Admitted students may request by May 1 to defer entrance for one year. A campus visit is encouraged, though interviews are not used in making admission decisions. The airport and bus station are within 25 minutes of campus. Some families mistakenly assume they cannot afford an education at Colorado College. However, Colorado College seeks a highly qualified and diverse student body and, for that reason, has a strong financial aid program which enables students from all economic backgrounds to enroll.
Financial aid is generally a combination of grants, loans, and student employment.
Colorado College offers merit-based scholarships for students planning to major in the natural sciences. Notification begins April 1. The student body is composed of students from all 50 states. The most represented states, in descending order, are Colorado, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois, Washington, Texas, New Mexico, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Arizona, and Iowa. 30 countries are represented.