Most Selective Colorado Colleges
Colorado has 2 four-year colleges that accept 50% or fewer of applicants, ranked from most to least selective.
United States Air Force Academy is the hardest to get into in Colorado, accepting just 14% of 10,187 applicants. Also highly selective: Colorado College.
Selectivity does not always equal academic difficulty. Some schools admit a small share of applicants because demand exceeds capacity, not because admission standards are extreme. If you need safety schools, see our highest acceptance rate colleges in Colorado. For academically demanding options, explore colleges with the highest SAT, highest ACT, and highest GPA averages.
United States Air Force Academy
- Public 4 Year
- USAF Academy, Colorado
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 14% acceptance rate
- Dec 31 application deadline
Air Force Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate aeronautical and astronautical engineering. The campus sits against the Rampart Range near Colorado Springs, and all undergraduates train as cadets.
- SAT Range 1230-1440
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Net Price -
Colorado College
- Private 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 18% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Colorado College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and geology. Students take one course at a time under the Block Plan in intensive three-and-a-half-week sessions.
- SAT Range 1230-1460
- Avg GPA 3.98
- Net Price $36,123