2026 Tightest Colorado Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Colorado colleges, United States Air Force Academy has the tightest acceptance rate (14.09%) and Colorado College has the second lowest rate (18.47%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Colorado Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Colorado colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Colorado Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO | 10,187 | 1,435 | 1,126 | 14.1% | 78.5% | - | 4,114 | 1,330 |
| 2 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | 8,511 | 1,572 | 476 | 18.5% | 30.3% | $70,734 | 2,056 | 1,340 |
| 3 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | 11,436 | 6,940 | 1,602 | 60.7% | 23.1% | $45,824 | 8,044 | 1,400 |
| 4 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO | 14,931 | 11,151 | 1,458 | 74.7% | 13.1% | $29,391 | 23,124 | 1,100 |
| 5 | University of Denver Denver, CO | 18,786 | 14,618 | 1,337 | 77.8% | 9.1% | $61,398 | 12,813 | 1,320 |
| 6 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | 67,286 | 52,539 | 7,432 | 78.1% | 14.1% | $42,970 | 38,799 | 1,340 |
| 7 | Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO | 12,465 | 10,225 | 2,359 | 82.0% | 23.1% | $25,124 | 9,785 | 1,050 |
| 8 | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO | 11,127 | 9,553 | 1,243 | 85.9% | 13.0% | $26,979 | 8,869 | 1,070 |
| 9 | Regis University Denver, CO | 5,722 | 4,947 | 585 | 86.5% | 11.8% | $28,140 | 4,605 | - |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | 38,465 | 34,057 | 5,485 | 88.5% | 16.1% | $35,061 | 34,096 | - |
Qualified Colorado Colleges in Core Admission Stats
