2025-2026
Accept rate
70.7%
- Applicants
- 73,180
- Admits
- 51,716
- Enrolled
- 7,397
- Yield
- 14.3%
Total Applications
73,180
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
70.7%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
7,397
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1130-1370
2025-2026
University of Colorado Boulder Admissions at a Glance
University of Colorado Boulder received 73,180 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 70.7% of applicants; 7,397 admitted students enrolled (a 14.3% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 81.5% in 2018-2019. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1130–1370 on the SAT and 27–32 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $33,848, and the average need-based grant was $17,613.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
75.9%
- Applicants
- 69,250
- Admits
- 52,539
- Enrolled
- 7,432
- Yield
- 14.1%
2023-2024
Accept rate
81.2%
- Applicants
- 57,541
- Admits
- 46,693
- Enrolled
- 7,546
- Yield
- 16.2%
2022-2023
Accept rate
79.1%
- Applicants
- 54,861
- Admits
- 43,416
- Enrolled
- 7,106
- Yield
- 16.4%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 73,180 | 51,716 | 7,397 | 70.7% | 14.3% |
| 2024-2025 | 69,250 | 52,539 | 7,432 | 75.9% | 14.1% |
| 2023-2024 | 57,541 | 46,693 | 7,546 | 81.2% | 16.2% |
| 2022-2023 | 54,861 | 43,416 | 7,106 | 79.1% | 16.4% |
| 2021-2022 | 54,756 | 43,576 | 6,785 | 79.6% | 15.6% |
| 2020-2021 | 44,171 | 37,189 | 6,326 | 84.2% | 17.0% |
| 2019-2020 | 40,740 | 31,933 | 7,113 | 78.4% | 22.3% |
| 2018-2019 | 36,604 | 29,848 | 6,700 | 81.5% | 22.4% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1130
50th Percentile
1260
75th Percentile
1370
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
29%
Need Fully Met
26%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$33,848
2025-2026 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$13,566
Fees
$1,040
Room & Board
$19,242
Change Since 2018
+28%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
34,101
Total Enrollment
41,165
International
3%
Students of Color
33%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent/ability
- Important
- Character/personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||