomar Sports Center: Metabolic Equipment (COSMED Quark PFT Ergo); Hydrostatic Weighing Equipment; Cadaver study in Sports Science; Biology: Scanning electron microscope; Transmission electron microscope; Baca Campus in Southwest Colorado; Stabler-Gilmore Cabin in foothills west of Colorado Springs
Periodical Subs	2,567
# of Books	499,596
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Campus Size	90 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	75%
College housing types	coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, fraternity housing, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, other housing options
Popular Events	First-Year Outdoor Orientation (FOOT) Trips; Homecoming; Winter Ball; Llamapalooza (outdoor music festival); Dance Workshop Fall & Spring shows
Nearest Airport	Denver (70), Colorado Springs (10)
Nearest Train	Denver (70)
Army ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs)
Navy ROTC	N/A
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook
Number of Organizations	40
# of fraternities	3
# of sororities	3
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Catalyst (weekly)
Honor Societies	Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta; Blue Key; Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha; Delta Epsilon; Pi Gamma Mu; Pi Sigma Alpha
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union; Campus Crusade for Christ; Campus Pagan Association; CC Catholic Community; CC Prayer Warriors; Chaverim/Hillel; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Faculty and Faith; Intervarsity Christian Fellowship; Latter Day Saints Institute of Religion; The Mill (affiliated with New Life Church); Navigators; Shove Council; Seekers (at First Presbyterian Church); Spiritual Classics (reading group); Society of Friends; Unitarian Universalists; Young Life; Zen Buddhist Sangha
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Asian American Student Union; Native American Student Association; Black Student Union; SOMOS; EQUAL; South Asian Student Alliance
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Colorado College Campus Association; Amnesty International; Aprender Mediante Amistad; BreakOut; Breckenridge Adaptive Ski; CARE; CC Community Kitchen; CC Cycling Team; CC Learning Initiative in the Mountains; CC Literacy Center; CC Shovokan Karate Association; Club Med; Educational Enrichment; EnAct; Film Workshop; Freeriders Union of Colorado College; Gorman Minority Scholars Program; KEEP; Mentoring At Risk Youth; Pass the Peace; Queer Straight Alliance; Raptor's Rescue; RISE; Sheltered Lives; Victim's Assistance Team; Volunteer Action; Yellow Bikes; Gamelan Orchestra; Arts & Crafts Committee; Dance Workshop; Film Series Committee; Forensics Club; The Leviathan (literary magazine); The Cipher (political and intellectual journal); The Nugget (yearbook); Great Performers & Ideas; Livesounds; Outdoor Recreation Committee; Theatre Workshop; Worner Programming Board; Div. 1 men's ice hockey and women's soccer; 16 Div. 3 intercollegiate sports; club and intramural sports