University of Colorado Boulder
CO · Public · West · National university · 33,675 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. From the CU Boulder catalog (application process).
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; school doesn’t say when official scores are due
You can self-report or send official scores. The school’s page doesn’t say when official scores are required.
School’s words: “To submit scores, you can self-report in the application, upload an unofficial score report to your application status page, or submit an official score report to CU Boulder.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 31,933 | 78.4% | Not reported | 100% | 72% | 47% | 1150-1251 | 25-31 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 37,189 | 84.2% | Not reported | 100% | 73% | 45% | 1140-1236 | 24-27 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 43,576 | 79.6% | Not reported | 48% | 32% | 16% | 1180-1272 | 25-28 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 43,416 | 79.1% | Not reported | 45% | 31% | 14% | 1170-1380 | 26-31 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 46,693 | 81.1% | Not reported | 35% | 26% | 9% | 1160-1380 | 27-32 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 52,539 | 75.9% | Not reported | 32% | 25% | 7% | 1180-1390 | 27-33 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 51,716 | 70.7% | Not reported | 33% | 27% | 6% | 1130-1370 | 27-32 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 8%
- 2024: 87%
- 2023: 60%
- 2022: 4%
- 2021: 94%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Not reported2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2023 Not reported2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS