| Examples of Colleges/Universities |
Requirements | Test Scores |
| In State: Mesa State (2 year) Arapahoe CC Red Rocks CC Colorado Mtn. College Northwestern Jr. College All community colleges |
Open Admissions- No Requirements Suggested For Success: 3 years English 2 years Math 2 years Science 2 years Social Studies |
Not required: ACT Composite: 17-20 SAT (verbal & math): 680-810 CCHE Index: NA |
| In State: Mesa State (2 year) Colorado Technical College |
Liberal Admissions May accept students from lower 50% of class GPA 2.0-2.5 3 years English 2 years Math 2 years Science 2 years Social Studies |
ACT Composite: 18-21 SAT (verbal & math): 720-860 CCHE Index: NA |
| In State: Mesa State (4 year) Adams State College Colorado Christian University of Northern CO Colorado State University (Pueblo) Out of State: University of Wyoming |
Traditional Admissions Top 50% of class GPA 2.5-3.0 3 years English 2-3 years Math 2-3 years Science 2-3 years Social Studies Some require 1 year foreign language |
ACT Composite: 20-23 SAT (verbal & math): 810-950 CCHE Index: 80-94 |
| In State: University of Colorado system Colorado State University University of Denver Regis University Out of State: Arizona State University Kansas University |
Selective Admissions Top 25% of class GPA 3.0-3.5 4 years English 3-4 years Math 2-3 years Science 2-3 years Social Studies 2-3 years Foreign Language |
ACT Composite: 22-27 SAT (verbal & math): 920-1120 CCHE: 92-103 |
| In State: Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Out of State: Stanford University Harvard University |
Highly Selective Admissions Top 10% of class GPA 3.5+ 4 years English 4 years Math 4 years Science 3-4 years Social Studies some requires 3-4 years foreign language |
ACT Composite: 27-31 SAT (verbal & math): 1120+ CCHE Index 110+ |