Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO
Western Colorado University admitted 3,200 of 3,283 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (97.5%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Western Colorado University
Three things Western Colorado University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The admit rate rose from 89% to 97% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.
Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023
29% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 10% sent an ACT. Western Colorado University files test scores under “considered”.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $16,425 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
97.5%
3,200 admitted of 3,283 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 500–630 · Math 500–610
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
21–28
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
29%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
10%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Western Colorado University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 89% to 97%.
What Western Colorado University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPAconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $16,425 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $11,490
- $30k–$48k
- $10,868
- $48k–$75k
- $13,908
- $75k–$110k
- $16,928
- Over $110k
- $21,396
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
2 essay prompts on the application: 1 you would write, 1 not yet confirmed.
A prompt we have not yet confirmed is counted on its own rather than called optional, treating an unconfirmed prompt as optional is how a student skips an essay their college expects.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 27, 2027
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in Colorado
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
Build the list this school belongs on.
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