University of Colorado Boulder Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance rate

70.7%

51,716 of 73,180

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1130–1370

ACT middle 50%

27–32

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Admissions

AppliedC1	73,180
AdmittedC1	51,716
EnrolledC1	7,397
YieldC1	14.3%
Early decisionC21	Not offered
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	6,367
Accepted a placeC2	1,189
Admitted from waitlistC2	92
Odds if you stay on the listC2	7.7%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	27%
Submitted ACTC9	6%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	570–700
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	560–690
Average high school GPAC12	3.77
GPA of 4.0C11	43.6%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	20.8%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	17.1%
GPA below 3.50C11	18.5%

Cost and financial aid

Tuition, in-stateG1	$13,974
Tuition, out-of-stateG1	$45,018
Required feesG1	$1,040
Food and housingG1	$19,242
Need fully met (first-years)H2	29.6%
Average % of need metH2	72%
Average need-based packageH2	$23,118
Average need-based grantH2	$17,729

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankConsidered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesImportant
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	34,101
First-year retentionB22	91.2%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	74%

Notes on this filing

Policy: C8 checks 'Not required but considered if submitted' for SAT or ACT; the table is headed 'Entrance Exams Policy for Fall 2027' while the other test items refer to Fall 2025. No C8F clarification found in the filing.
C1: applied, admitted and enrolled totals were summed from the sex-specific rows (73,180 / 51,716 / 7,397); they match the residency table.
C2: waitlist rows mapped by position (offered 6,367; accepted place 1,189; admitted 92). Waitlist is not ranked.
C4/C21/C22: early action is offered (nonbinding); early action applied and admitted counts are not reported, so they are null. Early decision is not offered.
C9: SAT and ACT percentages are printed as percent of all submitting students; SAT and ACT percentile tables are reported as printed.
C12/C11: GPA percentages use the 'Percent (All Enrolled)' column. pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the 3.25-3.49, 3.00-3.24, 2.50-2.99, 2.00-2.49, 1.00-1.99 and below-1.0 bands (11.5 + 5.4 + 1.6 + 0.03 + 0 + 0).
B4-B21: the most recent bachelor's cohort is Fall 2019 (6-year rate 74%). The 4-year rate is not printed as a percent, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
B22: retention 91.2% is printed; the cohort is 7,354 first-time full-time entrants, with 6,710 still enrolled.
G1: tuition is shown by residency only, so tuition is null. Costs use the first-year column; required fees and room and board are the first-year food and housing figures.
H2: the first-time full-time first-year column is used. The line A count (7,356) differs slightly from B1-based cohort counts (7,354). pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed, so it is null. pct_need_fully_met = 721 / 2,439 = 29.6%.
H1 aid year is 2025-2026 (estimated).

Source: University of Colorado Boulder Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.