United States

Colorado College

Verified 5 Nov 2026 against official sources

Funding

Colorado College says it can fully fund only a handful of international students out of thousands; need-based aid is highly competitive. No full-cost aid guarantee for all international applicants.

Eligibility

International first-year applicants seeking aid indicate intention on Common App. Non-UWC candidates may choose paid CSS Profile or FREE Colorado College ISFAA via applicant portal. Submit Required Financial Aid Supplement first to unlock ISFAA if missing. UWC applicants must use CSS; only UWC may qualify for a CSS fee waiver.

Deadlines

Follow the selected admissions round portal checklist for financial aid and supporting document due dates; individual deadlines not verified from reviewed sources. Processing can take several business days.

What Colorado College needs for Fall 2027

Draft research from official pages (checked 14 Nov 2026). Not yet verified by a bdesh editor — confirm every date and prompt on the official page. 4 details still being checked.

Rounds and deadlines

Round	Application	Financial aid	Decision
Early Decision Ibinding	1 Nov 2026	1 Nov 2026	mid-December 2026
Early Action	1 Nov 2026	1 Nov 2026	January 2027 (first-year page says mid-January; international page says early January)
Early Decision IIbinding	15 Jan 2027	15 Jan 2027	mid-February 2027
Regular Action	15 Jan 2027	15 Jan 2027	early March 2027 (first-year page); international page says mid-March

Essays and short answers

Optional300 words
One of the benefits of Colorado College’s Block Plan is the opportunity to immerse yourself fully in a single subject for 3.5 weeks. We see this as the luxury of focus—the joy and value of directing your full attention to one thing. Tell us about a time when you experienced this kind of deep focus in an academic or extracurricular setting. What were you doing, and how did it turn out? Optional: If you’d like to share the outcome—a project, performance, paper, or other result—you may upload a document or provide a URL.

Testing

SAT/ACT optional
English tests: TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test (IELTS 7.0 · TOEFL 5.0 (100 on previous scale) · DET 130)
Required if native language or school language of instruction is not English. If exams are unavailable to you, you can request a waiver after applying by emailing admission@coloradocollege.edu with your full name (as on the application) and date of birth. If you cannot afford official score reports, a counselor, school administrator or EducationUSA officer may send scores. InitialView/Vericant interviews accepted as a supplement but do not by themselves satisfy the requirement.

Recommendations · Interview

counselor + 1 teacher
Interview: Optional
Application fee: No fee · Apply through Common App, Coalition with Scoir, QuestBridge

Financial aid for international students

Need-blind or need-aware: not stated
Forms: Required Financial Aid Supplement (applicant portal), CSS Profile OR Colorado College ISFAA, Non-Custodial CSS Profile / second ISFAA
Documents: Additional documents uploaded through the Applicant Portal (college does not use IDOC)
CSS Profile code: 4072

Official page: "International applicants seeking financial aid comprise our most competitive group of applicants each year. We are only able to fully fund a handful of students out of thousands of applicants." Applicants must declare in the portal whether they are applying for aid; students who do not apply by the deadlines must show resources for eight semesters, and the international page says answering "no" cannot be changed for two years. Aid packages typically include up to $2,100 institutional work-study. Need-aware/need-blind status and whether full need is met are not stated on official pages.

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